{"id":23318,"date":"2025-05-09T07:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T02:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23318"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:12:51","slug":"united-nations-forum-on-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-forum-on-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20) Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, India actively participated in the 20th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20), held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">About the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)<\/strong>\u00a0was established in\u00a0<strong>2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)<\/strong>\u00a0to promote\u00a0<strong>sustainable forest management and conservation<\/strong>\u00a0worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>The forum holds\u00a0<strong>annual sessions at the UN Headquarters<\/strong>, alternating between\u00a0<strong>technical discussions (odd years)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>policy-level dialogues (even years)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UNFF has universal membership<\/strong>, including all\u00a0<strong>UN Member States<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>specialised forest-related agencies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India is a founding member of the UNFF<\/strong>, and continues to play a\u00a0<strong>proactive role in shaping forest-related global policy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>19th UNFF Session Declaration<\/strong>\u00a0aimed to secure\u00a0<strong>high-level political commitment to forest protection<\/strong>, with actionable steps to achieve the goals of the\u00a0<strong>UN Strategic Plan for Forests (UNSPF)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>India at United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Indian delegation\u00a0<strong>highlighted the country\u2019s achievements in forest conservation and sustainable forest management<\/strong>, reaffirming its commitment to the\u00a0<strong>Voluntary National Contributions (VNCs)<\/strong>\u00a0under the\u00a0<strong>United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests (UNSPF) 2017\u20132030<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>India reported a\u00a0<strong>steady increase in forest and tree cover<\/strong>, which now stands at\u00a0<strong>25.17% of its geographical area<\/strong>, as per the latest\u00a0<strong>India State of Forest Report<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Among the\u00a0<strong>key national initiatives<\/strong>\u00a0mentioned were:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aravalli Green Wall<\/strong>\u00a0project for land restoration,<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>7.86% increase in mangrove cover<\/strong>\u00a0over the past decade,<\/li>\n<li>Afforestation of\u00a0<strong>over 1.55 lakh hectares<\/strong>\u00a0under the\u00a0<strong>Green India Mission<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n<li>Planting of\u00a0<strong>1.4 billion seedlings<\/strong>\u00a0under the\u00a0<strong>Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam (Plant4Mother) campaign<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A major highlight was\u00a0<strong>India\u2019s invitation to all UN Member States to join the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>global platform initiated by India<\/strong>\u00a0to protect the\u00a0<strong>seven big cat species<\/strong>\u00a0through\u00a0<strong>collaborative research, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These studies focused on\u00a0<strong>quantifying ecosystem services<\/strong>\u00a0like\u00a0<strong>carbon sequestration<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>water provisioning<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>biodiversity conservation<\/strong>, using tools such as the\u00a0<strong>System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20) FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0It is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) focused on promoting sustainable forest management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>Where was UNFF20 held and when?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.\u00a0<\/strong>UNFF20 was held in May 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2127828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Forum on Forests was established in 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council of the United Nations 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