UNFF Emphasizes the Importance of Forests for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Paris – IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub

The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) recently held a meeting in Paris, France to emphasize the importance of forests for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The forum was attended by representatives from over 70 countries, as well as representatives from civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders.

The UNFF is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and its main objective is to promote the management, conservation, and sustainable development of all types of forests. At the Paris meeting, the UNFF highlighted the importance of forests for achieving the SDGs. It emphasized that forests are essential for providing food, water, energy, and shelter; regulating climate; and protecting biodiversity.

The UNFF also discussed the need to strengthen forest governance and to ensure that forest-related policies are consistent with the SDGs. It highlighted the importance of involving stakeholders in decision-making processes and of ensuring that forest management is based on the principles of sustainability, equity, and justice.

The UNFF also discussed the need to increase investments in forests and to promote sustainable forest management. It highlighted the importance of creating incentives for sustainable forest management, such as payments for ecosystem services, and of strengthening the capacity of local communities to manage their forests.

The UNFF also discussed the need to address illegal logging and deforestation. It highlighted the importance of developing effective monitoring systems and of strengthening enforcement mechanisms.

Finally, the UNFF discussed the need to develop a global framework for forests that would be based on the principles of sustainability, equity, and justice. It highlighted the importance of developing a global framework that would be supported by all stakeholders and that would be consistent with the SDGs.

Overall, the UNFF meeting in Paris was a success. It highlighted the importance of forests for achieving the SDGs and emphasized the need to strengthen forest governance, increase investments in forests, address illegal logging and deforestation, and develop a global framework for forests. These discussions will be essential for ensuring that forests are managed sustainably and that they contribute to achieving the SDGs.

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