Forest products and services

Legal and Sustainable Wood Programme

Micro, small and medium-scale forest enterprises

Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World

Sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches

News

FAO and Bauhaus Earth report highlights wood’s role in cutting construction emissions

25/06/2026

Greater use of sustainably sourced wood could help reposition the construction sector from a major greenhouse gas emitter to a driver of climate change mitigation, according to a new report from FAO and Bauhaus Earth.

Vienna Call for Action urges progress on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy

26/02/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a call today for urgent action to accelerate progress towards a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy.

Global forest products trade and production show signs of recovery in 2024

24/12/2025

After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabilization in 2024.

Publications

When women transform forestry

2026

The 4WINS approach towards equitable entrepreneurship and leadership across the forest sector

Global webinar series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches - summary of findings

2026

This brief distils the main insights derived from the global webinar series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches. It identifies common challenges, emerging opportunities and priority actions that can help countries advance sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches that are climate-smart, socially inclusive and economically viable.

Branching out: Synergies in forest assessments and climate transparency reporting

2026

This publication explores how synergies between FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment and the UNFCCC’s Biennial Transparency Reports can streamline reporting processes by enhancing data quality, reducing national reporting burden and strengthening evidence-based climate action.

Elearning Academy

Measuring the role of forests and trees in household welfare and livelihoods

02/03/2020

The course introduces the definitions related to forest and wild products and describes the various methods and issues relevant to the forestry modules...

Operationalising the forestry modules

03/02/2020

This course describes the key aspects relevant for operationalising the forestry modules in collecting data on the socioeconomic contributions of forests...

Collecting household welfare data through forestry modules

03/02/2020

This course describes the components and questions in the forestry modules that collect data on the socioeconomic contributions of forests to household...

Videos

Communicating forestry innovation at FAO

24/10/2025

From fibre to packaging, building materials & even waterproof sinks - innovation in forestry has been on show in Rome, at the From Seeds to Food...

International Day of Forests 2024: New solutions for a better world

21/03/2024

Innovation is unlocking the forests’ long-kept secrets and allowing us to use trees in ways we never imagined possible.

Sustainable wood: The manifesto

06/12/2022

Over the centuries, we’ve moved away from using wood as a building material, at great cost to the planet.

Sustainable wood: Climate-friendly cities

01/12/2022

Find more videos on the FAO Forestry YouTube playlist

Sustainable wood: Housing a growing population

27/10/2022

A growing population means more buildings to fit everyone. By 2030, we will have to house an additional 3 billion people. Using wood from sustainably...

Sustainable Wood: Building the future

13/10/2022

Wood can be a material of the future, helping to build a bio-economy for the planet's health and economic recovery. Durable “cross-laminated timber”...

Forests and sustainable production and consumption

21/04/2022

For millions of people across the world, wood helps provide safe drinking water, food and shelter - but wood can do much more and is a renewable resource...

Is your toothbrush made of plastic or wood?

21/03/2022

Replacing more of the plastic things we use every day with wood-based products from sustainably managed forests can help combat climate change and achieve...

Sustainable forests: a powerful ally against climate change

24/02/2021

Climate change is subjecting our planet to unsustainable pressures. Forests and trees trap and store carbon as they grow – standing at the frontline...