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
Reducing human-carnivore conflict through participatory research
2022
The presence of forested islands creates edge habitats for many wildlife species, such as jaguars, tapirs, capybara and eagles to name a few.
Coexistence with large cats: Experience from a citizen science project
2022
Sanjay Gandhi National Park is one of four parks in the world adjacent to a large metropolis and contains diverse wildlife such as chital, sambhar, mugger crocodiles, macaques and leopards.
Key gaps and capacity priorities for restoration to support the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030
2021
The booklet presents the key findings of the global capacity needs assessment conducted by the Task Force on Best Practices of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.