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
Monitoring gender equality and social inclusion in forest and landscape restoration programs
2023
This brief aims to provide practical guidance for designing a forest restoration monitoring system that adequately incorporates targets and indicators to measure gender equality and social inclusion in the implementation of the project or programme.
The role of forest ecosystem services to support the green recovery
2023
Forests are an important component of natural capital and deliver a broad range of ecosystem services that underpin human well-being. This paper highlights the potential of forests to provide a pathway towards greater resilience and a green recovery.
RESSOURCE Project: Sahelian wetlands
2023
The RESSOURCE Project is working to support communities in conserving Sahelian wetlands and water birds in Chad, Egypt, Mali, Senegal and Sudan, where millions depend on wetlands to meet their food and financial needs.