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
COP31: FAO welcomes COP30 Presidency Roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation
09/11/2026
New report charts how women, youth and Indigenous Peoples can claim greater agency inside producer organizations
15/10/2026
World Forest Week: FAO urges greater investment and action for the world's dryland forests
02/10/2026
Forests and trees in the world's drylands sustain the livelihoods, food security and cultural identity of more than two billion people, yet they remain insufficiently recognized in global climate, biodiversity and land agendas, according to FAO.
Publications
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Enabling consistent reporting and monitoring for freshwater (inland waters) restoration under Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
2025
By promoting consistent reporting, the guidelines aim to support countries in tracking progress, enhancing ecological outcomes, and ensuring that freshwater ecosystems are effectively restored and maintained.
Territorial approaches to forest governance
2025
This publication aims to identify current practices, positive and negative lessons, and institutional options for effective forest governance at larger scales such as landscapes. It provides seven guiding principles and associated recommendations building on success factors identified in the case studies, overcoming challenges and reflecting on lessons learned.
The Second Report on the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources
2025
Drawing on data and information from 77 countries representing more than three-quarters of the world’s forests, this report provides a global assessment of forest genetic resources.
Videos
FAO climate change in Tanzania (Long version)
02/04/2014
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in Tanzania, where climate change is taking a toll on local populations. FAO-backed initiatives...
European forestry innovation: charting a path towards a green economy
09/12/2013
This film highlights how Finland is setting an example in sustainable forest management and how the many and varied innovations emerging from Finland's...
FAO and the Mau Forest
14/06/2013
Kenya's Mau Forest stretches over the hills between the Rift Valley and Lake Victoria. Rain falls every day here for at least six months of the year,...