Forests and the environment
Partnerships and initiatives
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News
Preserving Indigenous wisdom requires protecting forests
06/08/2026
To truly celebrate Indigenous healers, we must recognize their living knowledge as firmly rooted in forests and safeguard those ecosystems, FAO’s Sophie Grouwels of the Forest and Farm Facility explains.
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FAO launches ‘4 WINS’ approach to advance women’s entrepreneurship in forest economies
06/03/2026
As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new model for strengthening women’s leadership and entrepreneurship in the world’s forest sectors.
From savannah plant to global remedy
02/03/2026
How the devil’s claw tuber improves health and wildlife conservation in Namibia
Publications
Sectoral capacities need strengthening to deliver sufficient tree seed for forest and landscape restoration
2023
The quality and origin of tree seeds and seedlings affect the survival, growth, productivity, ecosystem services and adaptive capacity of restored forests and landscapes.
Restoring mountain ecosystems
2023
Challenges, case studies and recommendations for implementing the UN Decade Principles for Mountain Ecosystem Restoration.
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management strategic roadmap
2023
The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management has launched a two-year roadmap aimed at sustainably using and conserving wildlife while ensuring benefits for local people and their livelihoods.