Forest products and services
Partnerships and initiatives
News
Grow the Solution initiative aims to promote wood-based products for climate
06/05/2024
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
International Conference on Agrobiodiversity begins in Nepal
08/04/2024
Publications
Unasylva 254: Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests
2023
This Unasylva presents novel findings and state-of-the-art information on planted forests. These forests support livelihoods - including through timber production - while also providing ecosystem services, restoring degraded ecosystems, and adapting to and mitigating climate change.
Guide to multiple-use forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises
2023
This publication offers step-by-step guidance for planning how to take care of and use forests sustainably to meet specific environmental, economic, social and cultural objectives. It shows small and medium-scale forest managers how to address administrative, economic, legal, social, technical and scientific aspects of forest management, applying globally recognized standards.
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...
Sustainable wood: The manifesto
Over the centuries, we’ve moved away from using wood as a building material, at great cost to the planet.
06/12/2022