Forest products and services

Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World

Micro, small and medium-scale forest enterprises

Partnerships and initiatives

International Commission on Poplars and Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and Environment

Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Forest law enforcement, governance and trade

News

Grow the Solution initiative aims to promote wood-based products for climate

06/05/2024

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Communicators Network Joint Initiative today launched a new initiative to encourage greater use of products made from sustainably grown wood as a key strategy for combating climate change.

FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector

10/04/2024

FAO has launched a 15 million euro ($16.29 million) project funded by the European Union to help Uganda’s forestry sector contribute more sustainably to the economy and the environment.

Chris Steele-Perkins Magnum Photos for FAO

International Conference on Agrobiodiversity begins in Nepal

08/04/2024

Forest and farm producer organizations representing the world’s smallholder farmers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are gathering in Pokhara, Nepal, this week to explore how to best manage the world’s agrobiodiversity.

Publications

Bridging nature and climate through protection of primary forests with high ecological integrity

2024

Primary forests are critically significant for combatting climate change and slowing biodiversity loss, according to a new policy paper launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The State of the World’s Forests 2024: Forest-sector innovations towards a more sustainable future

2024

This edition provides highlights on the state of the world’s forests and explores the transformative power of evidence-based innovation in the forest sector, ranging from new technologies to creative and successful policies and institutional changes, to new ways of getting finance to forest owners and managers.

Fostering Linkages Between Sustainable Wood Supply and Forest and Landscape Restoration in the Asia-Pacific

Fostering linkages between sustainable wood supply and forest and landscape restoration in Asia and the Pacific

2024

Enhancing sustainable wood supply from restoring degraded lands with planted forests, and agroforestry systems.

Elearning Academy

Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises

01/09/2023

This course has been developed to improve the capacity of small-scale producers and small and medium-sized enterprises to access investment and other...

Climate-smart forestry

01/06/2020

This course explores the role of forests and trees in climate-smart agriculture (CSA). It takes into consideration the ecosystem services and goods...

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...

Videos

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...

Clean energy from sustainable wood

24/02/2021

The Sustainable Development Goals need forests

06/07/2018

Forests are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are a vital part of our global ecosystem. They not only contribute to...