With every new forest fire or flood, and with every new report on the loss of wildlife or increase in desertification, we are reminded that we urgently need greater attention and efforts to conserve and sustainably manage the world’s forests.

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires halting deforestation, protecting intact forests and restoring degraded forest landscapes – and an upsurge of action by communities, forest industries and responsible businesses provides the best hope of doing so, according to speakers in the High-Level Dialogue on Forests in the Decade of Action.

Los árboles y los bosques no solo son bonitos, sino que desempeñan un papel crucial en nuestra vida cotidiana. Cinco mensajes clave de los árboles sobre su importancia para un mundo mejor.

A group of fourteen international organizations working together to support the safe, sustainable use of wildlife has issued four guiding principles which, if applied, will help reduce the risk of future pandemics originating from wild animals while also strengthening wildlife conservation and respecting the needs of wildlife-dependent communities.

A new federation representing timber producers in Mozambique has launched last week thanks to a project supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to improve forest governance by strengthening private sector representation.

There is growing recognition of the importance of forests for food security and nutrition but not enough attention on the essential role which forests play in human health, experts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said as the agency released a new publication on forests and human well-being.

Efforts to restore the world's degraded forests and landscapes must be scaled up to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, said FAO in a new publication released today.

Protecting wildlife habitats, reducing urban demand for wild meat and early detection of disease outbreaks are among the recommendations to prevent the spread of future pandemics and avoid their damaging impacts, according to a White Paper issued by the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Progr...

Las nuevas donaciones incrementarán la resiliencia ante el cambio climático y combatirán la deforestación en Argentina, Guatemala y Sudán.

Wood value chains have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic but the side effects of the crisis have not all been negative for the sector, according to a new FAO policy brief.

FAO and the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization will scale up efforts to reap benefits for rural poor, climate action and biodiversity.

En las montañas, donde se concentra cerca de la mitad de los focos de biodiversidad a escala mundial, habita un número en aumento de quienes más hambre padecen en el mundo, según un nuevo estudio presentado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y a...

A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its partners shows that the number of mountain people vulnerable to food insecurity in developing countries increased from 243 to almost 350 million between 2000 and 2017.

FAO and the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Secretariat have extended a collaboration to promote innovative approaches to sustainable forest management at landscape level.

Consumer interest in edible insects has been rising in recent years and that has driven a traditional, but local, industry in Southeast Asia to expand to meet increasing global demand.

Over the past 20 years, the conservation sector has increasingly recognized the contributions Indigenous communities have made toward achieving conservation goals, including protecting biodiversity and maintaining ecosystems that sustain us.

Before COVID-19 hit, increasing the production and use of sustainable wood was already a major challenge. Substitute materials, such as plastic, concrete and metal can be – at least on the face of it – cheaper.

FAO today published a new study on forest-related disasters that will help contribute to the development of effective responses for future incidents.

FAO today launched a new online tool that will help people better monitor, measure, and manage the relationship between forests and water.

As we celebrate World Wetlands Day on 2 February and enter the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the international community should give these disappearing natural resources the urgent attention they deserve. Wetlands must be preserved to ensure a brighter future for people and waterbirds.