Native Plant Conservation Campaign News:  Celbrate the United Nations International Day of Forests on March 17, 2017! 

March 1, 2017

 

Information from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization:

 

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.

 

On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.  The theme for 2017 is Forests and Energy.

 

***See links below for online tools, resources and information for organizing IDF events.***

 

WEBSITE

English: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/en/

Arabic: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/ar/

Chinese: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/zh/

French: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/fr/

Russian: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/ru/

Spanish: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/es

 

VIDEO

English: https://youtu.be/rsWLVTAYmhQ

Arabic: https://youtu.be/uGL_QfvqR-U

Chinese: https://youtu.be/hLKusuMPceI

French: https://youtu.be/ae9LyDoseR8

Russian: https://youtu.be/Ao3OQiGVfIM

Spanish: https://youtu.be/RKAj4BF5lXs

 

LOGOS, BANNERS AND POSTERS

Now available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish,Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish

 

PHOTO GALLERY

Photos of celebrations from around the world are available on the photo gallery on the homepage.

 

**Please encourage anyone you know organizing an event celebrating forests to tell us about it at IDF@fao.org and send us photos so we can add it to the list.**

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Join the conversation on social media using the #IntlForestDay hashtag

 

VIDEO CAMPAIGN

#LoveForests: IDF 2017 video campaign

English: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/video-campaign/en/

Spanish: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/video-campaign/es/

French: http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/video-campaign/fr/

 

COMING SOON!

Check the IDF homepage for the International Day of Forests 2017 quiz.