Committee on Forestry
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The Committee on Forestry is a key intergovernmental body within the Food and Agriculture Organization that guides global policy and cooperation on sustainable forest management and related issues.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee on Forestry canonical | 2 |
| FAO Committee on Forestry | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2999520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Forestry Context triple: [Technical Committees of FAO, hasMember, Committee on Forestry]
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A.
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is a specialized body within the Bavarian state parliament responsible for legislation, oversight, and policy development related to farming, rural development, and forest management in Bavaria.
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B.
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a UK government department responsible for protecting, expanding, and promoting the sustainable management of forests and woodlands.
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C.
World Forestry Center
The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit museum and educational institution in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to global forestry, conservation, and sustainable management of forest resources.
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D.
Forest Management Bureau
The Forest Management Bureau is a government agency in the Philippines responsible for the conservation, development, and sustainable management of the country’s forest resources.
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E.
Forest Division
The Forest Division is a unit within the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs that focuses on international forest policy, sustainable forest management, and related environmental and developmental issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Forestry Target entity description: The Committee on Forestry is a key intergovernmental body within the Food and Agriculture Organization that guides global policy and cooperation on sustainable forest management and related issues.
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A.
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
The Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is a specialized body within the Bavarian state parliament responsible for legislation, oversight, and policy development related to farming, rural development, and forest management in Bavaria.
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B.
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a UK government department responsible for protecting, expanding, and promoting the sustainable management of forests and woodlands.
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C.
World Forestry Center
The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit museum and educational institution in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to global forestry, conservation, and sustainable management of forest resources.
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D.
Forest Management Bureau
The Forest Management Bureau is a government agency in the Philippines responsible for the conservation, development, and sustainable management of the country’s forest resources.
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E.
Forest Division
The Forest Division is a unit within the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs that focuses on international forest policy, sustainable forest management, and related environmental and developmental issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FAO statutory body
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forestry policy committee ⓘ intergovernmental body ⓘ |
| affiliation | United Nations system ⓘ |
| composition | government representatives ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Convention on Biological Diversity bodies
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United Nations Forum on Forests ⓘ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change processes ⓘ |
| field |
climate change and forests
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forest conservation ⓘ forest governance ⓘ forest policy ⓘ forest products and services ⓘ forest-based livelihoods ⓘ forestry ⓘ natural resources management ⓘ sustainable forest management ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Rome, Italy
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linked to:
Rome
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| meetsAt | FAO headquarters ⓘ |
| memberType | FAO member countries ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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linked to:
Food and Agriculture Organization
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| role |
advises FAO on its forestry programme
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coordinates with other international forest-related processes ⓘ facilitates exchange of information and best practices on forest management ⓘ guides global policy on forests ⓘ promotes international cooperation on forestry ⓘ provides a forum for policy dialogue among member countries on forestry ⓘ reviews progress in implementing international forestry commitments ⓘ supports integration of forests into sustainable development agendas ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName | COFO ⓘ |
| topic |
community-based forest management
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deforestation and forest degradation ⓘ forest and climate change adaptation ⓘ forest and climate change mitigation ⓘ forest biodiversity ⓘ forest education and capacity development ⓘ forest finance ⓘ forest fire management ⓘ forest law enforcement ⓘ forest resources assessment ⓘ forest restoration ⓘ forest tenure and rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Forestry Description of subject: The Committee on Forestry is a key intergovernmental body within the Food and Agriculture Organization that guides global policy and cooperation on sustainable forest management and related issues.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Committee on Forestry Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds
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parentBody
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FAO Committee on Forestry
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linked to: Committee on Forestry
Committee on Forestry Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds
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advises
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FAO Committee on Forestry
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linked to: Committee on Forestry