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General Assembly

The General Assembly sets the strategic direction for Forests of the World’s work, and we want as many members as possible to take part in the important discussions and decisions about the association’s future and activities.

Here you will find notices for upcoming assemblies, as well as minutes and annual reports from previous periods.

General Assembly 2026

Our next General Assembly will be held on 6 May 2026 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm (CEST).

Please note: The General Assembly will be conducted in Danish.

We look forward to bringing members together and presenting a status update on our work with forests, biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

The General Assembly will be held with the option of both in-person and online participation.
The in-person General Assembly will take place in both Copenhagen and Aarhus at the following locations respectively: VOX, Lyngbyvej 100, 2100 Copenhagen Ø and Mejlgade 53, 2, 8000 Aarhus C.

You can register via the registration link, where you will be asked to indicate whether you will participate in person or online.

Run for the board>> (deadline: 17 April 2026)

All members with a paid membership have voting rights and may run for the Board.

Any proposals to be submitted to the General Assembly must be received by the Board no later than three weeks before the General Assembly, on 15 April 2026. Proposals can be sent to Board member Lisbet Christoffersen at lc@verdensskove.org.

Do you have questions? Then please contact Sigrid at ssh@verdensskove.org

Agenda for the Spring General Meeting

Section 3. The agenda for the spring general meeting must include the following items:

1) Election of a chairperson and a minute-taker.

2) Report from the Chair and the General Secretariat.

3) Presentation of Verdens Skove’s new strategy: Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forests, including cases from our international work presented by Verdens Skove’s hub leaders in Ethiopia, Honduras, and Bolivia. We will raise a glass and celebrate our new strategic foundation.

4) Presentation by Jeppe Aagaard Christensen, academic editor and co-author of Verdens Skove’s publication Wild Nature, the Forgotten Solution to the Climate Crisis.

BREAK – Forests of the World will serve light dishes made from seasonal organic vegetables.

5) Approval of the annual accounts.

6) Election of the Chair.

7) Election of the Vice-Chair.

8) Election of other Board members and alternate members.

9) Proposals submitted.
a) The Board’s proposal for an amendment to the statutes introducing one annual General Assembly.

10) Presentation of candidates for Forest Friend of the Year: the voting begins!

11) Any other business.

Materials

Forests of the World Strategy

STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF FORESTS

See strategy

Forests of the World Bylaws

See bylaws

The Board’s proposal

See proposal

Meet the Board

The board is responsible for the overall management of Forests of the World. At board meetings held every other month, the board addresses current events, relevant policy areas, the organization’s finances, strategic development, and more.

Meet the board

Forest Friend of the Year

It is also time to nominate candidates for Verdens Skove’s Forest Friend of the Year award. The award is presented each year to a person, group, or organisation that has made a special contribution to forests during the past year.