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UN urges intense restoration of nature to address climate and biodiversity crises
03/06/2021
Nairobi/Rome - Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade - an area about the size of China.
FAO launches platform to measure ecosystem restoration progress
03/06/2021
FAO today launched a new online platform that will support countries and communities to monitor progress in restoring damaged and degraded ecosystems as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 officially gets under way.
To conserve biodiversity, we must protect our forests
20/05/2021
As we mark the International Day of Biological Diversity on 22 May, we need to remember that conserving the planet’s biodiversity also means protecting its forests.
World Bee Day: Bolivia honey producers work to meet demand due to COVID-19
20/05/2021
Beekeepers in Bolivia have been working hard to meet an increased demand for honey during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports from producer organizations in the country.
62nd Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
29/04/2021
On 27 and 28 April 2021, the FAO’s Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI; ‘the Committee’) met for its 62nd Annual Meeting.
The Session started with the inspiring opening remarks of the Director of FAO’s Forestry Division, Ms Mette Løyche Wilkie, who pro...
Collaborative Partnership on Forests calls for halt to deforestation
27/04/2021
New York - A group of 15 international organizations working on forestry today issued a joint statement highlighting the need to halt the destruction of the world's forests.
Healthy forests are key to “building back better”
26/04/2021
FAO joins the global call to action for reversing deforestation at the UN Forum on Forests.
Recognizing the true guardians of the forest: Q&A with David Kaimowitz
14/04/2021
Over the past 20 years, the conservation sector has increasingly recognized the contributions Indigenous communities have made toward achieving conservation goals, including protecting biodiversity and maintaining ecosystems that sustain us.
Boosting youth employment in forestry in Uganda
08/04/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today published a new study on strengthening rural employment opportunities for young people across Uganda's forestry value chain.
The Arbor Day Foundation and FAO recognize 120 Tree Cities of the World
30/03/2021
Cities in 23 countries across 6 continents meet top urban forestry standards.
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Challenges and opportunities for the forest sector’s engagement in ecosystem restoration
26/03/2021
Research shows that some two billion hectares of world’s deforested and degraded landscapes offer potential for restoration. Led by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration runs from 2021 – 2030. Complementing th...
Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being, says FAO Director-General
21/03/2021
Rome - Opening the high-level ceremony to mark the International Day of Forests, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today described fores...
Winners of International Day of Forests 2021 photo contest announced
21/03/2021
Photographs from the Russian Federation, Belarus and Spain have won the International Day of Forests 2021 photo contest, which celebrated the ways in which trees contribute to people’s well-being across the world.
Restoring our forests provides a path to recovery and well-being
21/03/2021
Today we mark the International Day of Forests, and never before has there been greater reason to focus our attention on these precious natural resources that cover a third of the Earth’s land area.
Charting a “path to recovery and wellbeing” on 2021’s International Day of Forests
19/03/2021
Guest blogger and FAO Forestry Officer David Kaimowitz explains why global ambition to restore the world’s forests will only be achieved if the huge potential of forest and farm producers is realised.
Drylands: much more than their name suggests
18/03/2021
You might not expect it, but over 25 percent of the world’s forests are in drylands!
Mountain felt fashion: the next big thing?
08/03/2021
A Haitian-Italian fashion designer and Kyrgyz women work together to bring traditional designs to the international market.
Cultural heritage lifting rural mountain women out of poverty
08/03/2021
Mountain people are among the world’s poorest. Living in fragile ecosystems threatened by climate change and land degradation, one in every two rural mountain people in developing countries risks not having enough food for a healthy life.
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Preventing human-wildlife conflict is critical for people and the planet
03/03/2021
Each year on 3 March, World Wildlife Day presents us with an opportunity. Not only do we celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wildlife, but we also turn our attention to how to live alongside it harmoniously and sustainably.
UN World Wildlife Day highlights role of indigenous and local communities’ livelihoods and knowledge in the conservation of forest species and ecosystems
03/03/2021
Representatives of Indigenous and Local Communities, Governments, civil society and the private sector came together to celebrate the role of forest communities and their experiences in conserving the world’s forests.