Co-organized by the

Asian Forest Cooperation

Organization (AFoCO) and

the National Institute of

Forest Science (NIFoS) of

the Republic of Korea, the

Side Event will reiterate the

contributions of forests and

forestry towards achieving

the SDGs and the

importance of enhancing

such contributions over the

next decade. The Side Event

will also explore ways for

AFoCO Parties to engage in

the testing of the global

core set of forest-related

indicators.

Introduction video of AFoCO

Welcome remark (Executive Director, AFoCO)

Introduction video of NIFoS

Congratulation remark (President, NIFoS)

Overview of Voluntary National Reports

submitted by AFoCO Parties (AFoCO)

Presentation on the Voluntary National

Report by Rep. of Korea and suggestion on

improvements (NIFoS)

UNFF Secretariat

FAO

Representative of Australia

Representative of Thailand

Representative of Indonesia

UNFF16 SIDE EVENT

Improvement on the Global Forest Goals (GFGs)Implementation: Streamlining forest-relatedreporting and developing methodologies formeasuring performance

28 APRIL 2021

OPENING SESSION

PRESENTATIONS

PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A

1 :30 PM-2:45 PM

(GMT-4, NEW YORK)

29 APRIL 20212:30 AM-3:45 AM

(GMT+9, SEOUL)

WAY FORWARD & CLOSING

Moderated by: Dr. Jürgen Blaser