People and forests
News
Teaching the next generation of Filipinos the value of forests and the importance of sustainably managing them
16/09/2022
FAO and the Philippines have launched a new initiative this month to teach children about the importance of managing forests sustainably to safeguard natural resources in a changing climate. Funded by Germany, and using an innovative hands-on approach, the project will develop forest educ...
Joint study estimates at least 12 million large buckets of wild forest foods collected in Zambia annually
30/08/2022
Rome – The volume of wild foods harvested from forests in Zambia likely exceeds the volume of sawnwood produced in the country, according to a new joint study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International Fore...
Climate finance needs rethinking to reach Indigenous Peoples on the ground
09/08/2022
Publications
A framework to assess the extent and effectiveness of community-based forestry
2019
Well-performing community-based forestry (CBF) has the potential to rapidly restore forests in ecological terms and scale up sustainable forest management to the national level, while improving local livelihoods of billions of the most marginalized people around the world.
Agroforestry and tenure
2019
This paper reviews the main tenure-related challenges that can affect agroforestry adoption. Drawing on practical cases, the document presents measures and approaches which could potentially fuel the adoption of agroforestry, concluding with specific recommendations for formulation and implementation of tenure policies promoting agroforestry.
Status of community-based forestry and forest tenure in Honduras
2019
This policy brief highlights the findings from a forest tenure and community-based forestry assessment in Honduras. The brief promotes dialogue on current challenges and opportunities for strengthening community-based forestry in country.