The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is an innovative interagency partnership that fosters increased cooperation and coordination on forests in response to an invitation issued in the resolution of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) that established the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).

Juha Hautakangas a Systems Analyst said the mission of the CPFs was to promote sustainable management of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.

He explained that the CPF Network was established to facilitate collaboration and communication between the Partnership and other interested parties. It provides an informal mechanism for international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples’ organizations, private sector entities and other major groups to channel their support to the work of UNFF and to enhance cooperation. The CPF Network brings together a broad range of expertise, resources and perspectives that enrich the dialogue and enhance collaborative action to promote sustainable forest management.

CPF aims are  to interact with a wide range of partners and stakeholders that are fostering sustainable management of all types of forests. The CPF Network has been established to facilitate collaboration and communication between the Partnership and other interested parties. It provides an informal mechanism for international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples’ organizations, private sector entities and other major groups to channel their support to the work of UNFF and to enhance cooperation. 

The CPF Network brings together a broad range of expertise, resources and perspectives that enrich the dialogue and enhance collaborative action to promote sustainable forest management.

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