Forests and the environment
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News
Preserving Indigenous wisdom requires protecting forests
06/08/2026
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FAO launches ‘4 WINS’ approach to advance women’s entrepreneurship in forest economies
06/03/2026
From savannah plant to global remedy
02/03/2026
Publications
Peatlands and climate planning. Part 1: Peatlands and climate commitments
2022
Peatland conservation and restoration secure ecosystem services that support adaptive capacity and resilience. This brief is part of the Global Peatlands Initiative’s work to support national governments in enhancing their climate commitments, such as the nationally determined contributions and the long-term strategies through the inclusion of climate action on peatlands.
Carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+: Tenure links and country-based legal solutions
2022
More clarity on who ‘owns’ emissions reductions is still needed to access different sources of forest carbon finance and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, according to a new information brief released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Forest-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees
2022
This FAO technical paper unpacks the concept of forest-based adaptation and describes policy spheres that could bolster the role of forests and trees in providing adaptation and resilience benefits. It introduces a set of ten principles for using forests and trees to promote transformational adaptation, which were developed with leading experts from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and other partners.