International Day of Forests 2025

March 12, 2025

Celebrating Forests and Foods

21 March 2025
UN Headquarters, New York City
Conference Room 6
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Join us in celebrating the聽International Day of Forests 2025听辞苍听Friday, 21 March, at the聽United Nations Headquarters in New York聽and online. This year鈥檚 theme,聽鈥淔orests and Foods,鈥�聽highlights the role forests play in ensuring global food security, sustaining livelihoods, and promoting biodiversity. Forests provide a rich variety of food sources, including fruits, nuts, seeds, mushrooms, honey, and wild meat, which are essential for the nutrition and well-being of billions of people, particularly Indigenous and forest-dependent communities.

The event at聽UN Headquarters聽will bring together聽policymakers, researchers, civil society, Indigenous leaders, youth, and major international organizations聽to discuss innovative and traditional ways forests contribute to food security and sustainable agriculture. The聽programme听颈苍肠濒耻诲别蝉听high-level opening remarks, a panel discussion featuring global experts, and statements from member states and stakeholders.

Through this observance, we aim to聽raise awareness, promote sustainable forest management, and encourage action聽to protect the crucial relationship between forests and food systems.

or聽watch the event on聽. Join the conversation and help advocate for a future where forests continue to nourish people and the planet.聽Follow #ForestDay on social media to stay engaged!聽Visit the聽聽for assets in 6 languages.聽

Contact the UNFF Secretariat with any questions.聽

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