Regions
Within the International Arrangement on Forests, Regions function as a hub to coordinate forests initiatives and exchange information.
Past Meetings
- UNFF Expert Group Meeting on the UNFF’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda, Involvement of Regional/Subregional Entities, and Involvement of Major Group and Other Stakeholders, 11-13 January 2023, Bangkok, Thailand | Co-Chairs’ Summary | Concept Note
- Expert Meeting on Regional and Sub-regional Input to UNFF, 7-8 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand | Concept Note | Programme of Work | Summary Note
- 2017 Expert Meeting on Regional and Sub-regional Input to UNFF 20-21 November 2017, Nairobi, Kenya | Concept Note | Meeting summary report
- 2016 Expert Meeting on Enhancing Regional and Sub-Regional Involvement in the Work of the International Arrangement on Forests 26 -28 September 2016, Tehran, Iran | Programme of Work | Meeting Summary report
Participation of regional organizations
Globally agreed goals and targets generally cannot easily be implemented at local or country level without the conduit of regional institutions: these are a vehicle for stepwise domestication of international community desires and agreements.
Reporting on progress towards the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and the UN Forest Instrument
Regional-led Initiatives
It was clear from the outset, for all three international forest policy processes, UNFF, IFF and IPF, that insufficient time would be available for in-depth discussions of some of the very complex and politically sensitive issues during regular sessions of each process. Therefore, initiatives by countries to organize expert meetings where particular issues could be discussed and analysed before they were scheduled for discussion in formal sessions themselves, were welcomed.
The Forum at its sixth session expanded the role of country- and organization-led initiatives in support of the UNFF. Further to this, the Forum at its seventh session recommended that the convening of country-, organization- and region-led initiatives in support of the work of the Forum, focus on topical issues of the 2007-2015 multi-year programme of work.