24–25 April 2025
Bonn, Germany, and online
HYBRID CONFERENCE
GLF Forests 2025: Defining the Next Decade of Action
Join in Bonn, Germany, or online from anywhere in the world
We can’t solve the climate crisis without forests – but will forests survive in our warming world?
This year, Brazil will host the COP30 climate conference in the heart of the Amazon rainforest – putting the spotlight on one of the world’s most important tropical environments, a biodiversity hotspot and globally important carbon sink.
But the world’s forests are increasingly under threat – both from deforestation and from the climate crisis itself. The Amazon rainforest is on the brink of a tipping point.
The next decade will be crucial for our forests. What do we need to do to save them before it’s too late?
Following last year’s COP29 in Azerbaijan, join us on the road from Baku to Belém along with 1,000 experts, practitioners, policymakers and grassroots leaders from around the world, to lay the foundations for a resilient, productive and just future for forests.
Tickets are now available to attend online, and in-person ticket details will be released shortly. Stay tuned!
Key themes
Taking stock
The state and future of forests
Policies
Forest policies for resilience and climate change mitigation
Carbon
Forest carbon and biodiversity markets, blue carbon, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and private sector engagement
Rights
Indigenous Peoples, forest communities and just transition
Bioeconomy
The future forest basis for food, carbon and biomass-based products
Politics
Forest politics
Transparency
Trust, accountability, and responsibility for actions
Meet some of our past speakers
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Chief Operating Officer, CIFOR-ICRAF Director General, CIFOR
CIFOR-ICRAF, CIFOR -
Director, Deputy Director General
Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment -
Senior Advisor
Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, U.S -
Chief Executive Officer
CIFOR-ICRAF -
Co-Chair
Science Panel of the Amazon -
Water activist, Anishinabek Nation
The Anishinabek Nation -
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam -
Regional Coordinator Central Africa
CIFOR-ICRAF -
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany -
Arild Angelsen
Professor, School of Economics and Business
Norwegian School of Life Sciences -
Senior Forestry Officer & Team Leader Climate Change & Resilience
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Director of Asia
CIFOR-ICRAF -
Principal Scientist
CIFOR-ICRAF -
Director & Chapter Coordinator
Ranu Welum Foundation and GLFx Kalimantan -
Executive Director
Cultural Survival -
Climate activist and poet
Join us online or in Bonn, Germany
Join us online from the comfort of your home or in person in Bonn at the CIFOR-ICRAF office, located in the beautiful Rheinaue Leisure Park.
Please note that in-person tickets are not currently available. More details will be shared soon – stay tuned!
All you need to know about forests
Our top resources on these crucial ecosystems
Host a session, suggest a speaker or sponsor the event – get in touch!
Event Coordinator
Judith Marie Sonneck
J.Sonneckcifor-icraf[dot]org
Event Content Coordinator
Venetia Galanaki
V.Galanakicifor-icraf[dot]org
Event Communication Coordinator
Elena Matviichuk
E.Matviichukcifor-icraf[dot]org