Forests and the environment
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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
SEPAL: Forest and land monitoring for climate action
2022
This flyer presents the System for Earth Observation, Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) second phase – Forest and Land Monitoring for Climate Action – a four-year project to improve climate change mitigation plans and create better informed land-use policies.
FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry
2022
This report outlines the technical and policy tools available for countries and stakeholders, as well as the steps needed, to effectively mainstream biodiversity in forestry.
FAO Forestry Paper 187: Grazing with trees. A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring drylands
2022
Trees in dryland forests provide animal feed, timber, fruit and help regulate soil and water cycles. Livestock in dryland forests also play an important role; not only are they a source of income for local communities, but they also mobilise stored biomass.