People and forests
News
International Conference on Agrobiodiversity begins in Nepal
08/04/2024
Innovating tradition to protect ancient forests in Papua New Guinea
21/03/2024
FAO and the Philippines launch forest education programme for primary schools
01/03/2024
Publications
Building sustainable capacity to manage impacts between humans and wildlife for different stakeholder groups
2023
In northwest Zimbabwe, the Hurungwe district experiences high levels of human-wildlife conflict. This case study highlights innovative human-wildlife conflict prevention and mitigation strategies, alternative livelihood options and livestock disease management approaches.
About the Sustainable Wildlife Management programme
2023
The SWM Programme is the first international initiative to tackle the wild meat challenge by addressing both wildlife conservation and food security. It is an initiative from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment and the French Development Agency.
Greening the humanitarian response in displacement settings
2023
This project combines emergency assistance with long-term resilience and development efforts towards the sustainable management of forests and ecosystem restoration, enhancing livelihood resilience, energy access, nutrition and food security in displacement settings.