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News

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

Tackling forest crime in West Africa
2025

This publication presents a comprehensive training of trainers curriculum designed to strengthen the capacity of forestry enforcement officers in West Africa to effectively combat forest crime.

Innovative practices in the sustainable management of fast-growing trees
Innovative practices in the sustainable management of fast-growing trees
2025

Fast-growing trees have been cultivated and used for millennia to provide wood and non-wood products to rural communities, as well as direct and non-direct benefits to urban societies. This publication addresses knowledge gaps and current and potential development of fast-growing trees at the global scale by highlighting successful, innovative practices that can help sustain people and the environment.

Enhancing the sustainability and financing of forest-based value chains
Enhancing the sustainability and financing of forest-based value chains
2025

Designed for a diverse audience including project developers, policy decision-makers, private sector operators, and finance sector stakeholders, the document provides practical guidance on designing and carrying out value chain analyses, choosing and designing upgrading interventions, and financing them.

Videos

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...

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...