Imagine a forest that covered half of your entire country. A biodiverse forest which supports thousands of species from giant anteaters to armadillos to jaguars. A forest that is home to one the world’s last uncontacted tribes.

FAO and the World Bank today called for a halt to the degradation of forests and natural resources around Uganda’s refugee settlements at the launch of two joint publications in Kampala.

Новая публикация и инновационный геопространственный онлайн-инструмент поможет странам сохранить важнейшие запасы углерода.

Extraordinary images from the Philippines and Madagascar have won the International Day of Forests 2020 photo contest, which celebrated the astonishing biodiversity of the world’s forests.

This March 21, the International Day of Forests is putting the spotlight on the great variety of animal, plant and other life supported by the world’s forests with the theme, “Forests and Biodiversity: Too precious to lose.”

Young people aged 15-24 are often underemployed but hold huge potential to contribute to prosperity among forest communities, according to a new report published by FAO and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

Senior executives from the forest industry have set priorities to enhance the forest sector’s contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals at the 61st session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI).

Forestry experts in Peru have been learning the latest digital methodologies to monitor changes in forest resources from space amid the country’s COVID-19 lockdown.

В новом докладе ФАО излагаются меры по снижению несчастных случаев в лесной промышленности, включая проведение инспекций техники безопасности, подготовку и обучение оказанию первой медицинской помощи.

Новый метод производства угля обеспечивает общины устойчивым источником топлива и дохода

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.

ФАО опубликовала основные результаты Глобальной оценки лесных ресурсов.

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.

Требуются безотлагательные действия для сохранения биоразнообразия лесов мира ввиду угрожающих темпов обезлесения и деградации. Об этом говорится в очередном издании доклада «Состояние лесов мира», обнародованном сегодня.

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. 

Леса и деревья крайне важны для содействия опылению пчелами, бабочками и другими животными, необходимо как можно быстрее остановить деградацию их сред обитания и защитить биоразнообразие. Об этом говорится в новом докладе Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации Объединенных Наций.

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).