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.

ФАО и партнеры открывают школьные кружки для детей Танзании, чтобы построить будущее, благоприятное для лесов

Rome – The world must halt deforestation, plant trees to make the planet greener and restore productive capacities, and use forests and trees sustainably, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today told t...

Rome – Investing in a sustainable future means investing in youth, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today told attendees of the event A bright future for forestry: Investing in youth career development.

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 – Protecting the animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms that thrive in forests must become a fundamental goal of sustainable forest management worldwide, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners launched today. 

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...

За свои 52 года Дандакойе, муж и отец семерых детей, стал свидетелем разрушительных изменений, произошедших с землями вокруг его деревни Сакей Куара Теги. Эта деревня располагается в водосборном бассейне плато Гору Тайя в западной части Нигера и является частью городской комму...

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.

ФАО способствует увеличению биоразнообразия, чтобы экосистемы и рационы питания были более здоровыми

Rome – Forest and landscape restoration has “huge potential” to strengthen, accelerate and scale up local-level and national capacity for climate action, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched today.

Quantifying how many people are employed in the forest sector is not a straightforward exercise. Nonetheless, the ILO, FAO and the Thünen-Institute of Forestry joined forces to estimate the global workforce in forest-related activities and provide insights on labour market trends in this sec...

Rome - Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have a critical role to play in meeting global demand for forest products but because of their size it is hard for them to meet legal requirements for timber production and trade.