About FAO News Multimedia Main topics Statistics Members Publications

Forestry

©FAO Enric Català Conteras

Forest management

Model forests
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

Photo credit Giulio Napolitano
Enhancing efforts for productive and resilient dryland landscapes in Southern Africa
29/07/2024
Government officials, experts and landscape managers from across Southern Africa met today for a week of discussions on the challenges and solutions for drylands in the region organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and partners.
Planting a mangrove seedling, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania ©FAO-Luis Tato
New manual aims to improve accuracy of mangrove monitoring
26/07/2024
A new manual, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The Nature Conservancy, aims to help governments to gather far more accurate information on mangroves to better inform decisions on coastal land use and restoration. 
FAO launches updated guidelines to tackle extreme wildfires ©FAO/Roberto Faidutti
FAO launches updated guidelines to tackle extreme wildfires
26/07/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released guidelines for countries outlining how to manage the risks of damaging wildfires, which can threaten people and the environment.
View More

Publications

Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests.
Unasylva 254: Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests
2023

This Unasylva presents novel findings and state-of-the-art information on planted forests. These forests support livelihoods - including through timber production - while also providing ecosystem services, restoring degraded ecosystems, and adapting to and mitigating climate change.

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.

Videos

Pillars of conservation: forest concessions in Petén, Guatemala
09/03/2018

The case of the management of forest concessions of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Petén Guatemala is a successful experience that has been recognized...

Communicating for forests
22/12/2017

The Regional Forest Communicators Networks work to promote understanding of topical forestry issues in order to strengthen sustainable forest management...

Soil carbon monitoring in Tanzania
07/12/2017

Deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries account for nearly 20% of green house gas emissions worldwide, which is why estimating...