Forestry

Publications

New releases
FAO Forestry Paper 174 Towards effective national forest funds
01/2015

Towards effective national forest funds addresses the need for more information on the way NFFs work and how best to establish and manage them.

The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources: Synthetic Account
06/2014

Forests and trees enhance and protect landscapes, ecosystems and production systems. They provide goods and services which are essential to the survival and well-being of all humanity.

The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
06/2014

The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the broad range of management systems.

12/2013

Forests and trees are essential for food security and nutrition as producers of foods and income and providers of ecosystem services. Achieving an optimal mix of trees in landscapes, however, requires much more interaction between forestry and agriculture. Unasylva 241 explores how to best use forests and trees to ensure food security, adequate nutrition and the elimination of poverty and hunger.

07/2013

Three hundred years ago this year, a book was published that, according to some, marked the start of the modern concept of sustainable forest management. This edition of Unasylva explores this claim and reports on efforts worldwide to manage forests sustainably for the long-term benefit of people and the environment.