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FAO launches new framework to measure progress on ecosystem restoration
04/05/2022
Seoul/Rome - A new framework designed to monitor and report on the progress of restoration efforts throughout the duration of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration has been launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
New FAO mechanism will help countries manage the risk of wildfire
04/05/2022
Seoul - FAO has launched a new mechanism that will enable countries better understand, manage and affront forest fires.
XV World Forestry Congress: Let forests lead the way in a post COVID-19 world
04/05/2022
Seoul - Forests have a key role to play in post COVID-19 recovery, through improvements in secure livelihoods and contributions toward sustained economic growth in the long term, organisation heads and forest experts agreed today at a special event during the XV World Forestry Co...
Collaborative Partnership on Forests: Forests hold solutions – if we act now
03/05/2022
Seoul - Forests can be a driving force in tackling climate change, boosting food security, conserving biodiversity and creating a world free of poverty, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) said today at the XV World Forest Conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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In Focus: Discover our forests
03/05/2022
Explore the world’s forests from two unique vantage points.
Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows
03/05/2022
Seoul/Rome - The rate at which our forests are disappearing slowed by nearly 30 per cent from the first decade of the century to the period from 2010-2018, a key report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) showed. But the earth’...
Three things we must do to enable our forests to help us overcome multiple crises
02/05/2022
By QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The world faces huge challenges in overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity, the war in Ukraine, the accelerating climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
The world faces huge challenges in overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity, the war in Ukraine, the accelerating climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
As World Forestry Congress opens, FAO advocates for vital role of trees and forests
02/05/2022
Seoul/Rome - Global leaders going into a raft of meetings affecting the planet’s future must hear the message that forests and trees are vital to green recovery and building more resilient economies and societies, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organ...
FAO Director-General meets with youth delegation at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul
02/05/2022
Seoul - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with 15 members of the youth and young professional delegation attending the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul to share his support for their action in the forestry sector.
Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
02/05/2022
Seoul/Rome - With the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, our forests can help us recover from their impact, but only if we step up action to unlock their potential. In a key report launched today, the State of the Wo...
World Forestry Congress to push for greener, healthier future with forests
29/04/2022
Making sure forests play a crucial role in combating climate change and achieving sustainable development goals will be the focus of the XV World Forestry Congress next week in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sustainable Mountains: FAO calls for transformative response to climate threat
28/04/2022
Rome – The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for a change of pace in the way we protect our mountains, as the climate crisis threatens to further exacerbate the livelihoods of its dwellers and beyond.
The Wild Dozen: Prized as ingredients, vulnerable wild plants face surging demand
22/04/2022
Rome - A new report published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Wild Check: Assessing risks and opportunities of trade in wild plant ingredients, sheds light on twelve flagship species – the so-called "wild dozen” – that are hidden in our...
No sweeter business
13/04/2022
Embracing beekeeping as a livelihood in the Gambia’s dryland forests.
Restoring and protecting forests has never been more important as we face the harsh reality of climate change
06/04/2022
Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) are responsible for nearly a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming our planet, and despite billions of dollars committed to the cause, little headway has been made in recent years on reducing emissions in the sector.
Time is running out to cut greenhouse gases, says landmark climate change report
04/04/2022
Rome – The agriculture, forestry and other land use sector (AFOLU) still has time to cut greenhouse gases – but it must act now, warns new landmark report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Forests and ecosystem restoration hold the key for more green jobs in the Mediterranean
28/03/2022
Antalya, Türkiye - Forest and landscape restoration and employment opportunities that Mediterranean forests can offer young people topped the agenda at the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week and 24th session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions-Silva Mediterrane...
Publication launch: The role of forest products in the global bioeconomy - wood-based products contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
21/03/2022
Switching from fossil-based products to renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals, according to the report Forest Products in the global bioeconomy: Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainabl...
The role of forest products in the global bioeconomy - wood-based products contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
21/03/2022
Rome - Switching from fossil-based products to renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals, according to the report Forest Products in ...
On the International Day of Forests, choose wood-based products for the climate and SDGs
21/03/2022
The world’s forests are vast carbon sinks, and one of humanity’s greatest assets in the fight against climate change. It can be counter-intuitive, then, to imagine that cutting down trees and using wood-based products can assist us in that same fight. But if wood-based products come from sustaina...