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 Multilateral Partnerships
Through participation in the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) and as an active member in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) the Bank fosters multilateral partnerships and contributes to the international dialogue on forests.
The United Nations Forum on Forests
Established in 2001, the UNFF is a subsidiary body of the UN Economic Social Committee mandated to promote the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests
The Collaborative Partnerships on Forests supports the work of the UNFF and fosters increased cooperation and coordination on forests among key international forest-related organizations and agreements, including: the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention to Combat Desertification, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
 Non-Governmental Partnerships
Forest Trends
The World Bank was instrumental in the foundation of Forest Trends, which it helped create in 1999 together with leaders from conservation organizations, forest product firms, research groups, private investment funds, and foundations. In the global arena for promoting sustainable forest management and conservation Forest Trends is a key partner for the Bank.
Amazon Network on Forests
Stemming from the ongoing work of the Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest (currently focused on Brazil), the World Bank helped create the Amazon Network on Forests as a regional response to a growing demand from a wide array of stakeholders to improve knowledge, coordination and cooperation on conservation and sustainable use of the Amazon rain forest.
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