Forestry

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Forests and the environment

Partnerships and initiatives

News

15/10/2026
Rome – Forest and farm producer organizations can help women, young people and Indigenous Peoples move beyond participation towards real influence over decisions, resources and benefits, according to a new report. 
28/09/2026

Forest and landscape restoration is a cost-effective response to food security, biodiversity, climate, and other development challenges, according to a new report by FAO.

25/09/2026
In response to the urgent need to address more frequent and extreme wildfires, FAO has today released new guidance to help countries strengthen the rules and processes they have in place for managing wildfires.  

Publications

2026

This document provides guidance on the key aspects to consider when evaluating the opportunity to support CBSWM systems. It explains what needs to be understood about community hunting and why this information is essential for guiding transformative processes toward sustainable wildlife management, with illustrative examples from the SWM Programme intervention sites.

2026

The UN-REDD Social Forestry Initiative (2022–2025), supported by Switzerland, strengthens ASEAN countries’ capacity to integrate social forestry into climate strategies and NDCs.

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...

Elearning Academy

Forest and landscape restoration
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 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
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...