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

News

Protecting forests is protecting Africa's agrifood systems

17/12/2025

When forests thrive, so do communities and agriculture, explains Ewald Rametsteiner, Deputy Director of FAO's Forestry Division.

Indigenous and local action brings back nature: UN recognizes three World Restoration Flagships

04/12/2025

Newly designated initiatives in Australia, Canada and South Africa represent science-based and inclusive examples of ecosystem restoration.

COP30: Forests drive agricultural success, not conflict, report shows

19/11/2025

FAO-led report says protecting and restoring forests is crucial to boosting climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods and global food and water security.

Publications

The status of Mediterranean forests 2025

2025

Forests and wooded lands cover 28 percent of the Mediterranean region. Forest area within Mediterranean countries grew by 12 percent between 1990 and 2020, but gains have slowed and requires enhanced sustainable forest management.

A win-win for restoration and forest-based value chains: evidence from initiatives in dryland African and Mesoamerican countries and Small Island Developing States

2025

This article examines the experiences of integrating inclusive forest-based value chain development in selected projects in African drylands and Mesoamerican countries, and Small Island Developing States.

Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration

2025

Published in the Journal of Forest Business Research, this research paper found that forest restoration in low- and middle-income countries faces significant investment challenges, as only a limited portion of degraded forestland meets conditions for private investment. To scale up restoration, strong public-sector support and targeted policy interventions are needed to improve investment conditions.

Videos

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...

Transforming the asaí value chain in Bolivia through traditional methods and modern ingenuity

27/03/2025

In Porvenir, Bolivia, Indigenous communities are proving that forest conservation and prosperity can go hand in hand.

Goat is Gold; Levia’s story

02/09/2024

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is working with traditional chiefs, local communities, government authorities and women like Levia...

Dedicated to wildlife and her community; Chipo’s latest story

02/09/2024

Watch this video to experience a typical day in the life of Chipo, a young community wildlife enthusiast who is working in Binga District, Matabeleland...

How to make chilli bricks to ward off elephants

01/09/2024

Watch this training video to learn how to make chilli bricks to deter elephants from eating your crops and to reduce human-wildlife conflict.

Empowering Rupununi women: conservation and community champions in Guyana

01/06/2024

Highlighting the significant role that women in the Rupununi region of Guyana play in promoting both community welfare and wildlife conservation.

Forest and landscape restoration in the Philippines

13/02/2024

Philippine's forest ecosystems provide services and economic benefits to communities. The FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism strengthens...

Elearning Academy

Introduction to forest and landscape restoration

10/05/2021

Degradation of forests and landscapes impacts the global climate, and also the food security and livelihoods of communities. Forest and landscape restoration...

Monitoring forest and landscape restoration

01/04/2021

This course has been developed to equip practitioners with the capacity to design, plan and implement monitoring systems for forest landscape restoration.

Sustainable financing of forest and landscape restoration

01/03/2021

To meet countries’ national commitments to restoring degraded landscapes, adequate public and private investments are needed. This course has been developed...