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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.
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Publications

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.

OECD-FAO Handbook
OECD-FAO business handbook on deforestation and due diligence in agricultural supply chains
2023

This brochure was developed by OECD and FAO to help companies embed considerations on deforestation and forest degradation into their corporate due diligence procedures.

Building sustainable capacity to manage impacts between humans and wildlife for different stakeholder groups
2023

In northwest Zimbabwe, the Hurungwe district experiences high levels of human-wildlife conflict. This case study highlights innovative human-wildlife conflict prevention and mitigation strategies, alternative livelihood options and livestock disease management approaches.

Videos

Better cookstoves for better lives
20/05/2017

For many households in developing countries, forests and trees are indispensable and some 2.4 billion people rely on wood for cooking. Traditional cooking...

Forests and energy
21/03/2017

Forests are nature’s powerhouse and a vital resource for meeting the world’s renewable-energy demand.

#2BillionCare - do you?
28/11/2016

Two billion people live in the drylands, which cover 41 percent of the world's land area. Far from being bare and lifeless, these drylands contain trees...