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

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

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.

Publications

Bridging nature and climate through protection of primary forests with high ecological integrity

2024

Primary forests are critically significant for combating climate change and slowing biodiversity loss, according to a new policy paper launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Unasylva 255: Restoring the Mediterranean region – status and challenges

2024

This issue of Unasylva is dedicated to the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean region, providing a status of Mediterranean forest resources with a specific focus on restoration efforts, recent developments, and opportunities to achieve regional and global pledges.

The State of the World’s Forests 2024: Forest-sector innovations towards a more sustainable future

2024

This edition provides highlights on the state of the world’s forests and explores the transformative power of evidence-based innovation in the forest sector, ranging from new technologies to creative and successful policies and institutional changes, to new ways of getting finance to forest owners and managers.

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...