United States of America 

A national park ranger monitors a firebreak during a prescribed fire in Congaree National Park, South Carolina.

©FAO/Yuna Chitea 

Honduras 

An aerial image of the forests of Gracias, Lempira, taken from a drone, shows the fragility of this vital ecosystem in the western region of Honduras. Drones can play a key role in forest conservation, such as monitoring forests, combating illegal logging and reforesting degraded areas.

©FAO/Wilder Portillo 

Lebanon 

A handheld spectroradiometer is used to assess environmental stressors on a pine seedling in Menjez, Akkar. It monitors the seedling’s vitality to safeguard its development at critical growth stages.

©FAO/George Mitri

Austria 

Protected-area managers Tobias and Larissa use laser scanning technology to determine the volume of live and dead wood in a forest. This and other new technologies are aiding daily work in forest-protected areas and enabling exploration of the carbon storage potential of natural forests.

©FAO/Hanns Kirchmeir 

Finland 

Wood-based textiles are replacing those manufactured using plastics, offering a new, sustainable approach to fashion.

©FAO/Sofia Ilmonen 

Slovenia 

Slovenia was hit by the largest fire in its history in 2022, with 2 900 hectares of forests burnt in the Karst region. In 2023, the Slovenia Forest Service started reforestation in hard-to-reach areas with drones that drop seed balls. The balls contain the seeds of indigenous tree species.

©FAO/Miroslav Šlafhauser