Forest products and services
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
Planted forests - Uses, impacts and sustainability
2009
The significance of planted forests and recognition of their contributions to a range of development goals are anticipated to increase in coming decades. Planted forests provide not only wood, fibre and fuel, but also other non-wood forest products. Moreover, they sequester carbon, rehabilitate degraded lands, help in restoring landscapes, protect watersheds and agricultural soils, and provide recreational areas and amenities.
Responsible management of planted forests - voluntary guidelines
2006
Planted forests have an important role to play in providing a wide range of goods and services. Wood products have advantages over competing products made of other materials (cement, plastics and metal) in that wood is renewable, energy efficient and environmentally friendly if managed responsibly.