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-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees
2022
This FAO technical paper unpacks the concept of forest-based adaptation and describes policy spheres that could bolster the role of forests and trees in providing adaptation and resilience benefits. It introduces a set of ten principles for using forests and trees to promote transformational adaptation, which were developed with leading experts from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and other partners.
Policy brief: Grazing with trees- A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring drylands with trees
2022
This policy brief gives an overview of the positive role that optimized extensive grazing livestock farming can play in the management and restoration of drylands’ forests and lands. Trees in dryland forests and wooded areas provide key ecosystem services such as animal feed, timber, fruits and, regulation of soil and water cycles.
FAO Forestry Paper 188 Supplement: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry - country case studies
2022
This report is a compilation of country case studies commissioned as part of an assessment on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry. Supplement to FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming forestry in biodiversity.