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Arbor Day Foundation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN name record-breaking 210 Tree Cities of the World
04/03/2025
The Arbor Day Foundation and FAO have recognized 210 communities as the 2024 Tree Cities of the World.
Conservation finance: investing in people and the planet
03/03/2025
Why innovative approaches to conservation finance are needed to bring about transformative results for wildlife, people and the planet.
A gift for conservation helps reduce conflict between humans and wildlife
03/03/2025
How one young Zimbabwean is playing her part in sustainable wildlife management.
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme defines key principles for community monitoring of wildlife populations
21/01/2025
A new publication from the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme sets out guiding principles for ensuring communities can monitor wild animal populations in their territories as
part of conservation efforts.
FAO-led programme empowers forest and farm producers to boost restoration efforts in Africa
21/01/2025
A new programme empowering forest and farm producers to accelerate restoration-based value-added innovation, focusing on Africa, was launched today by FAO in Togo, one of six countries that will participate in the initiative.
Increase in climate-driven wildfires calls for more investment in prevention
16/01/2025
The deadly wildfires that have swept through the Los Angeles area, destroying whole communities and causing billions in damage, reveal why countries must invest more in stopping these devastating blazes before they start.
New trends opening job opportunities in the forest sector – FAO report
17/12/2024
Global megatrends are renewing traditional forest-sector employment and can provide new job opportunities, according to a new report released today by FAO.
How insects are helping to save the lemur in Madagascar
13/12/2024
How the farming of edible insects takes pressure off protected primates.
FAO-UNHCR issue brief outlines how to include communities for a greener humanitarian response
12/12/2024
Communities must play a central role in managing forests sustainably in areas hosting large numbers of displaced people as part of a greener response to humanitarian crises.
Why we need climate action in mountains now
11/12/2024
As climate change intensifies, the world’s mountains face escalating threats.
FAO marks International Mountain Day 2024 with a focus on climate adaptation solutions
11/12/2024
The event showcases a new climate challenges and strategies publication, while the inaugural Mountain Future Award includes honours for initiatives from India and Rwanda
Global forest products facts and figures 2023 shows fall in global trade in wood and paper products
10/12/2024
FAO statistical overview records significant 12 percent drop from record levels in 2021-2022
Weaving new futures
10/12/2024
Guatemalan women blend heritage and fashion to drive economic and social change
Giving back to the desert in Mauritania - Restoring land as part of the Great Green Wall of Africa protects communities against desertification
05/12/2024
A group of eight women sit together in a circle, their crossed legs enveloped in the vibrant colours of their traditional cotton dresses. They sit on the dirt ground next to a tent for relaxing, but the women don’t seem to have time to use it.
U-turn on the highway to nature loss: UN to award countries and initiatives leading the way in land and ocean restoration
05/12/2024
Initiatives to restore degraded ecosystems across all continents will be recognized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) as new World Restoration Flagships next year.
FAO launches new project to help countries advance forest monitoring for transparent commodity value chains
27/11/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched a new project to help countries improve their forest-related data at a four-day South-South knowledge exchange taking place in Rome this week.
COP29: FAO highlights crucial role of primary forests for climate and biodiversity goals
20/11/2024
A recently launched technical brief from the FAO underscores the critical role of primary forests in combatting climate change and halting biodiversity loss as crucial discussions take place at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
COP29: Collaborative Partnership on Forests highlights forest-based bioeconomy for climate goals
20/11/2024
Achieving a forest-based bioeconomy can help halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation, delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference heard today at an event organized by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.
Collaboration between mountain communities and Italian fashion designers wins Japan World Expo 2025 award
18/11/2024
An innovative programme with artisan women from remote mountain communities has received an award today as an example of best practices in design for the future.
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme expands in Asia-Pacific - New regional project starting in Lao PDR will help boost zoonotic disease prevention
11/11/2024
FAO today launched a new Asia-Pacific project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as part of the global Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme.