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17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17) | New York, 9-13 May 2022

Governments adopted a two-year roadmap of actions on forest policy issues, while recognising the importance of forests in combating climate change, biodiversity loss, and disaster risk reduction—and providing people with food, water, wood products, vital medicines, shelter, jobs, and security.

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date:  01/07/2022

Meeting in person for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments set out a roadmap of actions on forest policy issues for the next two years. The actions also included agreements on steps to prepare for the 2024 mid-term review of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 and the International Arrangement on Forests.

The resolution adopted at the conclusion of the meeting addressed:

  • implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests;
  • means of implementation, including operations and resources of the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network;
  • monitoring, assessment, and reporting; and
  • preparations for the Mid-term Review in 2024 of the effectiveness of the International Arrangement on Forests.

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