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Copaiba: The “miracle” medicinal tree in Bolivia
20/03/2023
The copaiba is known as the “miracle tree” because it is one of the medicinal trees most widely used in Bolivia’s Chiquitania region – and indeed in the Amazon in general.
Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises
10/03/2023
Rome - FAO today launched a new e-learning course that will inspire practitioners to champion transformational dryland forest management strategies.
Partnerships key to meeting wildlife conservation targets
02/03/2023
Building partnership and enhancing collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, local communities and business is key for meeting targets on reversing biodiversity loss, Tiina Vähänen and Kristina Rodina de Carvalho explain in an op-ed for World Wildlife Day.
Publications
Strengthening decent rural employment opportunities for youth across different processes in the forest value chain in Uganda
2021
This report addresses the subject of decent rural employment for youth in the forestry sector. It is based on case studies carried out across different processes in the value chain within the sector in Uganda, ranging from seedbed development through to plantation management, saw logging and trading.
Colombia: Building the capacities of MSMEs to supply legal timber to the domestic market
2021
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in Colombia’s domestic timber market but lack awareness of legal requirements and the skills to comply with them.
Collection and consumption of wild forest fruits in rural Zambia
2021
Households in rural Zambia rely heavily on fruits collected from forests for a more balanced diet, reports a new study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).