Sur fond de déforestation, des femmes plantent de nouvelles racines et prennent en main elles-mêmes le climat.

More than 120 forestry experts gather at the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission and Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Thailand and online.

Increasingly, cities around the world are ready to expand green spaces, plan sustainable housing and transport, participate in the production of healthy food, use water resources better, and link all the above to their economies. FAO's Forestry Director Zhimin Wu explains in this op-ed for World Cities Day.

The Green Climate Fund has approved a $31 million grant-based payment for a landmark climate project in Uganda, recognizing the country’s tangible achievements in curbing deforestation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

In many parts of the world, efforts to protect, restore, and sustainably manage forests are gaining ground, FAO’s latest Global Forest Resources Assessment shows.

The High-level segment of the First International Green Cities Conference, held during the World Food Forum 2025, produced two significant outcomes – a Communiqué and the Green City Principles and Criteria – to guide the next steps in advancing global efforts to make cities greener, more resilient, and inclusive.

Countries are focusing on improving sustainable forest management as the most effective strategy for protecting biodiversity in the face of multiple threats, according to a study published today by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. 

The European Forestry Commission will meet in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 22 to 25 October to review and coordinate regional strategies on forests and the forest industry, with a specific focus on innovation.

Forests are vital to life on Earth. But as pressures mount, how are they faring? Let’s explore the latest global data and see how our forests look as of 2025.

Ces dix dernières années, la déforestation a ralenti dans toutes les régions du monde, d’après l’Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2025 de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO). 

The Forestry Division honoured 24 distinguished nominees at the FAO Global Technical Recognition Ceremony, held on 15 October 2025 in Rome. The ceremony paid tribute to best practices and innovative approaches from around the world that are driving progress in global food security, sustainable development, and agrifood systems transformation across six technical areas.

The winner of the 2025 Transformative Research Challenge Forestry Innovation Prize was announced today at a World Food Forum event, held at FAO headquarters in Rome.

Two beautifully crafted bamboo pavilions were unveiled today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome as the Organization hosts the World Food Forum and celebrates its 80th anniversary. 

The United Nations has named four new World Restoration Flagships under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Recognizing global efforts to heal degraded ecosystems, boost community incomes and support food security, the announcement was made during the World Food Forum in Rome, ahead of World Food Day.

What if a disease caused by a fungus could be a good thing? It might seem unlikely, but it is, in fact, possible, if the target of the disease is a highly invasive forest tree species.

From high-tech materials and sustainable management to a wildfire-ready mascot, innovation in forestry was on display at this year’s From Seeds to Foods exhibition in Rome as part of FAO’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests convened policymakers, technical experts and regional stakeholders from 11 Southern African countries in Maputo to explore ways of strengthening cross-sectoral collaboration for sustainable forest management.

Forests in the Mediterranean region require greater sustainable management as they face increasing threats from human pressures and growing impacts of climate change, according to the latest edition of The status of Mediterranean forests.  

Les pays participants discuteront cette semaine des questions clés touchant les forêts et les pâturages au Proche-Orient, à l’occasion de la 27e session de la Commission des forêts et des pâturages du Proche-Orient de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture, qui se tient à Djeddah, en Arabie saoudite. 

FAO is supporting the design of an ambitious new global facility for securing the future of tropical forests, discussed at a high-level event in New York this week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.