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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

Valuing, restoring and managing presumed drylands Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Valuing, restoring and managing “presumed drylands”: Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
2022

This study confirms the existence of 1,075 million hectares of presumed drylands that are under threat from unsustainable use and climate change.

FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey
FAO Forestry Paper 186: FRA Remote Sensing Survey
2022

The FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey is a global collaborative study of the land use dynamic between the years 2000, 2010 and 2018, focused on forest and forest changes.

Status of, and trends in, the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators
Status of, and trends in, the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators
2022

This is an accompanying document of the FAO report, State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO 2022). It provides an overview of the GCS and presents the latest data on the status and trends of the 21 indicators. SOFO 2022, which examines three potential forest pathways for addressing global challenges, is available separately.