International Day of Forests Observed on 21 March 2025.

Important Days

The United Nations (UN) celebrates the International Day of Forests (IDF) annually on March 21 to recognize the importance of all types of forests, highlight the value of trees and forests, and promote efforts to protect them.


      - The theme for IDF 2025 is "Forest and Foods," focusing on the vital role forests play in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. The theme for each IDF is selected by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

      - On December 21, 2012, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolution A/RES/67/200, declaring March 21 as the International Day of Forests.

      - The first IDF was celebrated on March 21, 2013.

Main Point :-   (i) IDF is organized every year by the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with other partners.

      (ii) The report states that an estimated USD 460 billion annually is required to stop deforestation, but current funding is inadequate. Developing countries are facing an overwhelming debt burden, totaling USD 11 trillion.

(iii) In 2023, private financial institutions directed USD 6.1 trillion into sectors related to deforestation, while governments contributed USD 500 billion in subsidies that had detrimental environmental effects.

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