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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

Applying MEV-CAM tools: participatory video
Applying MEV-CAM tools: participatory video
2024

FAO has released its first practical guide to using participatory video, an innovative community-led technique that monitors change in development projects, with the aim of improving sustainability in dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems.

Delivering tree genetic resources in forest and landscape restoration
Delivering tree genetic resources in forest and landscape restoration
2024

Ensuring the availability of seeds and seedlings from a range of tree species is crucial if we are to meet global targets on the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes, according to a new forestry working paper from the FAO and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.

Human–wildlife conflict role-playing game
Human–wildlife conflict role-playing game: user guide
2023

The Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme in Zimbabwe created role-playing games for use in Farmer Field Schools. Their primary aim is to learn about human–wildlife conflict scenarios with farmers.