Forestry

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Forest products and services

News

24/12/2025
After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabilization in 2024.
05/11/2025
Amid deforestation, women are planting new roots, taking the climate into their own hands.
23/07/2025
Experts from FAO and partners have successfully pioneered new methods for estimating wood fuel removals and wood charcoal production.

Publications

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.

Global forest products facts and figures 2024
2025

A synthesis of major trends in production, trade, and consumption of forest products, 2020-2024, including a short summary of recent improvements in FAO’s work on forest product statistics. It introduces key trends in the trade value of secondary processed wood and paper products (e.g., wooden furniture) and summarizes global trends in trade value for major non-wood forest products.

Working towards land degradation neutrality in Tanzania
2025

Championing sustainable beekeeping and honey production through the Sustainable Landscapes Production Framework

Elearning Academy

Farmer Field School programmes
Farmer Field School programmes
30/09/2024

Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory education approach that brings together a group of small-scale food producers to solve production problems...

Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises
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
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...

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

Innovation and technology are revolutionizing the way we protect and use forests as the world faces unprecedented challenges threatening human well-being and nature. New solutions are transforming forestry, allowing more accurate mapping and monitoring, empowering Indigenous Peoples to be the guardians of forests, promoting ecosystem restoration and driving the development of more sustainable wood and forest products.

21/03/2024