Selon un article de la FAO publié aujourd'hui à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale pour la sécurité et la santé au travail, l'industrie forestière doit travailler à améliorer son bilan sécuritaire et à promouvoir l'emploi en milieu rural en vue de réaliser les Objectifs de développement durable.

Une nouvelle méthode de production de charbon offre aux communautés une source durable de combustibles et de revenus

The latest snapshot of the world’s forests shows that we are still struggling to meet a fundamental challenge—to make use of our forests while keeping them healthy for the benefit of us all.

Selon les principales conclusions d'un rapport publié tous les cinq ans par l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture Nations (FAO), la déforestation se poursuit à l'échelle mondiale, bien qu'à un rythme plus lent, avec 10 millions d'hectares par an convertis à d'autre...

Forest and farmer producer organizations are stepping up emergency responses to help millions of rural small-scale producers during the COVID-19 crisis as it disrupts lives and livelihoods worldwide.

Selon la dernière édition du rapport sur la situation des forêts du monde publié aujourd'hui, il est urgent d'agir pour sauvegarder la biodiversité des forêts mondiales face aux niveaux élevés de déforestation et de dégradation.

The State of the World’s Forests reports on recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues in the forest sector. The high-level virtual launch event organized jointly by FAO and UNEP was held on 22 May 2020 to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Women in rural area have seen the benefits of participating in forest and farm producer organizations, such as improving their ability to start businesses and sell their products, getting specialized training and accessing social and cultural services. 

Nature is sending us a message that we must change our behaviour for a more sustainable future, FAO Forestry Assistant Director-General Hiroto Mitsugi said today at the launch of a new green artwork for World Environment Day. 

Selon un nouveau rapport de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, les forêts et les arbres sont essentiels afin de promouvoir la pollinisation des abeilles, des papillons et des autres animaux et il est urgent de lutter contre la dégradation des habitats et de pro...

Unobtrusive and often unobserved, the insects, birds, and mammals that help to keep plant populations diverse and abundant are easily overlooked as they go about their tasks. Yet their contribution to food production in terms of quantity, quality, and diversity is incalculable, through the act of...

African forest experts are using satellite imagery to assess the forest resources of the continent through a virtual training held this week as part of the 2020 Remote Sensing Survey of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). 

Les gouvernements de la Birmanie et de la Finlande ont aujourd'hui lancé un projet révolutionnaire destiné à améliorer la surveillance des forêts en prenant en compte les conflits locaux et en vue de protéger les droits de l'homme.

People are consuming more than ever. Our choices are having an unprecedented impact on the environment. The jeans, skirts or suits we wear, the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics we use, the food and drink we consume – all of these products have an impact, to varying degrees, on the environment.

Heads of forestry and government representatives from around the world are among participants examining how forests can play a vital role in economic and social recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic as a four-day webinar series kicks off today.

Aside from claiming high numbers of victims, what do Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS), Ebola and COVID-19 have in common? The answer is that all three are zoonoses, the term given to an infectious disease caused by a pathogen that has jumped from animals to humans. 

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the globe, forests and forest communities are feeling the pressure.

Lalita Rokaya’s family could barely make ends meet and education was a luxury it could not afford. Now, thanks to UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Mountain Partnership Products (MPP) initiative, Lalita is continuing her education and her family have enough to eat and can afford health care.

EcorNaturaSí and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, hosted by FAO, today joined forces to better the lives of people living in rural areas and fragile ecosystems, such as mountains, forests and islands, and develop more inclusive food and agriculture systems.

FAO, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) today launched a comprehensive survey on forest education across the world.