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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

Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources
Global plan of action for the conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources
2025

Building resilience in Botswana’s drylands
Building resilience in Botswana’s drylands
2025

Scaling up millet, lablab and live fencing for restored livelihoods and landscapes

Restoring resilience through non-timber forest products and drought-tolerant crops in Zimbabwe
2025

Sustainable millet production to combat drought and achieve land degradation neutrality

Elearning Academy

Climate-smart forestry
Climate-smart forestry
01/06/2020

This course explores the role of forests and trees in climate-smart agriculture (CSA). It takes into consideration the ecosystem services and goods...

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...