{"id":23318,"date":"2026-05-17T13:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23318"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:57:27","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"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Nations Forum on Forests Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Global Forest Goals Report 2026 was launched during the 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Nations Forum on Forests<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>intergovernmental body<\/b> <b>established in 2000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-economic-and-social-council\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>UN Economic and Social Council<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ECOSOC).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its objective is to promote sustainable <\/span><b>forest management and conservation worldwide.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Its mandate includes<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening long-term political commitment to forests;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitating policy dialogue among countries and stakeholders;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting international cooperation, including financial and technical support; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering future options for international forest policy, including legal frameworks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forum <\/span><b>holds annual sessions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the UN Headquarters, <\/span><b>alternating between technical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discussions (odd years) and <\/span><b>policy-level dialogues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (even years).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is composed of <strong>all United Nations Member States<\/strong> and States members of specialised agencies, participating on a full and equal basis.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>India is a founding member of the UNFF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and continues to play a proactive role in shaping forest-related global policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New York, United States<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has established the <\/span><b>Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GFFFN) to facilitate access to and effective use of funding for forests, to share data and best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/forests\/fuelwood-demand-emerges-as-major-driver-of-global-forest-loss-un-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Nations Forum on Forests is an intergovernmental body established in 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).  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