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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

Grounded in data
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
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
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

Papua New Guinea: First national forest inventory and biodiversity survey
09/09/2015

Papua New Guinea is embarking on its first national forest inventory (NFI) under the arrangements for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest...

National Forest Inventory of Peru
08/02/2015

The Ministries of Agriculture and Environment of Peru, with technical support from FAO and financial support from the Government of Finland, launched...

Taking stock of Panama's tropical forests
08/07/2014

Almost half of Panama is covered by rich forests. By sustainably managing these forests the opportunities for reducing emissions from deforestation...