Rome – A new system designed to harmonize the way land cover is categorized across West Africa was outlined in a report published this week. The West African Land Cover Reference System (WALCRS) proposes a common framework for the 17 countries in the region so that maps and data can be more easily and effectively prepared, shared and used.

To realize the COP 26 pledge to spend USD 1.7 billion between 2021 and 2025 to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and forest communities to tenure of their ancestral land and support them as guardians of the world’s forests, funds need to be channeled directly to Indigenous Peoples. T...

The African Forestry and Wildlife Commission’s upcoming session is in Kinshasa and will look at bio-economy opportunities and other issues facing the continent.

Roma – Las intervenciones humanitarias en las zonas áridas del mundo asoladas por conflictos deben, en el contexto de la crisis climática, abordar también los impactos medioambientales de los conflictos, como los acentuados por el desplazamiento forzoso de personas, según un...

The 23rd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission opened today in Kinshasa, hosted by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Commission is the most important continental forum to discuss policy, scientific and technical issues relating to forestry and w...

Rome – The volume of wild foods harvested from forests in Zambia likely exceeds the volume of sawnwood produced in the country, according to a new joint study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for Internationa...

Kinshasa – Concrete action is needed to halt ‘alarming trends’ of deforestation and forest degradation in Africa, the 23rd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) heard last week in Kinshasa.

Cuatro razones por las que los insectos comestibles presentan buenas perspectivas para la seguridad alimentaria y los medios de vida.

In Madagascar, calls for urgent action to safeguard its rapidly disappearing native forests are growing. The fourth-largest island on Earth, it boasts one of the most diverse ecosystems, with hundreds of thousands of flora and fauna species, 85% of which are found nowhere else.

FAO and the Philippines have launched a new initiative this month to teach children about the importance of managing forests sustainably to safeguard natural resources in a changing climate. Funded by Germany, and using an innovative hands-on approach, the project will develop forest educ...

Roma - La FAO y Slow Food International han presentado una nueva alianza destinada a ayudar a las comunidades de montañas e islas a desarrollar economías más resilientes y a crear condiciones que mejoren los medios de vida de las poblaciones locales.

Hanoi, Viet Nam – Small-scale forest and farm producers are building climate resilience in their communities and, with the right support, can make a difference at scale to maintaining forest and farm landscapes in the face of climate change. The message came this week at th...

Aspen – Delegates from 97 mountain countries around the world endorsed the Aspen Declaration today during the closing ceremony of the Sixth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership in Aspen, United States of America.

As the global population rises, we are projected to need up to 50% more food by 2050 than we needed in 2012. We face a huge challenge to feed the world while at the same time protecting our forests from agricultural expansion, which drives almost 90% of deforestation globally.

Rome – Family farmers and small-scale producers can solve many of the global issues related to restoring ecosystems and feeding a growing population, but more investment is needed to strengthen their knowledge and skills through extension services such as farmer field schoo...

Roma - Las medidas gubernamentales dirigidas a poner fin a la deforestación, la manera en que la ganadería de pastoreo puede ayudar a restaurar las tierras degradadas y las escuelas de campo para agricultores aparecen en informes publicados por la Organización de las Nacione...

More than 300 representatives from governments, international organizations, leading research bodies and the private sector are gathering for the Plenary of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) at FAO headquarters this week to boost global monitoring of forests and further action on climate change.

Today is World Bee Day. Find out how the Forest and Farm Facility and partners have been supporting Maasai communities in Tanzania to generate additional income from beekeeping - and regenerate local forests in the process.

Representatives of eight countries and partners contributing to the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), Regional Cluster in Southern Africa will meet in Har...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme have launched a Global Fire Management Hub that aims to strengthen countries’ capacities to implement integrated fire management.