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
World Forest Week: FAO urges greater investment and action for the world's dryland forests
02/10/2026
Forests and trees in the world's drylands sustain the livelihoods, food security and cultural identity of more than two billion people, yet they remain insufficiently recognized in global climate, biodiversity and land agendas, according to FAO.
FAO Director-General praises Indonesia's forest conservation and monitoring efforts
01/10/2026
Director-General QU Dongyu praised Indonesia's efforts to reduce deforestation and welcomed the launch of its country report on the state of its forests during the 28th Session of FAO's Committee on Forestry.
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World Forest Week: FAO and LUKE strengthen partnership for sustainable management of natural resources including forests
29/09/2026
FAO and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE) have agreed to extend and strengthen their partnership on sustainable management of natural resources including forests for five more years.
Publications
Global webinar series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches - summary of findings
2026
This brief distils the main insights derived from the global webinar series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches. It identifies common challenges, emerging opportunities and priority actions that can help countries advance sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches that are climate-smart, socially inclusive and economically viable.
Branching out: Synergies in forest assessments and climate transparency reporting
2026
This publication explores how synergies between FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment and the UNFCCC’s Biennial Transparency Reports can streamline reporting processes by enhancing data quality, reducing national reporting burden and strengthening evidence-based climate action.
Working towards land degradation neutrality in Tanzania
2025
Championing sustainable beekeeping and honey production through the Sustainable Landscapes Production Framework
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
Forests and sustainable cities
08/02/2021
More people live in cities than ever before and by 2050, 6 billion people or as much as 70% of the global population is expected to live in urban areas....
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...
Forests for Nature: The State of the World’s Forests 2020
22/05/2020
Forests are the most biodiverse habitat on land. Yet scientists estimate that 420 million hectares of forest have been lost through land conversion...