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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

A guide to multiple-use forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises
2025

This publication discusses the concept, evolution, and requirements of forest management planning, focusing on multiple-use forest management and small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs).

Climate and ecosystem service benefits of forests and trees for agriculture
2025

Forests and trees are powerful, often undervalued allies of agriculture. This publication—developed by FAO, SEI, The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International—synthesizes the latest science on how forests and trees regulate climate, water and ecosystem functions that directly underpin agricultural performance.

Agroforestry for wood production – Insights from multifunctional smallholder tree-farming systems in Asia and the Pacific
2025

The report highlights the growing importance of smallholder tree-farming systems in meeting the region’s rising wood demand amid declining natural forest production and plateauing industrial plantations.

Videos

Communicating for forests
22/12/2017

The Regional Forest Communicators Networks work to promote understanding of topical forestry issues in order to strengthen sustainable forest management...

Soil carbon monitoring in Tanzania
07/12/2017

Deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries account for nearly 20% of green house gas emissions worldwide, which is why estimating...

Better cookstoves for better lives
20/05/2017

For many households in developing countries, forests and trees are indispensable and some 2.4 billion people rely on wood for cooking. Traditional cooking...