L’innovation est essentielle pour concrétiser le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 et les objectifs de développement durable. Elle est également un accélérateur important de la transition vers des systèmes agroalimentaires plus efficaces, plus inclusifs, plus résilients et plus durables et de la réalisation d’objectifs mondiaux tells que l’éradication de la faim et de la pauvreté et la gestion et l’utilisation durables des ressources naturelles.Mais l’innovation ne naît pas de rien. Elle nécessite notamment des politiques de soutien, des partenariats solides porteurs de transformations, des investissements, une culture inclusive qui soit ouverte à de nouveaux concepts et encourage les...

Primary forests, which comprise less than one-third of the world’s remaining forests (around 1.11 billion ha), are where the majority of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity is found. They also comprise the largest proportion of terrestrial carbon stocks with the total ecosystem carbon stored in primary tropical forests calculated at 141-159 Gt C. Furthermore, the world’s tropical primary forests are the customary homelands of Indigenous Peoples who continue to play a critical role in their protection and conservation management. Yet primary forests continue to be degraded and lost at a rate of almost six million hectares per year. This briefing focuses...

This issue of Unasylva will be dedicated to the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean region. Ten years after the last issue on Mediterranean forests, this volume will provide a status of Mediterranean forest resources with a specific focus on restoration efforts, recent developments, and opportunities to achieve regional and global pledges. It will also highlight Mediterranean restoration efforts that the UN Decade wants to promote on a global scale.

The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030 (hereafter “UN Decade”) aims to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation and recover biodiversity, and ecosystem integrity; enhance human health and well-being, including sustainable delivery of ecosystem goods and services; and mitigate climate change. To create a shared vision of ecosystem restoration, UN Decade partners, through a consultative process, launched ten principles for achieving the highest level of recovery possible through restoration projects. To facilitate application of these principles and thereby maximize restoration outcomes for nature and people, the Standards of practice to guide ecosystem restoration provide key recommendations for all phases...

This publication discusses the concept, evolution, and requirements of forest management planning, focusing on multiple-use forest management and small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs). It provides a framework for forest management planning, guiding forest managers through the planning process stepwise and providing advice on information sources needed during the planning process. The framework can be adapted to national and local contexts in line with relevant regulatory requirements.