Communities must play a central role in managing forests sustainably in areas hosting large numbers of displaced people as part of a greener response to humanitarian crises.

As climate change intensifies, the world’s mountains face escalating threats.

Les célébrations ont été l’occasion de présenter une nouvelle publication sur les défis climatiques et les stratégies pour y faire face, et de décerner le premier prix L’avenir des montagnes, qui a notamment récompensé des initiatives de l’Inde et du Rwanda.

Au Guatemala, des femmes associent patrimoine et mode pour favoriser la transformation économique et sociale.

Les statistiques de la FAO montrent un recul notable de 12 pour cent par rapport aux volumes records de 2021-2022.

Un groupe de huit femmes, jambes croisées, parées de robes en coton traditionnelles aux couleurs vives, est assis en cercle à même la terre près d’une tente consacrée à la détente, que les femmes ne semblent pas avoir le temps d’utiliser.

Initiatives to restore degraded ecosystems across all continents will be recognized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) as new World Restoration Flagships next year.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has launched a new project to help countries improve their forest-related data at a four-day South-South knowledge exchange taking place in Rome this week.

A recently launched technical brief from the FAO underscores the critical role of primary forests in combatting climate change and halting biodiversity loss as crucial discussions take place at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Achieving a forest-based bioeconomy can help halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation, delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference heard today at an event organized by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

FAO says demand driven by economic growth in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

An innovative programme with artisan women from remote mountain communities has received an award today as an example of best practices in design for the future.

FAO today launched a new Asia-Pacific project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as part of the global Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme.

FAO today launched an updated guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry, including good practices for forest health protection to help reduce the human-facilitated spread of forest pests and their impacts.

New approaches and strengthened collaboration on restoration are needed to ensure that the Mediterranean’s forest ecosystems thrive, experts from the region will hear this week as they gather for the 8th Mediterranean Forest Week in Barcelona. 

Funded by Italy, the USD 3 million Green Cities Initiative in Action for Africa project will work with 10 cities across Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique and Uganda.

Forests and wild-harvested forest foods are crucial to achieving global interconnected biodiversity, climate and nutrition goals but are often overlooked in agrifood systems policies and programmes, according to a new brief by FAO and partners.

A new FAO-led multi-partner programme will support communities in six African countries over the next four years with direct finance and technical assistance to enable them each to restore 7,000 hectares and improve the management of another 20,000 hectares.

Key guidance to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was launched today during Restoration Day at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 16) in Cali, Colombia.

Africa’s forests hold huge potential to contribute to a sustainable bioeconomy and help combat climate change if the region can overcome unique challenges, according to a new joint report by FAO and Dalberg.