People and forests
News
Indigenous and local action brings back nature: UN recognizes three World Restoration Flagships
04/12/2025
COP30: Flagship TERRA platform to upscale global agroecology and agroforestry
19/11/2025
Publications
Strengthening coherence between forestry and social protection for sustainable agrifood systems transformation: A diagnostic tool
2025
This diagnostic tool aligns with the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Framework for Analysis and Action for Forestry and Social Protection, which outlines a comprehensive strategy to integrate social protection measures with sustainable forest management practices.
Climate and ecosystem service benefits of forests and trees for agriculture
2025
Forests and trees are powerful, often undervalued allies of agriculture. This publication—developed by FAO, SEI, The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International—synthesizes the latest science on how forests and trees regulate climate, water and ecosystem functions that directly underpin agricultural performance.
The status of Mediterranean forests 2025
2025
Forests and wooded lands cover 28 percent of the Mediterranean region. Forest area within Mediterranean countries grew by 12 percent between 1990 and 2020, but gains have slowed and requires enhanced sustainable forest management.
Nepali women’s community group is turning fire prevention into a climate-resilient green enterprise
Women from the Binayi Triveni Municipality in Nepal’s western region collect forest litter – the bark, leaves and sticks on the forest floor that can fuel wildfires - and transform it into organic fertilizer which is bought by local farmers and government nurseries.
22/04/2025
Elearning Academy
Farmer Field School programmes
30/09/2024
Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory education approach that brings together a group of small-scale food producers to solve production problems...
An introduction to urban and peri-urban forestry
23/05/2024
This course introduces the concepts of urban and peri-urban forestry, outlining the important ecosystem services provided by urban forests and the challenges...
Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises
01/09/2023
This course has been developed to improve the capacity of small-scale producers and small and medium-sized enterprises to access investment and other...