La FAO renforce la biodiversité pour rendre les écosystèmes et l’alimentation plus sains

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.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will lead the Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program of the Global Environment Facility.

Rome – Selon un nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), les villes en pleine expansion situées dans des zones très arides du monde doivent être transformées en «oasis urbaines vertes» pour devenir de...

Soutenons des montagnardes qui surmontent les discriminations, les problèmes touchant leurs moyens de subsistance et les difficultés climatiques pour dessiner de nouvelles perspectives; elles sont une source d’inspiration.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today marked International Mountain Day 2022 with a high-level event at its headquarters in Rome, a series of celebrations around the world and a new study that sheds light on the issue of gender equality in mountains.

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked International Mountain Day 2022 with a high-level event at its headquarters in Rome,...

Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu announced the appointment of a new director of the FAO Forestry Division last week. Zhimin Wu, from the People’s Republic of China, has an extensive background in the forestry sector, with 38 years’ experience in national and international forestry roles.

A new report assesses the impact of COVID-19 on forest communities and highlights the vital role of social organization in their response, recovery and in building back better after the pandemic.

A new issue of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations forestry journal Unasylva sheds light on the important role of forests in achieving better production, better nutrition, a better environment and better lives for all.

What is a sustainable and circular bioeconomy and how can the forestry sector contribute? Sven Walter, senior forestry officer at FAO, talks about the huge opportunities and challenges ahead for the forestry sector.

Rome – Wood residues – the materials left over when trees are logged and processed – hold the potential to support resource-efficient energy access, revitalize rural economies and help mitigate climate change, according to a new report.

The Green Climate Fund, one of the world’s largest providers of forest finance, has joined the Collaborative Partnership on Forests in a move that will enhance global efforts to end deforestation and ensure the sustainable management of forests and trees.

Building partnership and enhancing collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and business is key for meeting targets on reversing biodiversity loss, Tiina Vähänen and Kristina Rodina de Carvalho explain in an op-ed for World Wildlife Day.

Rome - FAO today launched a new e-learning course that will inspire practitioners to champion transformational dryland forest management strategies.

Le copayer est vu comme un arbre miraculeux car il est l’un des arbres médicinaux les plus utilisés dans la région de la Chiquitania, en Bolivie, et en Amazonie en général. Les huiles médicinales, l’un des nombreux trésors des forêts, présentent un intérêt non seulement médical mais aussi financi...

As we mark the International Day of Forests today, it is worth remembering that there are many reasons to appreciate forests – and that even if we never set foot in them, forests keep us all healthy.

Rome – Forest degradation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but it is difficult to measure and countries need technical support to report these emissions, according to a new FAO technical paper released today.