At the fifth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-5) on May 23, 2005, PROFOR and the NFP Facility co-hosted a side event to explore in what ways forests contribute to the broader sustainable development agenda set out by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those on poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.

The Facility and PROFOR provided an overview on what each program is doing to support national forest programs (nfps) and to generate knowledge, tools and strategies to promote forests contribution to achieving the MDGs. The discussion was grounded by presentations on current experiences with nfp processes in Kenya and Nigeria and the regional perspective from CICAFOC - the Central American Indigenous Organization.