Forest Division

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The Forest Division is a unit within the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs that focuses on international forest policy, sustainable forest management, and related environmental and developmental issues.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations division
organizational unit
affiliation United Nations
country United Nations member states (multilateral)
fieldOfWork biodiversity and forests
climate change and forests
environmental policy
forest governance
forest-related capacity-building
forest-related data and statistics
forest-related intergovernmental processes
international forest policy
natural resources management
sustainable development
sustainable forest management
focusesOn developmental issues related to forests
environmental issues related to forests
international forest policy
sustainable forest management
goal to advance sustainable forest management worldwide
to enhance the contribution of forests to sustainable development
headquartersLocation New York City
United States
language English (working language)
United Nations official languages (for documentation)
location New York City
mission to promote the integration of forests into sustainable development
to provide substantive support to intergovernmental forest-related processes
to support international cooperation on forests and sustainable forest management
to support policy development on forests at the global level
parentOrganization UN DESA
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
partOf UN DESA
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
relatedTo 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Rio Conventions (forest-related aspects)
Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations
United Nations Forum on Forests
scope global
sector environment
natural resources
sustainable development
worksOn coordination of forest-related activities within the UN system
forest-related reporting and monitoring
knowledge sharing on sustainable forest management
policy analysis related to forests
support to intergovernmental negotiations on forests
technical assistance to countries on forest policy

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
hasPart
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ("Forest Policy and Cooperation Division")
hasUnit

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