Policy, governance and economics
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World Forest Week: Producer organizations offer cost-effective route to resilience
02/10/2026
FAO and Bauhaus Earth report highlights wood’s role in cutting construction emissions
25/06/2026
Pilot to boost access to finance for forest and farm producer organizations in Tanzania
28/02/2026
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Developing bankable business plans
2021
This guide was developed to improve the capacity of small producers, their organizations and small and medium-sized enterprises to access private investment and finance for sustainable forest-based businesses. It offers a framework to think through, organize and develop a convincing investment proposal.
Strengthening decent rural employment opportunities for youth across different processes in the forest value chain in Uganda
2021
This report addresses the subject of decent rural employment for youth in the forestry sector. It is based on case studies carried out across different processes in the value chain within the sector in Uganda, ranging from seedbed development through to plantation management, saw logging and trading.
Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration
2021
The new FAO publication “Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration: A review of local level investment mechanisms” examines the pathways available to financing restoration for a positive local level impact.