Forestry

Publications

New releases
Strengthening decent rural employment opportunities for youth across different processes in the forest value chain in Uganda
07/2021

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.

Mountain farming systems – seeds for the future
07/2021

This publication presents a collection of case studies by Mountain Partnership members from around the world, highlighting experiences of agroecological mountain farming systems.

06/2021

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.

06/2021

Through support from the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme, the Organization Asociación Balam has connected local carpenters to legal timber producers in the northern Guatemalan department of Petén by building and strengthening cooperatives.

06/2021

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in Colombia’s domestic timber market but lack awareness of legal requirements and the skills to comply with them.