UN Endorses Improvement of Sustainable Forest Management

Forests: UN Forum Endorses Measures to Improve Sustainable Forest Management

The United Nations Forum on Forests concluded its tenth session in Istanbul in the early hours of Saturday after agreeing on a series of measures to improve the sustainable management of forests, and deciding to consider setting up a voluntary global fund to support this endeavour. The Forum, which met for the first time away from UN Headquarters in New York, adopted two resolutions as it wrapped up its two-week session, one on forests and economic development — the main theme of the session — and the other on financing.

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