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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025
Flagship publication
The State of the World's Forests
International forestry journal
Restoring the Mediterranean region – status and challenges
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Carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+: Tenure links and country-based legal solutions
11/2022
More clarity on who ‘owns’ emissions reductions is still needed to access different sources of forest carbon finance and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, according to a new information brief released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Forest-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees
11/2022
This FAO technical paper unpacks the concept of forest-based adaptation and describes policy spheres that could bolster the role of forests and trees in providing adaptation and resilience benefits. It introduces a set of ten principles for using forests and trees to promote transformational adaptation, which were developed with leading experts from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and other partners.
Policy brief: Grazing with trees- A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring drylands with trees
11/2022
This policy brief gives an overview of the positive role that optimized extensive grazing livestock farming can play in the management and restoration of drylands’ forests and lands. Trees in dryland forests and wooded areas provide key ecosystem services such as animal feed, timber, fruits and, regulation of soil and water cycles.
How natural resource management sectors can contribute to reducing emerging infectious diseases: the example of forest ecosystems
11/2022
This policy brief provides eight recommendations for how the natural resource management sector can play a more active role in reducing risk and mitigating the impact of emerging infectious diseases, targeting national government authorities in charge of natural resource management, in addition to other sectors involved in environmental management and land use planning, including agriculture, tourism, animal health and public health.
FAO Forestry Paper 188 Supplement: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry - country case studies
10/2022
This report is a compilation of country case studies commissioned as part of an assessment on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry. Supplement to FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming forestry in biodiversity.
