Publications

FAO Forestry Papers

The FAO Forestry Paper series is FAO’s main series in forestry. Most volumes are published in several languages.

 

FAO Forestry Paper 171: Edible insects - Future prospects for food and feed security This publication describes the contribution of insects to food security. It shows the many traditional and potential new uses of insects for direct human consumption and the opportunities for and constraints to farming them for food and feed. It examines the body of research on issues such as insect nutrition and food safety, the use of insects as animal feed, and the processing and preservation of insects and their products. [more]
FAO Forestry Paper 169: Global forest land-use change 1990-2005 This report presents the key findings on forest land use and land-use change between 1990 and 2005 from FAO’s 2010 Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA 2010) Remote Sensing Survey. This survey was the result of a partnership between FAO, countries and the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). It is the first report of its kind to present systematic estimates of global forest land use and change. [more]


From the regions

Asia and the Pacific

Six-legged livestock Six-legged livestock

Edible insect farming, collection and marketing in Thailand


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Near East

An overview of the status and potential of forests and rangelands, their potential contribution to national economies and their impact on dependent populations in the Near East. [more]

 

Europe and Central Asia

State of Mediterranean Forests 2013 The Mediterranean forests are expected to be hard hit by climate change and are under severe pressure from population growth, according to the first FAO report on the State of Mediterranean Forests . This results in ever-increasing competition for already scarce food and water resources in the region. [more]

Latin America and the Caribbean

Provides a synthesis of experience and achievements in the financing of forest management in 19 Latin American countries. [more]

Africa

Managing Africa’s water resources: integrating sustainable use of land, forests and fisheries. [more]

 

last updated:  Thursday, January 31, 2013