La publication de ce numéro d’Unasylva coïncide avec deux événements marquants pour les forêts. Les 196 Parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques viennent de se réunir à la Conférence Paris climat 2015 en vue de négocier un accord qui soit en mesure de changer la donne en matière de changement climatique. Toujours à Paris, le Global Landscapes Forum 2015, Forum mondial sur les paysages, a été le théâtre de discussions de haut niveau portant sur la recherche et les politiques qui sous-tendent les questions d’utilisation des terres.

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/6.2
Session: Sess. 23

FAO Forestry staff were interviewed recently about the Forestry Technical Network.

Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: ECE/TIM/2015/2 - FO/EFC/15/2
Session: Sess. 38 - Sess.73

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/7.4
Session: Sess. 23

Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/10
Session: Sess. 20

Australia biodiversity conservation tour: building capacity of Fijian forestry ministry professionals

This report is a mid-term evaluation (MTE) of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), one of the first “umbrella programmes” within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2016/REP
Session: Sess. 23

The infographic provides a visual overview on illegal logging and associated trade and explains FAO's work in the field under its Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme for social media and promotional purposes.

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/7.1
Session: Sess. 23

Where do forests and forestry stand today in international climate change negotiations? What exactly does it mean to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)? What are the opportunities and risks for forests in today’s changing climate and is there a clear path forward? The articles in this issue address these and other questions.