Forests and the environment

Wildlife and protected area management

The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism

Supporting AFR100 by engaging with small-scale forest and farm producers

Partnerships and initiatives

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

The programme encourages sustainable use of wildlife species.

Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme

News

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

CBD parties acknowledge FAO road map on ecosystem restoration

19/02/2026

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) this week acknowledged an FAO-led global partnership to monitor progress towards ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM...

Publications

Connecting forest and farm producer organizations to climate change finance

2021

A toolkit for apex forest and farm producer organizations

A handbook for wildlife clubs

2021

The Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme in Guyana is encouraging coordinated community-driven initiatives that support food security and traditional livelihoods. These will contribute to maintaining healthy fish and terrestrial wildlife populations. It is being implemented by the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission in coordination with the Center for International Forestry Research.

The Restoration Initiative: 2020 Year in Review

2021

With support from the Global Environment Facility, this pathbreaking programme led by IUCN in partnership with FAO and the UN Environment Programme is supporting ten Asian and African countries in achieving shared restoration goals.

Videos

Improving biodiversity monitoring with integrated monitoring methods in Guyana

28/05/2026

Discover how innovative biodiversity monitoring approaches are improving conservation efforts by combining different advanced data collection methods...

Conserving wildlife and improving livelihoods through beekeeping in southern Zambia

19/05/2026

Discover how sustainable beekeeping in Southern Zambia is helping protect forests, support biodiversity, and strengthen community livelihoods.

Protecting wildlife corridors and strengthening communal conservancies

08/05/2026

Find out in this video how the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme is supporting wildlife corridors and communal conservancies in Namibia.

Legal Hub explainer video – assessing national legislations across countries

08/05/2026

The Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme launched a Legal Hub in 2021. It is a user-friendly platform that provides easy access to legal texts...

Law reform as a catalyst for change: a step-by-step journey with the Legal Hub

17/04/2026

This video explains how the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme Legal Hub is contributing to national legal reform processes in over a dozen countries...

Implementation and impact of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme

18/12/2025

In this video, Hubert Boulet, Coordinator of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme, presents the impact of the initiative in 15 participating...

Forest monitoring and Indigenous-led restoration in Brazil

17/11/2025

From satellite-based monitoring to community and indigenous-led restoration, Brazil’s approach is inspiring a global movement for forest protection...

Simonda – a young dynamic farmer finding ways to coexist with wildlife in Namibia

25/09/2025

This video tells the story of Simonda Kakola, a young and dynamic farmer from Namibia’s Zambezi Region. Like many rural families, he faces the tough...

The Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme promotes sustainable devil's claw harvesting in Namibia

28/08/2025

In Namibia’s dry, open landscapes, a small plant plays a big role. Devil’s claw is recognized around the world for its natural health benefits. Namibia...

‘Greening’ the humanitarian response in Uganda and Djibouti

20/06/2025

The Greening the Humanitarian Response project, funded by the European Union and implemented by FAO in collaboration with UNHCR, aims to strengthen...