The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is a partnership for assisting tropical countries to monitor their forest and carbon resources. With hundreds of ongoing activities worldwide and over 70 international partners working in more than 50 countries, the GFOI is a trusted and effective initiative for global collaboration towards climate action.

09/06/2025 - 10/06/2025

Expert workshop on AI-enhanced forest growth rates and carbon mitigation potential

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a Lead partner of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), is hosting an expert workshop with Purdue University under the AIM4Forests programme to advance the use of AI-driven technologies in forest growth monitoring and carbon mitigation. The workshop will focus on...
02/05/2025

Country-Led Planning in Guatemala: Leading the way to a sustainable forest monitoring system

In less than a year, Guatemala’s key institutions linked to forest, environmental and other land-use monitoring have joined forces to shape a sustainable monitoring system. This process, known as Country-Led Planning (CLP), places countries at the center – from planning to managing – to ensure sustainability and national ownership. Launched in...

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