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News

Pilot to boost access to finance for forest and farm producer organizations in Tanzania

28/02/2026

The project will strengthen financial inclusion for organizations that represent smallholders, rural women’s groups, local communities and Indigenous Peoples’ institutions.

Innovation tops agenda as experts on Europe’s forests and forest industry meet

22/10/2025

The European Forestry Commission will meet in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 22 to 25 October to review and coordinate regional strategies on forests and the forest industry, with a specific focus on innovation.

Congo joins International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees

16/07/2025

Fast-growing trees are vital to addressing global environmental and development challenges.

Publications

Expanding social protection in rural areas, focusing on fisheries and forestry

2019

This special issue of Policy in Focus opens with an article on universal social protection in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), exploring the expansion of social protection and related challenges over the last decades.

Assessing the governance of tenure for improving forests and livelihoods

2019

A tool to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure to help countries evaluate their forest tenure systems, particularly those that facilitate participation of non-state actors in forestry, including co-management regimes, community forestry, smallholder forestry, large holder forestry, or company concessions granted on State lands.

Agroforestry and tenure

2019

This paper reviews the main tenure-related challenges that can affect agroforestry adoption. Drawing on practical cases, the document presents measures and approaches which could potentially fuel the adoption of agroforestry, concluding with specific recommendations for formulation and implementation of tenure policies promoting agroforestry.

Videos

‘Greening’ the humanitarian response in Uganda and Djibouti

20/06/2025

The Greening the Humanitarian Response project, funded by the European Union and implemented by FAO in collaboration with UNHCR, aims to strengthen...

Nepali women’s community group is turning fire prevention into a climate-resilient green enterprise

22/04/2025

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...

Schoolchildren learn about forests and food security in Rome’s FAO Park

21/03/2025

More than five billion people use forest and non-timber forest products for food, medicine and livelihoods. Watch the video and see how schoolchildren...

Rodrigo Pacheco's edible forest

21/03/2025

FAO National Goodwill Ambassador for Ecuador and world-famous chef Rodrigo Pacheco takes us on a walk through his own edible forests.

Goat is Gold; Levia’s story

02/09/2024

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is working with traditional chiefs, local communities, government authorities and women like Levia...

Grass charcoal production in Ghana

01/08/2023

In Ghana, small producers are revolutionizing the production of charcoal. By using savanna grasses to make charcoal briquettes producers promote renewable...

Restoring land and livelihoods with beekeeping in Tanzania

20/05/2023

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping...

International Day of Forests 2021: Forest restoration – a path to recovery and well-being

21/03/2021

Restoring forests helps build a healthier world for ourselves and for future generations. By replanting and managing forests sustainably, we can help...

Forest and Farm Facility amplifies the potential of forest and farm producer groups

30/06/2018

The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) works directly with producer organizations to help them become stronger, amplify their potential and connect with...

#2BillionCare - do you?

28/11/2016

Two billion people live in the drylands, which cover 41 percent of the world's land area. Far from being bare and lifeless, these drylands contain trees...