United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)

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  Context
    Host
      Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
    Event
      Country-Led Initiative (CLI)
    Venue
      Forest Research Institute
      Location
        Dehradun, Uttarakhand
  Aim of the initiative
    Contribute to discussions on
      Sustainable Forest Management
      UN Strategic Plan for Forests (UNSPF)
    Focus areas
      Forest fires
      Forest certification
    Expected outcomes
      Frameworks and recommendations
        For
          Forest fire management
          Forest certification management
      Discussion at future event
        19th session of UNFF
        Date
          May 2024
  About UNFF
    Nature
      Intergovernmental policy forum
    Promotion
      Management
      Conservation
      Sustainable development of all types of forests
    Aim
      Strengthen political commitment
    Establishment
      Year
        2000
      By
        UN Economic and Social Council
      Membership
        Universal
        All Member States of the UN
  Major Related Events
    1992
      UN Conference on Environment and Development
      Adopted
        “Forest Principles”
        Agenda 21
    1995-2000
      Intergovernmental Panel on Forests
      Intergovernmental Forum on Forests
        To implement Forest Principles
    2000
      Establishment of UNFF
        As a functional commission of UN Economic and Social Council
    2006
      Agreement on
        Four Global Objectives for Forests
    2007
      Adoption
        UN Non-Legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests
    2009
      Decision on financing for sustainable forest management
        Creation of a Facilitative Process
          Focus on
            Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
            Low Forest Cover Countries (LFCCs)
    2011
      International Year of Forests
        Theme
          “Forests for People”
  The Four Global Objectives on Forests
    Reverse loss of forest cover
      Via
        Sustainable forest management (SFM)
    Enhance forest-based benefits
      Economic
      Social
      Environmental
    Increase area of managed forests
    Reverse decline in assistance
      Official development assistance for SFM
      Mobilize increased financial resources
        For
          Implementation of SFM

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