Forest management
Sustainable Forest Management Toolbox
The Sustainable Forest Management Toolbox is a comprehensive collection of tools, best practices and case studies to help forest owners and managers; policymakers; students and other stakeholders implement sustainable forest management.
News
Protecting forests is protecting Africa's agrifood systems
17/12/2025
New FAO tools to help countries halt deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation
16/12/2025
COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom
15/11/2025
Publications
Grounded in data – informing climate action and reporting with national forest inventories
2024
National forest inventories play a pivotal role in providing estimates on key variables related to the characteristics of forests across an entire country, including emission factors for calculating forest-related greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
Remote sensing techniques for mapping and monitoring mangroves at fine scales
2024
This manual, produced by the FAO 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.
Bridging nature and climate through protection of primary forests with high ecological integrity
2024
Primary forests are critically significant for combating climate change and slowing biodiversity loss, according to a new policy paper launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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...