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
New FAO tools to help countries halt deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation
16/12/2025
COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom
15/11/2025
Publications
Building resilience in Botswana’s drylands
2025
Scaling up millet, lablab and live fencing for restored livelihoods and landscapes
Restoring resilience through non-timber forest products and drought-tolerant crops in Zimbabwe
2025
Sustainable millet production to combat drought and achieve land degradation neutrality
Transforming Malawi landscapes and livelihoods through integrated food and energy systems
2025
Intercropping maize and pigeon peas to combat drought and achieve land degradation neutrality
Elearning Academy
Delivering restoration outcomes for biodiversity and human well-being
25/11/2024
The course offers essential knowledge and practical guidance to help stakeholders – including Convention on Biological Diversity Parties – implement...
Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
01/11/2024
This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.
Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
15/03/2024
This course provides a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed goals,...
Videos
Geya and the three forest pathways: Steps to a forest-led green recovery and inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies
01/12/2022
Forest pathways have the potential to provide decentralized solutions that are highly cost-effective and can be implemented comparatively rapidly...
Sustainable wood: Housing a growing population
27/10/2022
A growing population means more buildings to fit everyone. By 2030, we will have to house an additional 3 billion people. Using wood from sustainably...
Short version: State of the World's Forests 2022
07/07/2022
FAO’s latest State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) report identifies three pathways that can conserve forests while supporting environmental and economic...