Forest products and services
News
Global forest products trade and production show signs of recovery in 2024
24/12/2025
The women replanting Argentina’s future
05/11/2025
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New methods developed for estimating wood fuel removals and wood charcoal production
23/07/2025
Publications
Forest sector contribution to national economies 2015
2022
This report presents the total economic contributions of the forest sector to national economies around the globe, based on estimations of the forest sector direct, indirect and induced effects on the economy derived from the national accounts input-output matrixes with the most recent data available (2015).
FAO Forestry Paper 189: Enabling micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in legal timber production and trade
2022
This report explains the challenges facing forest sector micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and outlines strategies to support them to supply legal timber and timber products to domestic and international markets.
Contribution of the forest sector to total employment in national economies
2022
Forests and the forest sector are important sources of employment, livelihoods and incomes for millions across the globe, particularly in rural areas. Despite the relevance of forests for employment and income generation, limited quantitative information is currently available. This study employs a new method to provide sound total employment estimates in the forest sector on a global scale.