The Global Forest Information Service GFIS is an internet gateway that provides access to forest-related information through a single entry point at http://www.gfis.net. This gateway has now been upgraded by IUFRO in co-operation with the other GFIS core partners (CIFOR, FAO, NBII, the UNFF Secretariat and Metla) based on the feedback from users and information provider partners.

The new gateway offers a search tool to global forest information resources and also windows to latest news, upcoming events, recent publications and job opportunities on the front page. The service will also be available in Spanish and French by the end of February 2007.

All information made available through GFIS is supplied by partner institutions from around the world that are concerned with forest information. The main goal is to gather forest information and serve as a tool to explore this information. To make this possible GFIS needs partners who provide information feeds about different types of forest information. On behalf of GFIS, partners will be given a platform where they can share their information effectively and make their organization more visible to GFIS users and partners at the same time.

GFIS Training Workshop for Latin America

A GFIS training workshop for current and potential new Latin American GFIS information provider partners will be arranged during the first half of 2007. If your organization is interested in attending the training, please contact the GFIS coordinator (gfs_coordinator@iufro.org).