The 23rd session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) will bring together heads of forest services and other senior government officials to identify emerging policy and technical issues, seek solutions and to advise FAO and others on appropriate actions. COFO is the highest FAO forestry statutory body and meets every two years.  

dates: 18-22 July 2016  
location: Rome, Lazio, Italy  
additional: FAO headquarters  
contact: Peter Csoka  
e-mail: peter.csoka@fao.org  
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/57758/en/