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Source: The post is based on the article “India hosting meeting of the United Nations Forum on Forests to deliberate on forest fires and forest certification” published in “PIB” on 26th October 2023
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organizing a Country-Led Initiative (CLI) event as part of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Uttarakhand.
What is the United Nations Forum on Forests(UNFF)?
| Specification | Details |
| Established in | 2000 |
| Type | High-level intergovernmental policy forum |
| Established by | Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) |
| Aim | To promote the management, conservation, and sustainable development of all types of forests. |
| Members | It is composed of all Member States of the United Nations and specialized agencies. |
| India | Founding Member |
| Headquarters | New York United States |
What is the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF)?
Adopted by: UN General Assembly in 2017
Purpose: It is a global framework to achieve the sustainable management of all types of forests, including trees outside forests, and to combat deforestation and forest degradation.
Target: To increase forest area by 3% worldwide by 2030.
Goals: The plan contains a set of six Global Forest Goals and 26 associated targets to be reached by 2030.
All these are voluntary in nature and universally applicable.
Six Global Forest Goals:
Goal 1: Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide.This is by adopting sustainable forest management, including protection, restoration, afforestation and reforestation.
Goal 2: Enhance forest-based economic, social and environmental benefits.This includes improving the livelihoods of forest-dependent people.
Goal 3: Increase significantly the area of protected forests worldwide and other areas of sustainably managed forests.
Goal 4: Mobilize new and additional financial resources from all sources.This is for the implementation of sustainable forest management and strengthening scientific and technical cooperation and partnerships.
Goal 5: Promote governance frameworks to implement sustainable forest management.
Goal 6: Enhance cooperation, coordination, coherence and synergies on forest-related issues at all levels
UPSC Syllabus Topic: Environment
