Forestry

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Forest management

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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

25/09/2026

Rome – In response to the urgent need to address more frequent and extreme wildfires, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today released new guidance to help countries strengthen the rules and processes they have in place for managing wildfire...

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.
02/03/2026
How the devil’s claw tuber improves health and wildlife conservation in Namibia

Publications

2026

The Guide to Integrated Fire Management Governance Assessment sets out a process to assess integrated fire management (IFM) governance.

2026

This brochure examines 12 common misconceptions about agrosilvopastoral systems and explains how evidence, policy and practice can overcome them.

2026

This summary guide presents the key guidance, recommendations, and tools from the publication on implementing Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF).

Elearning Academy

E-learning
Agrifood systems solutions for halting deforestation
18/06/2026

This course provides guidance and tools designed to identify systemic solutions to context- specific indirect drivers or deforestation and forest degradation...

E-learning
Agroforestry for sustainable agrifood transformation - Introduction
18/03/2026

This e-learning course is part of FAO’s global efforts to strengthen the links between agriculture and forestry and advance sustainable agrifood systems....

E-learning
Enhancing policy coherence through public expenditure analysis for forests
08/12/2025

This e-learning course introduces the methodology for analysing public expenditure on forests to enhance policy coherence and foster synergies between...

Videos

Nepali women’s community group is turning fire prevention into a climate-resilient green enterprise
22/04/2025

Women from the Binayi Triveni Municipality in Nepal’s western region collect forest litter – the bark, leaves and sticks on the forest floor that can...

Transforming the asaí value chain in Bolivia through traditional methods and modern ingenuity
27/03/2025

In Porvenir, Bolivia, Indigenous communities are proving that forest conservation and prosperity can go hand in hand.

International Day of Forests 2023: Healthy Forests for Healthy People
21/03/2023

Conserving and sustainably using forests is one of the best ways of protecting our planet and ourselves. Healthy forests are vital for all aspects of...