United Nations Decade for Afforestation and Reforestation in Line with Sustainable Forest Management (2027-2036)

A/RES/79/283View PDF

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A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 13 Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields, published in 2025.

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2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 8	Sustainable forest management	11
	Subprogramme 7	Forests and the forest industry	14

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 8	Sustainable forest management	11	—
	Subprogramme 7	Forests and the forest industry	14	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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2 subjects

Afforestation Reforestation

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6 operative paragraphs

Decides to proclaim the period 2027–2036 as the United Nations Decade for Afforestation and Reforestation in line with Sustainable Forest Management, within existing structures and available resources, with the objective of raising global awareness, fostering political will, mobilizing action at all levels and strengthening international cooperation and capacity-building to halt and reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide and to support efforts in afforestation and reforestation in line with sustainable forest management, in alignment with relevant global frameworks;

Emphasizes the need for full consistency and coordination between the implementation of the Decade and existing global frameworks, including the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) and the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030 and its global forest goals, and relevant United Nations major outcome documents and multilateral environmental agreements, ensuring that efforts are mutually reinforcing and contribute to long-term global forest sustainability;

Invites the United Nations Environment Programme, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and the secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests to facilitate the observance of the Decade;

Invites the United Nations Forum on Forests, within its existing mandates and resources, to consider, as appropriate, the role and contributions of the United Nations Decade for Afforestation and Reforestation in line with Sustainable Forest Management (2027–2036) in its deliberations;

Stresses that the costs of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions, including from the private sector;

Invites Governments and other relevant stakeholders, including international and regional organizations, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, the private sector and academia, to actively support the implementation of the Decade, including through voluntary contributions, as appropriate, and to share best practices and knowledge in this regard.

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