The 27th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) will be held on 22-26 July 2024 at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy in a hybrid format. The biennial sessions of COFO bring together high-level representatives, heads of forest services, government officials and partner organizations to identify emerging policy and technical guidance, seek solutions, and advise on future strategy and action. Source: Timberbiz
COFO 27 will be held in conjunction with the 9th World Forest Week (WFW 2024) under the theme “Accelerating Forest Solutions through Innovation.”
A highlight of COFO 27 will be the release of FAO’s flagship publication The State of the World’s Forests 2024 which will provide an in-depth analysis of forest-sector innovations towards a more sustainable future.
The week will also feature discussion on scaling up agroforestry, the FAO Forestry Roadmap – From Vision to Action 2024-2031, on bioeconomy, climate change, ecosystem restoration, urban agrifood systems, integrated fire management, and agriculture and forestry linkages.
