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
From reference levels to results: REDD+ reporting by countries
2022
This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional technical Measurement, Reporting and Verification requirements from different standards for accessing jurisdictional REDD+ results-based payments, illustrating the choices countries have made when constructing their reference levels.
Urban forestry and urban greening in drylands - Improving resilience, health, and wellbeing of urban communities
2022
The objectives of the Green Urban Oases Programme is to turn dryland cities into “green urban oases” and strengthen their resilience to climatic, health, food and economic crisis, as well as to reduce the impact of urbanization on biodiversity and the surrounding natural environment.