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News

FAO launches ‘4 WINS’ approach to advance women’s entrepreneurship in forest economies
06/03/2026
As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new model for strengthening women’s leadership and entrepreneurship in the world’s forest sectors.
From savannah plant to global remedy
02/03/2026
How the devil’s claw tuber improves health and wildlife conservation in Namibia
Protecting forests is protecting Africa's agrifood systems
17/12/2025
When forests thrive, so do communities and agriculture, explains Ewald Rametsteiner, Deputy Director of FAO's Forestry Division.
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Publications

Data-driven restoration across the African drylands Action Against Desertification 2026, Policy brief, No. 4
2026

This policy brief highlights key lessons learned from restoration interventions, and provides actionable recommendations to scale up efforts across the Great Green Wall (GGW).

Scaling up land restoration to expand Africa’s Great Green Wall Action Against Desertification 2026, Policy brief, No. 1
2026

This policy brief highlights key lessons learned from restoration interventions, and provides actionable recommendations to scale up efforts across the Great Green Wall (GGW)

From tree planting to resilient livelihoods: The imperative of socioeconomic driven restoration
2026

Action Against Desertification 2026, Policy brief, No. 3

Elearning Academy

Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
01/11/2024

This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.

Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
15/03/2024

This course provides a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed goals,...

Why a national forest inventory?
National forest inventory series
02/10/2023

This e-learning series describes the key phases of an NFI, from planning to implementation, and from data gathering to reporting in 8 courses.  

Videos

State of the World's Forests 2022: Green Recovery, Building Inclusive & Sustainable Green Economies
29/04/2022

Forests stand as a vital defense against climate change and biodiversity loss, while also providing livelihoods for millions of people across the world....

Forests and sustainable production and consumption
21/04/2022

For millions of people across the world, wood helps provide safe drinking water, food and shelter - but wood can do much more and is a renewable resource...

Is your toothbrush made of plastic or wood?
21/03/2022

Replacing more of the plastic things we use every day with wood-based products from sustainably managed forests can help combat climate change and achieve...