Forestry

Publications

New releases
Status of, and trends in, the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators
05/2022

This is an accompanying document of the FAO report, State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO 2022). It provides an overview of the GCS and presents the latest data on the status and trends of the 21 indicators. SOFO 2022, which examines three potential forest pathways for addressing global challenges, is available separately.

SOFO 2022
05/2022

The 2022 edition explores the potential of three forest pathways for achieving green recovery and tackling environmental crises, including climate change and biodiversity loss against the backdrop of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use and the pledge of 140 countries to eliminate forest loss by 2030 and to support restoration and sustainable production and consumption.

Wildcheck – Assessing the risks and opportunities of trade in wild plant ingredients
04/2022

Thousands of consumer products around the world contain ingredients obtained from wild plants. Wild harvest accounts for some or all the harvest of the great majority of plant species in trade (between 60-90 percent).

Forest products in the global bioeconomy
03/2022

This report addresses the role of forest products in replacing fossil-based and GHG-intensive products.

03/2022

The Rungwa-Ruaha landscape in Tanzania is one of the most important wildlife areas in Africa and it supports one of the world’s largest remaining populations of lions, African wild dogs, cheetahs, leopards and spotted hyaenas.