Rome - Reversing deforestation and forest degradation can be an effective “nature-based solution” to climate change but requires the strong involvement of the private sector and greater collaboration among land-use sectors, according to speakers at the High-Level D...

A sustainable forest sector lies at the heart of COVID-19 recovery plans that seek to build back better, senior executives from the forest industry said today in a statement released for FAO’s Committee on Forestry. 

Forests and tree landscapes should be at the heart of building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic for a more resilient and sustainable future, members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) said today.

Prendre de bonnes décisions nécessite de disposer d’informations fiables, et pour protéger les forêts, il faut surveiller leur état.

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.

Les arbres et les forêts ne sont pas seulement esthétiques, ils jouent un rôle crucial dans notre vie de tous les jours.  Cinq messages clés des arbres sur l’importance de ces végétaux pour un monde meilleur.

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...

Les nouveaux financements permettront d’accroître la résilience face au changement climatique et de lutter contre la déforestation en Argentine, au Guatemala et au Soudan.

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.

Les montagnes abritent la moitié environ des zones névralgiques de la diversité biologique mondiale mais aussi un nombre croissant de personnes qui comptent parmi les plus durement touchées par la faim. C'est ce qu'explique une nouvelle étude publiée par l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'al...

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.