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News

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.
New FAO tools to help countries halt deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation
New FAO tools to help countries halt deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation
16/12/2025
A new suite of tools launched today by FAO will help countries identify practical, systemic solutions to halt deforestation while advancing sustainable agrifood systems.
COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom
15/11/2025
The UK Government today announced long-term funding of GBP 16.9 million for the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Publications

Migration and forests
Migration and forests
2023

This publication assesses the migration and forest interface. It describes why migration outcomes in forest landscapes matter, what drives them, how they can be shaped, and who can do what to optimize those outcomes.

Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management strategic roadmap
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management strategic roadmap
2023

The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management has launched a two-year roadmap aimed at sustainably using and conserving wildlife while ensuring benefits for local people and their livelihoods.

Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests.
Unasylva 254: Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests
2023

This Unasylva presents novel findings and state-of-the-art information on planted forests. These forests support livelihoods - including through timber production - while also providing ecosystem services, restoring degraded ecosystems, and adapting to and mitigating climate change.