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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

Country case studies Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry
FAO Forestry Paper 188 Supplement: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry - country case studies
2022

This report is a compilation of country case studies commissioned as part of an assessment on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry. Supplement to FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming forestry in biodiversity.

Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme Newsletter, Issue 9 - March to August 2022
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme Newsletter, Issue 9
2022

The SWM Programme is the first international initiative to tackle the wild meat challenge by addressing both wildlife conservation and food security.

Biodiversity
FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry
2022

This report outlines the technical and policy tools available for countries and stakeholders, as well as the steps needed, to effectively mainstream biodiversity in forestry.