Collaborative Partnership on Forest

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At one of Guyana’s pristine tropical forests. Photo: R. Carrillo/ITTO

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is an informal voluntary arrangement among 15 international organizations and secretariats with substantial programmes on forests. These agencies share their experiences and build on them to produce new benefits for their constituencies. They collaborate to streamline and align their work and to encourage sustainable forest management and forest conservation, improve local livelihoods, and ensure the sustainable production and trade of forest products.

ITTO has been a member of the CPF since its establishment in 2001. In addition to participating in joint initiatives, ITTO has formed close strategic partnerships with CPF members, such as the Center for International Forestry Research - World Agroforestry, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, International Tropical Timber Organization, International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Union of Forest Research Organizations, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the World Bank.

ITTO is an active member of the CPF initiative, “Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World” (SW4SW), which commenced in May 2018 led by FAO. SW4SW explores the interlinkages between forest management, landscapes, value chains, livelihoods, markets, investments and financing mechanisms and contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 8 (“Decent work and economic growth”), SDG 9 (“Industry, innovation and infrastructure”), SDG 12 (“Responsible consumption and production”), SDG 13 (“Climate action”) and SDG 15 (“Life on land”).

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