International Conference on Global Forest and Tree Restoration. Final Statement

International Conference on Global Forest and Tree Restoration

Rome, Italy - 11 and 12 October 2022
Final Statement

Organized under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and with the patronage of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the International Conference on Global Forest and Tree Restoration was held in Rome, Italy, on 11 and 12 October 2022. The meeting was convened by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Enel Foundation, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, Accademia dei Georgofili, Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura, Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali, Società Geografica Italiana, and Federazione Italiana Dottori in Agraria e Forestali (FIDAF).

The Conference was organized in the wake of the G20 Summit which took place in Rome on 30-31 October 2021, and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held in Glasgow on 20 October 2021, which solemnly and authoritatively affirmed the fundamental role of trees and forests in the protection of the global environment. In particular, the point 19 of the G20 Rome Leaders’ declaration verbatim states: “Acknowledging the urgency of combating land degradation and creating new carbon sinks, we share the aspirational goal to collectively plant 1 trillion trees, focusing on the most degraded ecosystems in the planet, and urge other countries to join forces with the G20 to reach this global goal by 2030, including through climate projects, with the involvement of the private sector and civil society”.