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

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.

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

FAO Forestry Paper 181: Climate change for forest policy-makers

2018

The critical role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation is now widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions.

A review of existing approaches and methods to assess climate change vulnerability of forests and forest-dependent people

2018

This document provides an overview of vulnerability assessment methods and considers how they can be adapted to evaluate the vulnerability of forests and forest-dependent communities to climate and climate change.

Advancing the role of natural regeneration in large-scale forest and landscape restoration in the Asia-Pacific region

2018

Case studies and experiences with natural regeneration from the region have shown that natural regeneration significantly reduces the cost of restoration in areas that meet certain conditions. Native species that are adapted to the prevailing conditions re-establish on their own with some assistance, achieving accelerated growth in accordance with natural succession, leading to the recovery of native ecosystems

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...