Publications

The 4WINS approach towards equitable entrepreneurship and leadership across the forest sector

2026

Evidence shows that when women have secure tenure, access to finance and meaningful decision-making roles, they contribute to more sustainable, equitable and biodiversity-positive forest management.

Enhancing the sustainability and financing of forest-based value chains

2026

Value chain analysis offers a critical lens to understand the actors and activities connecting production to consumption, revealing market access pathways, key influencers and power dynamics, and the distribution of financial margins. Providing a systemic perspective on the interconnectedness of actors and value chain stages, it can also identify feedback loops and foster multistakeholder engagement.

Territorial approaches to forest governance

2025

This publication identifies current practices, positive and negative lessons, and institutional options for effective forest governance at larger scales such as landscapes. It provides seven guiding principles and recommendations building on success factors identified in case studies.

Strengthening coherence between forestry and social protection for sustainable agrifood systems transformation: A diagnostic tool

2025

This diagnostic tool aligns with FAO's Framework for Analysis and Action for Forestry and Social Protection, which outlines a comprehensive strategy to integrate social protection measures with sustainable forest management practices.

The State of the World’s Forests 2024 Forest-sector innovations towards a more sustainable future

2024

This edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) provides highlights on the state of the world’s forests and explores the transformative power of evidence-based innovation in the forest sector, ranging from new technologies to creative and successful policies and institutional changes, to new ways of getting finance to forest owners and managers.