Videos

International events and themes

International Day of Forests

60 second spot celebrating the first International Day of Forests on 21 March 2013



Edible insects

Potential of insect gathering and rearing for improving food security

Forests for food security

Forests provide an estimated one billion people globally with nutritious foods

Mapping the forests

Finland's approach to forest management, providing assistance with Vietnam's forests

Forests for people

2011 was declared the International Year of the Forests


 

Finding Balance: our future, our forests

United Nations Forum on Forests

International Year of Forests 2011

One-minute spot broadcast in 8 languages

A tribute to the late Wangari Maathai

FAO at Earth Day Italia 2012  

The 42nd celebration of Earth Day attracted the participation of a billion people in 192 countries.

Forests: heart of a green economy

Sustainable forest products and industries at Rio+20

Forests and climate change: A convenient truth

Also available on DVD in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Italian and Spanish







Africa

Edible insects

Potential of insect gathering and rearing for improving food security

Forests for food security

Forests provide an estimated one billion people globally with nutritious foods

Turning the tide on desertification in Africa

Planting acacia forests in Senegal

How people use the forests

The East African nation of Tanzania is currently undergoing its first ever national forest inventory.

Soil carbon monitoring in Tanzania

Measuring how much carbon is stored within Tanzania's forests

Wildlife in a changing climate

Mountain gorillas in Rwanda under threat

Democratic Republic of Congo National Forest Monitoring System

UNREDD Web portal video animation








Asia-Pacific

Protecting Mongolia's forests

Participatory forest management protecting forests 9 min | 3 min

Forest regeneration in the Philippines

Local communities managing, conserving and developing forests 11 min | 2 min

Forest industries in a green economy

Viet Nam is taking important steps to manage and expand its forest resources

Mapping the forests

Finland's approach to forest management, providing assistance with Vietnam's forests








Europe

Changing landscapes of the Mediterranean

The state of Mediterranean forests

The future of Russia's forests

Outlook study to 2030

European Forests: Central to the World We Live in

Europe's most versatile ecological infrastructure

Tracing our timber

Complying with the new European Union Timber Regulation







Interviews

Winner of the 2012 CPF Wangari Maathai Award

Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Nepalese forest activist

Isabella Teixeira
Minister for Environment of Brazil

Commercializing products from community forests

Expert Group Meeting

 

Russia's forests: challenges and opportunities

Eva Muller, FAO Forestry Director

Forest plantations - towards a sustainable future

Eduardo Mansur, FAO Forestry Director








Testimonials

FAO Goodwill Ambassadors

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carl Lewis and Anggun support the International Year of Forests

Food from the forests

Executive chef Heinz Beck

last updated:  Thursday, May 23, 2013