Policy, governance and economics
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New report charts how women, youth and Indigenous Peoples can claim greater agency inside producer organizations
15/10/2026
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
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Regional: South-South cooperation advances transparency objectives in West and Central Africa
2021
Cooperation between national NGOs in West and Central Africa has advanced transparency and legality objectives in the forest sector across the region. The FAO-EUForest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has partnered with local NGOs to expand Independent Forest Monitoring activities by promoting regional cooperation. Independent forest observers are now better equipped to monitor the use of forest resources and participate in related decision-making processes.
FAO support to finance forest landscape and restoration (FLR)
2021
The FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) has been working with in-country partners to provide diverse support for partner financing needs and to develop innovative financing mechanisms to sustainably fund the implementation of restoration activities on the ground. This leaflet provide a range of diverse financial mechanisms that leverage financial support for the implementation of restoration activities.
Collective tenure rights for REDD+ implementation and sustainable development
2021
This technical paper emphasizes the opportunity that REDD+ and the global climate agenda represents for countries to engage more actively in securing land and resource rights for indigenous peoples and local communities.