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
COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom
15/11/2025
FAO welcomes COP30 leaders’ call to action on wildfire resilience
07/11/2025
The women replanting Argentina’s future
05/11/2025
Publications
Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration
2025
Published in the Journal of Forest Business Research, this research paper found that forest restoration in low- and middle-income countries faces significant investment challenges, as only a limited portion of degraded forestland meets conditions for private investment. To scale up restoration, strong public-sector support and targeted policy interventions are needed to improve investment conditions.
Towards the institutionalization of forest data: the importance of data management and sharing
2025
This publication explores how countries can improve forest data governance by institutionalizing data management and sharing within national forest monitoring systems.
-restoration-under-target-2-of-the-kunming-montreal-global-biodiversity-framework.jpg?sfvrsn=b73250a6_1 "Enabling consistent reporting and monitoring for freshwater (inland waters) restoration under Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework")
Enabling consistent reporting and monitoring for freshwater (inland waters) restoration under Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
2025
By promoting consistent reporting, the guidelines aim to support countries in tracking progress, enhancing ecological outcomes, and ensuring that freshwater ecosystems are effectively restored and maintained.
Elearning Academy
Introduction to forest and landscape restoration
10/05/2021
Degradation of forests and landscapes impacts the global climate, and also the food security and livelihoods of communities. Forest and landscape restoration...
Monitoring forest and landscape restoration
01/04/2021
This course has been developed to equip practitioners with the capacity to design, plan and implement monitoring systems for forest landscape restoration.
Sustainable financing of forest and landscape restoration
01/03/2021
To meet countries’ national commitments to restoring degraded landscapes, adequate public and private investments are needed. This course has been developed...
Videos
Sustainable forests: a powerful ally against climate change
24/02/2021
Climate change is subjecting our planet to unsustainable pressures. Forests and trees trap and store carbon as they grow – standing at the frontline...
Action Against Desertification - Sudan
08/02/2021
Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to restore drylands and degraded lands in...