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InFOflash 80
02/2023

Wood residues – the materials left over when trees are logged and processed – hold the potential to support resource-efficient energy access, revitalize rural economies and help mitigate climate change, according to a new FAO report.

INFOFLASH 79
01/2023

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has announced the appointment of Zhimin Wu, formerly Director-General of the Wetland Management Department of China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration, as the new director of FAO’s Forestry Division.

InFOflash 78
12/2022

It is time to invest in forests and trees – and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who manage them – as a key part of our strategy for adapting to climate change, FAO’s Tiina Vähänen and Amy Duchelle explain.

InFoflash 77
11/2022

FAO will help set the agenda on topics including deforestation, forest-based bioeconomy and mountains at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Egypt, 6-18 November.

Infoflash 76
10/2022

FAO’s Julian Fox and Anssi Pekkarinen explain how the way we monitor forests has changed dramatically in recent years, helping countries report accurately on emission reductions, secure results-based climate finance and accelerate the sustainable management of forests.