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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

Sustainable forest management as means to enhance self-reliance and promote climate resilience in displacement settings
Sustainable forest management as means to enhance self-reliance and promote climate resilience in displacement settings
2024

The brief explores the interconnections between access to natural resources, energy needs, environmental degradation, climate vulnerability, and social cohesion, all within the context of safeguarding forcibly displaced populations and host communities while fostering resilience.

FAO Forestry Paper 164 (2nd ed.): Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry
FAO Forestry Paper 164 (2nd ed.): Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry
2024

This guide provides easy-to-understand information on how good forest management practices and well implemented phytosanitary standards can minimize pest spread and facilitate safe trade.

UNCCD-FAO Women-led solutions for drought resilience
Women-led solutions for drought resilience
2024

Launched on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, a UNCCD-FAO report calls for better recognizing and supporting women-led efforts to protect vulnerable communities from the devastating effects of drought.

Videos

State of the World’s Forests 2016: Forests and agriculture - land use challenges and opportunities
18/07/2016

Agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation. However, it is possible under certain conditions to achieve sustainable agriculture...

Expanding Africa's Great Green Wall
02/05/2016

Land restoration in northern Niger is making degraded areas productive again, providing economic opportunities in a region where migration has become...

FAO climate change in Tanzania
01/04/2016

How the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Tanzania is helping people cope with climate change. Water management, sustainable...