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COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom
15/11/2025
The UK Government today announced long-term funding of GBP 16.9 million for the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FAO welcomes COP30 leaders’ call to action on wildfire resilience
07/11/2025
FAO has welcomed the launch of the Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience today at the Belém Climate Summit ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
Uganda FAO Agatha Ayebazibwe
Uganda secures $31 million from Green Climate Fund for Africa’s first results-based climate project
29/10/2025
The Green Climate Fund has approved a $31 million grant-based payment for a landmark climate project in Uganda, recognizing the country’s tangible achievements in curbing deforestation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Publications

What are countries doing for their forest biodiversity?
What are countries doing for their forest biodiversity?
2025

Countries are focusing on improving sustainable forest management as the most effective strategy for protecting biodiversity in the face of multiple threats, according to a study published by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

The status of Mediterranean forests 2025
The status of Mediterranean forests 2025
2025

Forests and wooded lands cover 28 percent of the Mediterranean region. Forest area within Mediterranean countries grew by 12 percent between 1990 and 2020, but gains have slowed and requires enhanced sustainable forest management.

A win-win for restoration and forest-based value chains: evidence from initiatives in dryland African and Mesoamerican countries and Small Island Developing States
A win-win for restoration and forest-based value chains: evidence from initiatives in dryland African and Mesoamerican countries and Small Island Developing States
2025

This article examines the experiences of integrating inclusive forest-based value chain development in selected projects in African drylands and Mesoamerican countries, and Small Island Developing States.

Videos

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...

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...

International Mountain Day 2023 – Restoring mountain ecosystems
11/12/2023

From climate regulation and water provisioning services, to soil maintenance and conservation, mountains are key to our lives and livelihoods.

Five ways to achieve sustainable wildlife management in Congo
01/11/2023

Discover how the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, in collaboration with local communities and the government, aims at improving wildlife...

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Elearning Academy

Elearning: Delivering restoration outcomes for biodiversity and human well-being
Delivering restoration outcomes for biodiversity and human well-being
25/11/2024

The course offers essential knowledge and practical guidance to help stakeholders – including Convention on Biological Diversity Parties – implement...

Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
01/11/2024

This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.

Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
15/03/2024

This course provides a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed goals,...