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Capacity Development related news and events.
Capacity-building workshop on forest landscape restoration held in Malawi
Strengthening Malawi’s capacity for forest landscape restorationThe Government of Malawi, in collaboration with the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Bank, held a national capacity-building and validation workshop on forest landscape restoration (FLR) from 4 to 6 November 2025 in Lilongwe. The workshop, […]
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Advancing forest financing in Guinea-Bissau
Building national capacityFrom 23 to 26 September 2025, the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Guinea-Bissau, with support from the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, convened a national workshop in Bissau to strengthen capacities for mobilizing forest financing.Finalising a national strategyThe workshop brought together 40 experts […]
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Uganda validates national forest restoration strategy
A national milestone for forestsUganda has taken a major step towards restoring its forests and landscapes with the validation of the National Strategy on Integrated Forest Landscape Restoration (IFLR) 2025–2050.A four-day workshop in JinjaFrom 16–19 September 2025, more than 40 stakeholders from government ministries, the National Forest Authority, NGOs, academia, development partners and UN agencies […]
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Mauritius advances forest financing through national capacity-building workshop
Port Louis, 28–30 July 2025A national workshop organized by the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS) in collaboration with the Government of Mauritius brought together over 40 representatives from across sectors to strengthen national capacity for forest financing. The event marks an important step in the country’s efforts to develop a National Forest Financing […]
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Deadline extended to submit input for the next Global Forest Goals Report
In response to requests from several countries, the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat has extended the deadline for submitting voluntary national reports by 10 days. We thank those who have already submitted their reports and encourage others to finalize and submit theirs via the online platform by 10 July 2025. These reports are essential for […]
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Mozambique validates National Forest Finance Strategy and builds capacity for action
Collaborative workshop sets direction for sustainable forest management and climate financeMozambique has taken a major step toward advancing sustainable forest management by validating its new National Forest Financing Strategy. A national workshop was held on 26 May 2025 in Ponta de Ouro, co-organized by the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat and the Ministry […]
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UNFFS Director at 2024 IUFRO World Congress
On 25 June 2024, UNFF Secretariat Director Ms. Juliette Biao delivered a keynote speech at the 2024 World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Stockholm, Sweden. In her speech, Ms. Biao called for expanded research in key areas such as women’s role in the bioeconomy, gender perspectives on pests and […]
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Capacity building workshops held in Côte d’Ivoire to mobilize forest financing
This week, the UNFF Secretariat organized two capacity building workshop in Abidjan, in response to Côte d’Ivoire’s request for support in unlocking financing for its forests, and in collaboration with two members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. From 7 to 9 November 2019, the UNFF Secretariat and FAO co-organized a capacity-building workshop on designing […]
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Capacity-building workshop on designing forest projects held in Pretoria
This week, the UNFF Secretariat and the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) organised the capacity-building workshop on designing projects on sustainable forest management in South Africa in Pretoria from 8 to 12 April 2019. This workshop was part of the UNFF Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN) activities and followed the […]
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Capacity development workshop on forest financing held in Malawi
This week, the UNFF Secretariat organized a capacity-building workshop on forest financing from 18 to 22 February in Lilongwe, Malawi. The workshop was part of the activities of the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN) which is assisting Malawi in developing its national forest financing strategy and in building capacity for project formulation to access […]
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Strenthening national reporting
The objective of the workshops is to strengthen and support the capacity of UNFF national focal points in developing countries and countries with economies in...
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