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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...
Protecting forests is protecting Africa's agrifood systems
17/12/2025
Indigenous and local action brings back nature: UN recognizes three World Restoration Flagships
04/12/2025
Publications
The pollination services of forests
2020
This working paper reviews published literature on the impacts of forest and landscape management practices on pollinators. It also addresses the implications of climate change, collates 36 case studies, and makes recommendation on measures for maintaining pollinator diversity and abundance in forests and landscapes.
Unasylva 251: Forests: nature-based solutions for water
2019
Forested watersheds provide an estimated 75 percent of the world’s accessible freshwater resources, on which more than half the Earth’s people depend for domestic, agricultural, industrial and environmental purposes. Forests therefore, are vital natural infrastructure, and their management can provide “nature-based solutions” for a range of water-related societal challenges.
FAO Forestry Paper 183: FAO framework methodology for climate change vulnerability assessments of forests and forest dependent people
2019
This publication provides practitioners with step-by-step guidance for conducting vulnerability assessments using the most appropriate tools. The guide will be useful for anyone conducting vulnerability assessments involving trees or forests, including forest owners, managers and administrators in the private and public sectors and in community forestry organizations, and land-use planners.