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News
Innovating tradition to protect ancient forests in Papua New Guinea
Innovating tradition to protect ancient forests in Papua New Guinea
21/03/2024
Supporting an Indigenous Peoples’ community to monitor forests with satellites and tablets.
Forest education Philippines
FAO and the Philippines launch forest education programme for primary schools
01/03/2024
FAO and the Philippines have launched a new forest education programme for primary schools.
Applying MEV-CAM tools: participatory video
New FAO toolkit scales up innovative community-led participatory video technique in drylands
31/01/2024
FAO has released its first practical guide to using participatory video, an innovative community-led technique that monitors change in development programmes, with the aim of improving sustainability in dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems.

Publications

Forests for a sustainable future
Forests for a sustainable future: Teacher's book – Module 1 Forest products, plants and animals
2024

Designed for primary school children in Grades 3–5 in the United Republic of Tanzania, these education modules use an innovative teaching method, involving games and hands-on activities, in and outside the classroom.

Forests for a sustainable future
Forests for a sustainable future: Pupil's book – Module 2 Forests, health and well-being
2024

Designed for primary school children in Grades 3–5 in the United Republic of Tanzania, these education modules use an innovative teaching method, involving games and hands-on activities, in and outside the classroom.

Module 3 Forests and the climate
Forests for a sustainable future: Teacher's book – Module 3 Forests and the climate
2024

Designed for primary school children in Grades 3–5 in the United Republic of Tanzania, these education modules use an innovative teaching method, involving games and hands-on activities, in and outside the classroom.

Videos

Forests for a sustainable future: educating children — testing lessons in the Philippines
01/03/2024

Children in primary school today will play a significant role in bringing about the changes needed to ensure a sustainable future for forests.

Grass charcoal production in Ghana
01/08/2023

In Ghana, small producers are revolutionizing the production of charcoal. By using savanna grasses to make charcoal briquettes producers promote renewable...

Forests for a sustainable future: Educating children in Tanzania
01/07/2023

FAO is teaching children in Tanzania about the importance of managing forests sustainably. A three-year-project funded by Germany has developed forest...

Restoring land and livelihoods with beekeeping in Tanzania
20/05/2023

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping...

Forests for a sustainable future: educating children — testing lessons in Tanzania
01/05/2023

Children in primary school today will play a significant role in bringing about the changes needed to ensure a sustainable future for forests. “Forests...

Sustainable wood: Climate-friendly cities
01/12/2022

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Sustainable wood: Housing a growing population
27/10/2022

A growing population means more buildings to fit everyone. By 2030, we will have to house an additional 3 billion people. Using wood from sustainably...

Sustainable Wood: Building the future
13/10/2022

Wood can be a material of the future, helping to build a bio-economy for the planet's health and economic recovery. Durable “cross-laminated timber”...

Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
06/08/2021

This video provides an overview on the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples' food systems.

International Day of Forests 2021: Forest restoration – a path to recovery and well-being
21/03/2021

Restoring forests helps build a healthier world for ourselves and for future generations. By replanting and managing forests sustainably, we can help...

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Elearning Academy

Measuring the role of forests and trees in household welfare and livelihoods
Measuring the role of forests and trees in household welfare and livelihoods
02/03/2020

The course introduces the definitions related to forest and wild products and describes the various methods and issues relevant to the forestry modules...

Collecting household welfare data through forestry modules
Collecting household welfare data through forestry modules
03/02/2020

This course describes the components and questions in the forestry modules that collect data on the socioeconomic contributions of forests to household...

Operationalising the forestry modules
Operationalising the forestry modules
03/02/2020

This course describes the key aspects relevant for operationalising the forestry modules in collecting data on the socioeconomic contributions of forests...