People and forests
News
Protecting wildlife and Indigenous Peoples’ livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
03/03/2022
Broadening forestry education to tackle the climate crisis
17/02/2022
To halt deforestation, we must empower smaller businesses in the legal timber trade
07/01/2022
Publications
A mapping of social protection needs and opportunities for forest-dependent communities in Uganda
2017
This study investigates poverty and vulnerability of forest-dependent communities. The qualitative approach sought to determine and analyse the diversity of social protection needs and opportunities for forest-dependent communities in five districts and make recommendations as to action to address them.
Social protection for building the resilience of forest-dependent people: Evidence, linkages, practices and potential applications
2017
This study provides a rationale for building linkages between social protection and sustainable forestry in developing countries.
FAO Forestry Paper 179: National socioeconomic surveys in forestry
2016
Forests and trees contribute in multiple ways to reducing food insecurity, supporting sustainable livelihoods and alleviating poverty. As FAO’s State of the World’s Forests 2014 (SOFO 2014; FAO, 2014a) shows, for about one-third of the world population wood is the primary or only energy source, demonstrating the relevance of “wood security” in food security in many regions.