The Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section organized a side event during the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests on “EVERY TREE COUNTS - Past, present and future of forests in the UNECE region and beyond” at the 9th of May 2022. In this presentation, Michal Synek outlines on the inspiration and realization of a new national data platform with “Facts about Forests” in the Czech Republic.