Other Partnerships

United Nations Forum on Forests

Established in 2001, the UNFF is a subsidiary body of the UN Economic Social Committee mandated to promote the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.

Collaborative Partnership on Forests

The Collaborative Partnerships on Forests supports the work of the UNFF and fosters increased cooperation and coordination on forests among key international forest-related organizations and agreements, including: the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention to Combat Desertification, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The World Bank was instrumental in the foundation of Forest Trends, which it helped create in 1999 together with leaders from conservation organizations, forest product firms, research groups, private investment funds, and foundations. In the global arena for promoting sustainable forest management and conservation ForestTrends is a key partner for the Bank.

Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use

Since 1998, the Bank and WWF have collaborated toward a state of the world’s forests in which representative, well-managed protected forest areas will support environmental values while serving human and economic needs by mid-century.

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)

The CEPF is a major new source of international funding directed primarily to nongovernmental, community, and grassroots organizations. Within 21 “hotspot” ecoregions, it seeks to engage all stakeholders that can best contribute to solutions for biodiversity conservation. The CEPF is a partnership among Conservation International (CI), the GEF, the MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank.

Amazon Network on Forests

Stemming from the ongoing work of the Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest (currently focused on Brazil), the World Bank helped create the Amazon Network on Forests as a regional response to a growing demand from a wide array of stakeholders to improve knowledge, coordination and cooperation on conservation and sustainable use of the Amazon rain forest.