United Nations Forum on Forests

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The United Nations Forum on Forests is a UN body dedicated to promoting the sustainable management, conservation, and development of all types of forests worldwide and strengthening long-term political commitment to this goal.

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instanceOf UN forest policy body
United Nations functional commission
intergovernmental organization body
adopted United Nations Forest Instrument
aim achieve sustainable forest management worldwide
enhance the contribution of forests to sustainable development
contributesTo 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goal 15
coordinatesWith Convention on Biological Diversity
Food and Agriculture Organization
surface form: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Global Environment Facility
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
country United Nations
establishedBy ECOSOC resolution 2000/35
focusesOn all types of forests
trees outside forests
foundedBy United Nations Economic and Social Council
hasGlobalForestGoals six Global Forest Goals for 2017–2030
hasMember all United Nations member states
hasPart United Nations Forum on Forests self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat
headquartersLocation New York City
United States of America
inception 2000
mandate promote the conservation of all types of forests
promote the management of all types of forests
promote the sustainable development of all types of forests
strengthen long-term political commitment to sustainable forest management
meetingFrequency biennial
meetsAt United Nations Headquarters
memberOf United Nations system
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
parentOrganization United Nations Economic and Social Council
policyType non-legally binding forest policy forum
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council
shortName UNFF
topic forest conservation
forest policy
forests
global forest governance
sustainable forest management
website https://www.un.org/esa/forests/
worksOn United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030

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Forest Division relatedTo United Nations Forum on Forests
Committee on Forestry cooperatesWith United Nations Forum on Forests
United Nations Forum on Forests hasPart United Nations Forum on Forests self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat
FRA 2015 supportsFramework United Nations Forum on Forests