Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – The UN today awarded three new World Restoration Flagships in Brazil, the Sahel region, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The initiatives are strengthening landscape productivity by restoring degraded ecosystems in regions facing drought, desertification and climate c...

Registration is now open for the second session of a free online course developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners to support the sustainable management of wetlands and waterbirds in North Africa and the Sahel.

The forest sector employs approximately 42 million people worldwide. A new joint study by FAO, ILO and Germany’s Thünen Institute is sharing the first globally comparable, sex-disaggregated employment figures for the forestry sector.

To truly celebrate Indigenous healers, we must recognize their living knowledge as firmly rooted in forests and safeguard those ecosystems, FAO’s Sophie Grouwels of the Forest and Farm Facility explains.

A new report from FAO released today provides a stronger scientific basis for improving the accuracy, transparency and credibility of greenhouse gas estimates from peatlands, particularly in developing countries.

Muong women are preserving a traditional weaving craft through a thriving cooperative that supports livelihoods and cultural heritage with support from the Forest and Farm Facility, FAO's Ewald Rametsteiner explains.

Un nuevo proceso de reporte de la FAO permitirá a los países actualizar con mayor frecuencia datos forestales clave, fortaleciendo la información necesaria para orientar las políticas sobre clima, biodiversidad y gestión forestal sostenible en América Latina.

Greater use of sustainably sourced wood could help reposition the construction sector from a major greenhouse gas emitter to a driver of climate change mitigation, according to a new report from FAO and Bauhaus Earth.

Rome/London – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today announced a new investment from Norway to strengthen forest monitoring worldwide, helping countries strengthen climate action, improve transparency and unlock finance to protect and restore forests.

Rome - A new report launched today by the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme underscores the critical role that wildlife plays in supporting the livelihoods, nutrition and cultural practices of millions of people across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has selected 60 Young Forest Champions for 2026 to lead action on forest conservation, restoration and sustainable use underpinned by innovative monitoring approaches across six countries.

Al seguir los pasos de sus progenitores y dedicarse al pastoreo de yaks, una profesión tradicionalmente ejercida por varones, Subita desafió las arraigadas normas sociales y demostró que las mujeres podían asumir roles que iban más allá de lo que esperaba la sociedad.

FAO today published new guidance on forest monitoring, including on how to map and monitor tree-based agricultural commodities such as those produced in agroforestry systems.

By Zhimin Wu, Assistant Director-General and Director of the Forestry Division, FAO

FAO seeks expressions of interest from institutions in becoming FAO Reference Centres for Forestry – transformative partnerships designed to strengthen science-based forest management and support countries in addressing global challenges.

A new publication from FAO highlights the untapped potential of wild and often overlooked foods to improve nutrition, protect biodiversity and build more resilient food systems, and sets out guidance for better data collection on these ‘hidden’ foods. 

FAO will contribute to the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), convened by UN-Habitat and hosted by the Government of Azerbaijan.

Harare - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Canada have launched a major new project to strengthen wildfire prevention, preparedness and resilience.

New York – The world loses 11 million hectares of forest every year to deforestation, while a further 168 million hectares are affected annually by wildfires, pests and diseases. Against this backdrop, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) set out its contributions...

FAO and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), an interagency partnership of 16 member organizations permanently chaired by FAO, will contribute to the deliberations of the upcoming 21st Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21).