Joint study by FAO, ILO and Thünen Institute of Forestry includes first global sex-disaggregated employment estimates for the forest sector

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked International Day of Forests 2026 and World Water Day 2026 on Thursday with a series of high‑level and technical events at its headquarters in Rome.

Rome – Seven photographs from across the world have been selected as the winning entries of the 2026 International Day of Forests ‘Forests and economies’ photo contest. 

The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have recognized 283 communities as 2025 Tree Cities of the World.

En Uganda, el huerto hidropónico de una escuela aúna nutrición e innovación

As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new model for strengthening women’s leadership and entrepreneurship in the world’s forest sectors.

El tubérculo conocido como la “garra del diablo” mejora la salud y la conservación de la vida silvestre en Namibia

The project will strengthen financial inclusion for organizations that represent smallholders, rural women’s groups, local communities and Indigenous Peoples’ institutions.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a call today for urgent action to accelerate progress towards a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. 

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) this week acknowledged an FAO-led global partnership to monitor progress towards ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM...

With USD 5.97 million from Norway’s Ministry of Climate and the Environment, the partnership will modernize and accelerate the collection, analysis and dissemination of forest data worldwide.

After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabilization in 2024.

When forests thrive, so do communities and agriculture, explains Ewald Rametsteiner, Deputy Director of FAO's Forestry Division.

A new suite of tools launched today by FAO will help countries identify practical, systemic solutions to halt deforestation while advancing sustainable agrifood systems.

En el acto se reclamaron medidas urgentes para preservar los glaciares y se distinguió a los proyectos ganadores del Premio Futuro de las Montañas en Colombia, Kirguistán y el Pakistán por protección de los ecosistemas de montaña y fomento de la resiliencia.

En estas comunidades de montaña, la labor de las hilanderas constituye una tradición que se transmite de madres a hijas. Estas mujeres, que son la principal fuente de sustento para sus familias, pasan el día en sus telares, convirtiendo su arte en ingresos a la vez que mantienen vivo su patrimonio cultural.

Las iniciativas recién designadas, que se llevan a cabo en Australia, el Canadá y Sudáfrica, representan ejemplos de restauración de los ecosistemas basada en la ciencia e inclusiva.

The 25th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission has opened in Banjul, The Gambia, with a clear call for African countries to scale up innovation and reinforce political commitment to protect and restore Africa’s forests and wildlife.

La restauración de los bosques del Brasil a través de los conocimientos de los Pueblos Indígenas

The Government of Brazil, with technical support of FAO through the Forest and Farm Facility and partners, today launched TERRA – a global platform designed to scale resilient and restorative agroecology and agroforestry.