Forests and the environment
Partnerships and initiatives
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News
New report charts how women, youth and Indigenous Peoples can claim greater agency inside producer organizations
15/10/2026
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FAO report: Restoring forests and landscapes is critical to meeting global food security and development goals
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.
FAO guidance aims to strengthen global wildfire resilience
25/09/2026
Publications
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.
Deploying a humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach: Exploring, strengthening and reviving dryland ecosystems
2019
The working paper unpacks how combined climate shocks, environmental degradation, and conflict exacerbates people’s vulnerability and reflects how responses should adapt to tackle these compounding challenges and bolster resilience.
FAO Forestry Paper 182: Guide to the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests
2019
Insect pests damage millions of hectares of forest worldwide each year. Moreover, the extent of such damage is increasing as international trade grows, facilitating the spread of insect pests, and as the impacts of climate change become more evident.