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.

A new advocacy strategy to scale up dryland women’s participation in climate change policy discussions was officially validated by WeCaN members at the initiative’s first Global Gathering today.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today published a new study on strengthening rural employment opportunities for young people across Uganda's forestry value chain.

En Tanzanie, la FAO et ses partenaires créent des clubs scolaires dédiés aux arbres.

Rome – À l’occasion de l’ouverture de la vingt-sixième session du Comité des forêts, le Directeur général de l’Organisati...

Rome – Investir dans la jeunesse, c’est investir dans un avenir viable, a déclaré aujourd’hui le Directeur général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), M. Qu Dongyu, lors d’une manifestation sur le thème «Assurer l’avenir des f...

Rome – Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, a report published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said. 

Rome – Selon un nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et de ses partenaires, la protection des animaux, des végétaux, des champignons et des microorganismes que l’on trouve dans les forêts doit ...

Rome – Some 75 percent of the global population living outside urban areas are within 1 km of a forest, according to new research by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that aims to improve our understanding of human-forest interactions.

Rome – The integration of the natural resource sector into the global effort to reduce and mitigate the risk of emerging infectious diseases is essential, according to a new policy brief launched on One Health Day by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit...

Âgé de 52 ans, marié et père de sept enfants, Dandakoye a été témoin de changements qui ont eu des effets dévastateurs sur les terres qui entourent Sakey Kouara Tegui, le village où il vit. Située dans l’ouest du Niger, cette localité est nichée dans le bassin versant du plateau de Gorou Tay...

The 18th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF18) convened from UN headquarters in New York from 8 to 12 May, where FAO brought forward messages of innovation, policy coherence, and investment incentives to help drive forward forest conservation, restoration and sustainable use pathways.

Sharm El Sheikh – To adapt to climate change, the world must look to forests, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Forests and trees can provide a life support system for millions of people around the world. That function will become increasingly important as temperatures rise and weather becomes more volatile. It is time to invest in forests and trees – and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities ...

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – A new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides an update on the progress forest countries have made in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+).

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Humanity still has an opportunity to turn the tide on climate change by ensuring that all peatlands are wet by 2050, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Global Forest Resources Assessment today launched an online forest game for young children to mark World Children's Day.