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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations division
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organizational unit → |
| affiliation |
United Nations
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| country |
United Nations member states (multilateral)
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| fieldOfWork |
biodiversity and forests
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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
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environmental issues related to forests → international forest policy → sustainable forest management → |
| goal |
to advance sustainable forest management worldwide
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to enhance the contribution of forests to sustainable development → |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
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United States → |
| language |
English (working language)
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United Nations official languages (for documentation) → |
| location |
New York City
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| mission |
to promote the integration of forests into sustainable development
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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
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs → |
| partOf |
UN DESA
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs → |
| relatedTo |
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Rio Conventions (forest-related aspects) → Sustainable Development Goals → United Nations → United Nations Forum on Forests → |
| scope |
global
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| sector |
environment
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natural resources → sustainable development → |
| worksOn |
coordination of forest-related activities within the UN system
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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 |
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
("Forest Policy and Cooperation Division")
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