People and forests
News
International Mountain Day 2022: FAO aims spotlight on gender equality
09/12/2022
How to support smaller businesses in the legal timber trade – report
30/11/2022
Forest sector employs 33 million around the world, according to new global estimates
29/11/2022
Publications
Forest governance by indigenous and tribal peoples. An opportunity for climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
2021
The document summarizes the report that, based on a review of more than 250 studies, demonstrates the importance and urgency of climate action to protect the forests of the indigenous and tribal territories of Latin America as well as the indigenous and tribal peoples who protect them. These territories contain about a third of the continent's forests.
Collective tenure rights for REDD+ implementation and sustainable development
2021
This technical paper emphasizes the opportunity that REDD+ and the global climate agenda represents for countries to engage more actively in securing land and resource rights for indigenous peoples and local communities.
Forests for human health and well-being
2020
Forests provide, directly or indirectly, important health benefits for all people – not only those whose lives are closely intertwined with forest ecosystems, but also people far from forests, including urban populations.