Bienvenidos a las Naciones Unidas
Voluntary national reporting cycle 2024–2026
The 2024–2026 voluntary national reporting cycle supports the assessment of progress in implementing the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030, the UN forest instrument, voluntary national contributions, and informs the preparation of the Global Forest Goals Report 2026.
This cycle builds on previous reporting rounds and reflects refinements to reporting formats and processes, based on lessons learned.
Advisory group on reporting to UNFF
An advisory group on reporting to UNFF provides guidance on the reporting and assessment processes for this cycle. Its terms of reference are contained in the note by the Secretariat to the Forum at its eighteenth session (E/CN.18/2023/5).
Voluntary national reports received
A total of 48 UNFF members submitted voluntary national reports for the 2024–2026 cycle:
Previous reporting cycles
The reporting cycle 2019–2020 informed the Global Forest Goals Report 2021, drawing on voluntary national reports and FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020. Lessons learned from that cycle informed improvements in subsequent reporting processes.
Related news
Members of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) submitted voluntary national reports to UNFF this year, in accordance with the timeline endorsed by the outcome of UNFF19 for the 2024-2026 reporting cycle. The UNFF Secretariat is grateful to all 48 countries that submitted national reports, which are now online under National Reports.
The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat has extended the deadline for submitting voluntary national reports by 10 days. We thank those who have already submitted their reports and encourage others to finalize and submit theirs via the online platform by 10 July 2025.
The Capacity Building Workshop on Reporting to UNFF took place in Nairobi from 18 to 20 March 2025 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON), Kenya. Organized by UNFF Secretariat in collaboration with FAO, this workshop focused on improving the process of national reporting on the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests (UNSPF) and the Global Forest Goals (GFGs).