A new Collaborative Partnership on Forests publication warns that more needs to be done to protect, restore and sustainably manage the world’s forests in order to achieve global biodiversity goals.

At COP16 CBD Forest and Water Day, FAO launched a new Digital Public Good, Open Foris Whisp, which will help Indigenous Peoples and smallholder farmers produce forest monitoring information and support compliance with deforestation regulations.

FAO launched two new solutions for countries to monitor and report progress towards the conservation and sustainable management of mountain ecosystems.

A new guide published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aims to help countries prevent forest-damaging pests from spreading to new areas.

In celebration of International Mountain Day 2024, FAO is inviting institutions and individuals to submit proposals for transformative projects that contribute to a sustainable tomorrow for mountains, for a chance to win the 2024 Mountain Future Award.

Zhimin Wu, FAO Forestry Director, gives his insights into how the FAO Forestry Roadmap provides clear guidance on priority actions towards 2031, highlighting the contribution forests can make in tackling global crises.

Government officials, experts and landscape managers from across Southern Africa met today for a week of discussions on the challenges and solutions for drylands in the region organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and partners.

FAO’s groundbreaking open-source technical solutions Open Foris and SEPAL have jointly won a prestigious Google Geo for Good Impact Award. 

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) ha publicado una serie de directrices para los países sobre cómo gestionar el riesgo de incendios forestales, que pueden amenazar a la población y al medio ambiente.

A new roadmap guiding the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on forests was endorsed on Wednesday by members at the 27th Session of the Committee on Forestry in Rome. 

Young forestry professionals shared their experiences and innovative solutions with senior leaders from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today at a 9th World Forest Week event designed to highlight the significant contributions of young professionals in the forestry sector.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura concedió hoy a Mendoza, en la Argentina, y a Newcastle, en el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, sus primeros premios de la Iniciativa ciudades verdes durante un acto especial de la Iniciativa.

A new manual, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The Nature Conservancy, aims to help governments to gather far more accurate information on mangroves to better inform decisions on coastal land use and restoration. 

FAO has published a special issue of its Unasylva journal on the restoration of Mediterranean forests, which are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and human activity. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today signed a new partnership agreement aimed at streamlining ecosystem restoration reporting as part of Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 

Firefighting is only one facet of fire management. Integrated approaches to fire management place greater emphasis on addressing underlying causes and seek long-term, sustainable solutions.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations today marked the 75th anniversary of their collaboration for the benefit of forests and people worldwide. 

La líder comunitaria filipina Nida Collado resultó galardonada hoy con el Premio Wangari Maathai “Defensores de los Bosques” 2024&n...

Los bosques cubren más de un tercio de la superficie terrestre del mundo y salvaguardan el planeta y sus seres vivos. El acceso justo y equitativo a las nuevas tecnologías es esencial, especialmente entre las comunidades indígenas que son guardianes de nuestros bosques.

En el informe El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024 se hace hincapié en la innovación como elemento esencial para nuevos enfoques de gestión.