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News

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Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme partner wins prestigious Whitley Award
15/05/2024
Guyanese conservationist and co-founder of the South Rupununi Conservation Society Leroy Ignacio has won a prestigious Whitley Award for his outstanding grassroots conservation work in Guyana’s Rupununi region.  
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
FAO has launched a 15 million euro ($16.29 million) project funded by the European Union to help Uganda’s forestry sector contribute more sustainably to the economy and the environment.
High- and low-tech innovation together can help preserve global wildlife
High- and low-tech innovation together can help preserve global wildlife
04/03/2024
Nearly 1 billion people globally rely on wild food for their daily nutrition. In this op-ed, FAO's Hubert Boulet explains how low-tech games developed by the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme can help communities manage wildlife sustainably.
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Publications

Guide to multiple-use forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises
Guide to multiple-use forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises
2023

This publication offers step-by-step guidance for planning how to take care of and use forests sustainably to meet specific environmental, economic, social and cultural objectives. It shows small and medium-scale forest managers how to address administrative, economic, legal, social, technical and scientific aspects of forest management, applying globally recognized standards.

Traceability and transparency in supply chains for agricultural and forest commodities
Traceability and transparency in supply chains for agricultural and forest commodities
2023

Traceability and transparency in supply chains for agricultural and forest products are necessary to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of effective solutions to address forest loss. This report was prepared by World Resources Institute, Efeca, and Kanopi Consulting with the technical support of FAO.

The world's mangroves 2000-2020
The world’s mangroves 2000–2020
2023

In the first study of its kind, FAO, with experts around the world, uncovered a wealth of information on the extent of mangrove forests globally, as well as a glimpse into what causes mangrove losses and gains.

Videos

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...

Forests and biodiversity
21/03/2020

Forests are vital for biodiversity, providing a home to 80 percent of life on land. But with millions of hectares of forest lost every year, biodiversity...

Action Against Desertification - Burkina Faso
08/01/2020

Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to restore drylands and degraded lands in...