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
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
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.
Publications
Issue brief: Forests, energy and livelihoods
2023
This joint issue brief sets out an overview of global trends on forests, energy and livelihoods and how they are connected.
Are policies in Africa conducive to sustainability interventions in the charcoal sector?
2023
This publication presents the key findings from a preliminary assessment of the policies of African countries relevant to charcoal value chains.
Developing an insurance scheme to mitigate the impacts caused by wildlife
2023
This case study describes the development and implementation of insurance schemes in mitigating negative impacts from human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya.