People and forests
News
Call for a renaissance in forest education
24/06/2021
Well-trained foresters are vital to address some of the world’s greatest problems and to achieve the SDGs. Climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, emerging zoonotic diseases, rural poverty, and malnutrition all have direct links with the state of the world’s forests and the people that manage and protect them.
International Conference on Forest Education kicks off
22/06/2021
Today sees the start of the International Conference on Forest Education – a three-day event to shine a light on the important role forest education plays in maximizing the contributions of forests and trees to the Sustainable Development Goals and in overcoming the growing disconnect between people, nature and forests.
New guide to tree inventories on small farms for better livelihoods
18/06/2021
A new FAO-supported guide launched today aims to boost the income of family farmers while increasing tree cover on the world’s smallholder farms.
Publications
Forests and people: 25 years of community forestry
2001
Almost 25 years have elapsed since the concept of community-based forest management emerged as a focus for addressing the linkages between forestry and rural people. Many countries are still at an early stage in the process of developing and introducing the concepts used in community forestry that may be appropriate to their situations. In others, community forestry has become central to the way forest resources are managed.