SEPAL in action: Turning satellite data into better forest decisions
22/06/2026
Forests are changing fast, and better decisions depend on reliable information. SEPAL is FAO’s open-source, cloud-based Earth observation platform that transforms satellite data into critical information for forest and land monitoring.
AIM4Commodities - Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests and Commodities
01/12/2025
AIM4Commodities (Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests and Commodities) is a global initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), funded by the United Kingdom and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Papua New Guinea advances the Tropical Forest Forever Facility for inclusive forest monitoring
28/11/2025
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is home to one of the world’s largest remaining tropical rainforests. With support from FAO’s AIM4Forests programme, the country is strengthening its forest monitoring by meeting the requirements of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a flagship initiative launched...
Toward the institutionalization of forest data – why management and sharing matter
29/10/2025
Institutionalizing forest data means making reliable, shared, long-term information a core part of how countries manage forests. It brings together national forest monitoring systems, clear data standards and roles, quality control, secure storage, open access and interoperability – so observatio...
Artificial Intelligence and the potential for enhanced forest growth and carbon mitigation
20/06/2025
The Expert Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Forest Growth Rates and Carbon Mitigation Potential” took place on 9 and 10 June 2025. It brought together leading voices from science, technology, policy and philanthropy to foster collaboration, and scale data-driven solutions that place forests at the core of climate action.
Artificial Intelligence and the potential for enhanced forest growth and carbon mitigation
20/06/2025
The Expert Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Forest Growth Rates and Carbon Mitigation Potential” took place on 9 and 10 June 2025. It brought together leading voices from science, technology, policy and philanthropy to foster collaboration, and scale data-driven solutions that place forests at the core of climate action.
Deforisk: The path to more actionable deforestation risk management
29/05/2025
Deforisk is a cutting-edge solution developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with financial support from the AIM4Forests: Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests programme and in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research Centre for Internatio...
Interview with Rugiatu Bundu (Sierra Leona) on the National Forest Inventory online course
26/05/2025
Rugiatu Bundu, from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change of Sierra Leona, shares her insights on the FAO National Forest Inventory online course. Rugiatu discusses how the course empowered her with essentials of effective national forest inventory implementation, from planning to reporting.
Advancing forest monitoring in Ghana
25/03/2025
Tessia Boateng from the Ghana Forestry Commission shares insights on Ghana’s progress in forest monitoring, reporting and verification through the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme during the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and AIM4Forests South-South knowledge exchange, held from 25 to 28 November 2024...
FAO elearning Academy: Integration of Forest Monitoring Courses into the Master's Programme
05/12/2024
Professor Adandé Belarmain Fandohan, Vice-Rector for University Research, National University of Agriculture of Benin, explains how he integrated the FAO eLearning Academy's course series Forest Monitoring for Climate Action into the Master's program.
AIM4Forests: Acelerando el monitoreo innovador de los bosques
24/09/2024
Programa AIM4Forests: Acelerando el Monitoreo Innovador de los bosques, que tiene por objetivo: “Apoyar las acciones de mejoras relativas a los datos de actividad (DA) con foco en la degradación y restauración forestal que el país ha identificado en su más reciente Nivel de Referencia de Emisiones Forestales (NREF 2023-2027) sometido en enero de 2024 a la CMNUCC...
Entrevista con Nelly Paredes Del Castillo del Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (Perú)
19/09/2024
Nelly Paredes del Castillo, Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre – SERFOR del Perú, analiza los objetivos actuales del sector forestal. Destaca soluciones innovadoras utilizadas en el monitoreo forestal, incluyendo la participación de los Pueblos Indígenas.
Deforisk: Innovating deforestation risk mapping for climate action
17/09/2024
Deforisk is a cutting-edge solution developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with financial support from the AIM4Forests: Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests programme and in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD).
Brazilian Forest Service objectives: Interview with Marcus Vinicius Alves, Deputy Director-General
17/09/2024
Marcus Vinicius Alves, Deputy Director-General from the Brazilian Forest Service, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, discusses the current objectives of the Brazilian Forest Service. He highlights innovative solutions used in forest monitoring, and the important role of Indigenous Peoples.