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FAO launches ‘4 WINS’ approach to advance women’s entrepreneurship in forest economies
06/03/2026
As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new model for strengthening women’s leadership and entrepreneurship in the world’s forest sectors.
From savannah plant to global remedy
02/03/2026
How the devil’s claw tuber improves health and wildlife conservation in Namibia
Pilot to boost access to finance for forest and farm producer organizations in Tanzania
28/02/2026
The project will strengthen financial inclusion for organizations that represent smallholders, rural women’s groups, local communities and Indigenous Peoples’ institutions.
Vienna Call for Action urges progress on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy
26/02/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a call today for urgent action to accelerate progress towards a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. 
CBD parties acknowledge FAO road map on ecosystem restoration
19/02/2026

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) this week acknowledged an FAO-led global partnership to monitor progress towards ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM...

FAO and Norway launch partnership to strengthen global forest monitoring and data
29/12/2025
With USD 5.97 million from Norway’s Ministry of Climate and the Environment, the partnership will modernize and accelerate the collection, analysis and dissemination of forest data worldwide.
Global forest products trade and production show signs of recovery in 2024
24/12/2025
After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabilization in 2024.
Protecting forests is protecting Africa's agrifood systems
17/12/2025
When forests thrive, so do communities and agriculture, explains Ewald Rametsteiner, Deputy Director of FAO's Forestry Division.
New FAO tools to help countries halt deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation
New FAO tools to help countries halt deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation
16/12/2025
A new suite of tools launched today by FAO will help countries identify practical, systemic solutions to halt deforestation while advancing sustainable agrifood systems.
FAO commemorates International Mountain Day 2025 by spotlighting glacier preservation
11/12/2025
FAO today celebrated International Mountain Day 2025 at its headquarters in Rome, under the theme “Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains and beyond.”
From Himalayan mountain tops to Milan catwalks
08/12/2025
In these mountain communities, weaving is a tradition passed on from mothers to daughters. As the main earners for their families, women spend the day at their looms, turning their artistry into income while keeping their heritage alive.
Indigenous and local action brings back nature: UN recognizes three World Restoration Flagships
04/12/2025
Newly designated initiatives in Australia, Canada and South Africa represent science-based and inclusive examples of ecosystem restoration.
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Africa rallies around forest innovation as AFWC25 opens in Gambia
01/12/2025
The 25th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission has opened in Banjul, The Gambia, with a clear call for African countries to scale up innovation and reinforce political commitment to protect and restore Africa’s forests and wildlife.
A sacred duty
19/11/2025
Restoring Brazil’s forests through Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge.
COP30: Flagship TERRA platform to upscale global agroecology and agroforestry
19/11/2025
The Government of Brazil, with technical support of FAO through the Forest and Farm Facility and partners, today launched TERRA – a global platform designed to scale resilient and restorative agroecology and agroforestry. 
COP30: Forests drive agricultural success, not conflict, report shows
19/11/2025

FAO-led report says protecting and restoring forests is crucial to boosting climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods and global food and water security.

COP30: Collaborative Partnership on Forests urges accelerated action to halt deforestation
18/11/2025
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests has issued a joint call for renewed global commitment and collaboration to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation and increase forest area worldwide by 2030 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom
15/11/2025
The UK Government today announced long-term funding of GBP 16.9 million for the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FAO welcomes COP30 leaders’ call to action on wildfire resilience
07/11/2025
FAO has welcomed the launch of the Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience today at the Belém Climate Summit ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
The women replanting Argentina’s future
05/11/2025
Amid deforestation, women are planting new roots, taking the climate into their own hands.