Guest blogger and FAO Forestry Officer David Kaimowitz explains why global ambition to restore the world’s forests will only be achieved if the huge potential of forest and farm producers is realised.

A Haitian-Italian fashion designer and Kyrgyz women work together to bring traditional designs to the international market.

Representatives of Indigenous and Local Communities, Governments, civil society and the private sector came together to celebrate the role of forest communities and their experiences in conserving the world’s forests.