MoFAI convened its first Partners and Advisory Council Meeting on 2 December 2025, with the Executive Board, Advisory Council, Drafting Committee, and Secretariat. Participants reaffirmed MoFAI’s “shopping cart” approach and advised on next priorities, including refining the preamble/principles, considered the 2025 ICJ climate advisory opinion “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change”, addressing bioeconomy-driven wood demand (including the role of planted/secondary forests), and strengthening integrity and anti-corruption safeguards. Partners also highlighted the Legislative Guide as central to country application, including through peer review and collaboration. The next meeting is tentatively planned for late March/early April 2026.
Organizers: The Model Forest Act Initiative (MoFAI)
(Photo: Q1 2026 MoFAI Newsletter)