Publications
Wood products in the bioeconomy
26/06/2026
Using the FOROM global forest model, the report runs multiple scenarios out to 2070, testing different urbanization and wood-use assumptions, to project future EWP demand, estimate carbon storage and emissions substitution benefits, and benchmark results against national climate commitments (nationally determined contributions).
Toward Resilient Rivers - Insights from the Kafue, Magdalena and Atrato River Basinsin Zambia and Colombia
30/01/2025
Resilient River Basins: Counting Fish from Forests for Food Security was initiated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR-ICRAF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), WorldFish and Fundación Humedales in 2020–2022 with activities in Zambia and Colombia to assess the integration of forestry and fisheries activities and to identify opportunities for watershed-based monitoring and management.
Global forest products facts and figures 2023
30/12/2024
A synthesis of major trends in production, trade, and consumption of forest products, 2019-2023, based on the FAOSTAT-Forestry database and including a short summary of recent improvements in FAO’s work on forest product statistics.
Assessment of emerging employment and decent work opportunities and challenges in the forest sector
30/12/2024
This report assesses the potential impacts of megatrends on employment in the forest sector, focusing on both current employment and emerging opportunities. The study examines existing decent work challenges and identifies key issues likely to develop alongside these new opportunities.
Forests, trees and wild species in agrifood systems - Optimizing benefits for biodiversity, climate and health
30/10/2024
This brief was prepared as a background document for FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme Project TCP/INT/3905, Strengthening country capacities to enable forest-based contributions to healthy and sustainable agrifood systems.
Building a sustainable bioeconomy in Africa through forest products - Trends, opportunities and challenges
30/10/2024
The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the current status of Africa’s forest and circular bioeconomy and prospective future trends. By synthesizing evidence across several studies, the report seeks to provide an understanding of the current status of the forest economy in Africa.
The Forests Dialogue’s - Field Dialogue on Ecosystem Restoration - Concept note
22/04/2024
Engaging the private sector to support ecosystem conservation and restoration to increase biodiversity in Kalimantan.
Sustainability by numbers - Forest products at FAO
30/10/2023
Forest product data are essential in monitoring impact and innovation in the global wood industry; responding to climate change by calculating carbon emissions; and developing equitable policies that uphold ecosystem services and forest values for our communities.
Enhancing the engagement of forest-based industries in ecosystem restoration
30/01/2023
With this Statement, the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI), recognizes that forest-based industries can play a unique role in facilitating global efforts towards ecosystem restoration.
The role of wood residues in the transition to sustainable bioenergy
30/01/2023
This report provides an overview of the potential use of wood residues as feedstock for bioenergy production as part of the transition towards a sustainable and circular forest bioeconomy.