Event World Day
International Day of Forests 2023
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree-planting campaigns. As a global hub for environmental governance, Geneva and the organizations it hosts, plays a role in the protection of forests globally. #IntlForestDay
International Day of Forests
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree-planting campaigns. #IntlForestDay
2023 Theme ‘Forests and Health’
The Theme for 2023 ‘Forests and Health’. When we drink a glass of water, write in a notebook, take medicine for a fever or build a house, we do not always make the connection with forests. And yet, these and many other aspects of our lives are linked to forests in one way or another.
Forest sustainable management and their use of resources are key to combating climate change, and to contributing to the prosperity and well-being of current and future generations. Forests also play a crucial role in poverty alleviation and in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet despite all these priceless ecological, economic, social and health benefits, forests are endangered by fires, pests, droughts, and unprecedented deforestation.
Forests give us so much to our health. They purify the water, clean the air, capture carbon to fight climate change, provide food and life-saving medicines, and improve our well-being. It’s up to us to safeguard these precious natural resources.This 2023 calls for giving, not just taking, because healthy forests will bring healthy people.
More resources:
- Forests for human health and well-being. Strengthening the forest–health–nutrition nexus | FAO | 2020
Importance of Forests and the Role of Geneva
As a global hub for environmental governance, Geneva and the organizations it hosts, plays a role in the protection of forests globally.
Events
International Day of Forests High-Level Event
21 March 2023 | 10.00–11.30 CET | Online & FAO Headquarters, Rome