Funding following G7 Kananaskis Wildfire Charter to enhance global collaboration for integrated fire management.

Папуа – Новая Гвинея – одна из самых лесистых стран мира: леса покрывают 78 процентов ее территории. Кроме того, в них сосредоточено более пяти процентов мирового биоразнообразия. Обширные леса активно поглощают углерод, обеспечивая стране чистый нулевой уровень выбросов.

Young foresters this week showcased the importance of sustainable wood in music and culture to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 

Эти инициативы в первую очень касаются лесоуправления, преобразования рыболовства и восстановления земель.

FAO and IUCN launched a new initiative, funded by the Global Environment Facility, to bolster the health and connectivity of primary forests.

Quito – Urban forests can make cities healthier, safer, and wealthier, but their potential is not being fully realized, according to a new FAO publication launched today on the sidelines of Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador.

Проект "Экологизация гуманитарной помощи" основывается на масштабируемой модели охраны окружающей среды и повышения качества жизни, которая обеспечивает доступ к более чистым источникам энергии, восстановление экосистем и укрепление невосприимчивости ряда наиболее уязвимых групп населения к внешним воздействиям.

Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация Объединенных Наций (ФАО) провела обучение европейских экспертов передовым методам дистанционного зондирования, позволяющим генерировать взаимосвязанные, сопоставимые и высококачественные данные о лесах в регионе.

The International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment hosted by FAO today published a comprehensive guide on the innovative use of fast-growing trees to help sustain people and the environment amid the climate crisis.

FAO has unveiled a new mascot to be the familiar and friendly face of FAO’s work supporting countries and communities to manage the growing threat of wildfires.

The UN Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation and invasive species in three continents.

Experts are meeting at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations headquarters in Rome this week to strengthen collective action on integrated fire management.

Today on World Environment Day, FAO announced 50 Young Forest Champions who will receive support to help drive forest conservation and restoration in Ghana, Kenya, Peru, Uganda and Zambia. 

Nepali women protect their forest from fires by turning dry litter into fertilizer to improve harvests, FAO’s Country Representative for Nepal, Ken Shimizu, explains in this op-ed in the lead up to World Environment Day.

Two outstanding young researchers from China and Uganda have won the Youth Action in Forest Health competition, organized by FAO and its Regional Forest Invasive Species Networks.

The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management – a coalition of thirteen global champions for wildlife – reaffirms their pledge to the conservation of biodiversity and the advancement of sustainable development. 

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and FAO announced a new regional capacity development support programme aimed at accelerating ecosystem restoration efforts in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Protecting bees goes directly to supporting livelihoods. Without pollination, agrifood systems unravel. Without agrifood systems, rural economies falter, nutrition declines, and progress on the SDGs stalls.

The twentieth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20) hosted a pivotal event titled “Unlocking the Potential: Public-private Sector Collaboration for Advancing Global Forest Goals.” Co-hosted by the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) and FAO's Advisory Committee on Forest-Based Industries (ACSFI)

The 65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries convened at FAO headquarters in Rome to provide guidance on FAO’s activities and programme of work related to forestry with the aim to further enhance the private sector's contributions to sustainable forest management and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.