The 28th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO 28) and 10th World Forest Week will bring forestry policymakers and experts from Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together in Rome from 28 September to 2 October to drive forward the global agenda on forests.

Rome – In response to the urgent need to address more frequent and extreme wildfires, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today released new guidance to help countries strengthen the rules and processes they have in place for managing wi...

A new FAO guide is calling for stronger national forest biosecurity systems to help countries protect forests from the growing threat of forest pests and invasive species, the spread of which is being accelerated by global trade, the movement of people and goods, and climate change.

Forests make our world better in many ways: they cool local temperatures, remove greenhouse gases from the air and provide habitats for animals, insects and other biodiversity crucial to healthy ecosystems.

Rome – Forests and trees play a crucial role in providing nutritious food, and more than 5 billion people worldwide rely on them to some extent for their livelihoods. Yet their contribution to food security and nutrition remains largely overlooked in national statistics and policy frameworks.

The Forest and Farm Facility is convening its Global Conference in Bolivia this week, bringing together forest and farm producer organizations, governments, the private sector, and international cooperation partners from 15 countries to share results and lessons learned and define the future of sustainable rural development.

Du 28 septembre au 2 octobre 2026, au siège de la FAO, Rome

A farmer growing coffee under shade trees needs those trees to remain healthy to maintain the right soil and microclimate that coffee depends on. If the trees or soil degrade, yields fall. For that farmer, protecting the land is essential to earning a living. That is why forest and farm producer ...

Rome – A new search is underway for communities or Indigenous Peoples in Central Asia and Latin America who are showing how restoring nature can create jobs, income and new opportunities for local people. Through a survey launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

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...

Les inscriptions sont désormais ouvertes pour la deuxième session d’un cours en ligne gratuit élaboré par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et ses partenaires afin de soutenir la gestion durable des zones humides et des oiseaux d’eau en Afrique du Nord et...

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.

A new FAO reporting process will enable countries to update key forest data more frequently, strengthening the information needed to guide climate, biodiversity and sustainable forest management policies across Latin America.

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, ...

En République centrafricaine, les forêts jouent un rôle essentiel dans la sécurité alimentaire et les moyens de subsistance des ménages ruraux. Mais la dégradation des écosystèmes forestiers réduit progressivement ces ressources et fragilise les communautés qui en dépendent.