Forestry

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]

Edible insect farming, collection and marketing in Thailand 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

Edible insect farming, collection and marketing in Thailand

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Near East

Forests and Rangelands in the Near East Region: Facts and Figures

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

Towards national financing strategies for sustainable forest management in Latin America

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

Africa

Nature & Faune Vol 27 Issue 1 2012

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

State of the World's Forests

2012 State of the World's Forests

As the global community looks for ways to move to a greener economy, it is increasingly clear that forests, forestry and forest products must play a central role. This tenth edition of State of the World’s Forests explores the role of forests in human history, finding strong links between forest use and economic and social development and between unabated forest destruction and economic decline. [more]

last updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013