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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

SWM newsletter
Sustainable Wildlife Management Community Conservancy Project newsletter, Issue 2
2023

Under the SWM Programme, this project, funded by Agence Française de Développement and co-funded by the European Union, is working together with communities across the Kavango-Zambezi (KaZa) region in North-East Namibia and Northern Botswana, promoting the Community Conservancy model to achieve coexistence between people, livestock and wildlife in this biodiversity-rich landscape.

Estimating emissions
Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation
2023

Forest degradation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but it is difficult to measure and countries need technical support to report these emissions. This overview aims to guide countries seeking to report this type of emission internationally by identifying the challenges and summarising the different approaches countries are using and the lessons learnt.

Project brief: Greening the humanitarian response in displacement settings
Greening the humanitarian response in displacement settings
2023

This project combines emergency assistance with long-term resilience and development efforts towards the sustainable management of forests and ecosystem restoration, enhancing livelihood resilience, energy access, nutrition and food security in displacement settings.