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India showcased its progress in forest and landscape restoration at the 28th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 28) in Rome, Italy.
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What COFO Is
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- The highest statutory global intergovernmental body on forestry under the FAO
- An international forum for policy dialogue, intergovernmental collaboration and technical direction on forest ecosystems and landscape governance
- Meets biennially at FAO Headquarters, Rome
- Brings together 128 member countries, ministers, heads of national forest services and partner agencies
- Reports to the FAO Council on programme and budgetary matters, and to the FAO Conference on global policy
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Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- COFO 28 — Rome; COFO is the highest FAO forestry body, meeting biennially, with 128 members
- Publishes the State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) — biennial — and the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) — five-yearly
- India in FRA 2025: 9th in total forest area; 3rd in net annual gain; 82.74 mn ha, 25.17 per cent of geographical area
- India has 101 Ramsar Sites — the third-highest globally, after the UK and Mexico, and the most in Asia
- Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam — over 3.5 billion saplings planted
- Bonn Challenge — launched 2011 by Germany and IUCN; target 350 million hectares globally by 2030
- KMGBF — adopted at CBD COP15, 2022; includes the “30×30” target
- UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: 2021–2030
- FAO — headquartered at Rome, founded 1945
