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2024-07-22

Celebrating 75 years of IUFRO-FAO collaboration at COFO27

FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo and IUFRO President Daniela Kleinschmit during the 75th anniversary of the collaboration between FAO and IUFRO. Photo: Gerda Wolfrum, IUFRO.

IUFRO President Daniela Kleinschmit at COFO27 'High-level dialogue on innovation: Catalyzing innovation to accelerate the contributions of forests and forest products to the 2030 Agenda and beyond' on 22 July 2024. Photo: Screenshot from Livestream

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) marked the 75th anniversary of their collaboration for the benefit of forests and people worldwide on 22 July 2024.


At a brief ceremony at FAO headquarters in Rome on the sidelines of the 27th Committee on Forestry, FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo and IUFRO President Daniela Kleinschmit committed to enhancing their work together at a time when science-based innovation holds the key to solving global problems.

Read related news article at: Newsroom of the FAO Forestry Division


At the 27th Committee on Forestry, Daniela Kleinschmit also gave a presentation in the High-level dialogue on innovation “Catalyzing innovation to accelerate the contributions of forests and forest products to the 2030 Agenda and beyond”.

Find more at: High-Level Dialogue on Innovation 9th World Forest Week (fao.org)

 

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