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International Day of Forests 2017: Energy
21/03/2017
Forests and trees absorb the sun’s energy and store it by turning it into wood—the world’s most used source of renewable energy. While we have been...
Forests and energy
21/03/2017
Forests are nature’s powerhouse and a vital resource for meeting the world’s renewable-energy demand.
#2BillionCare - do you?
28/11/2016
Two billion people live in the drylands, which cover 41 percent of the world's land area. Far from being bare and lifeless, these drylands contain trees...
Why does legal timber matter?
16/09/2016
The FAO FLEGT Programme has supported over 200 projects in 40 tropical timber-producing countries to improve forest governance and support legal timber...
Empowering forest communities in The Gambia
08/08/2016
A nationwide programme to transfer government-owned forest land to local communities is changing lives in The Gambia while promoting the sustainable...
Boosting income and forest cover in Viet Nam
08/08/2016
Globally, agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation. Yet in Viet Nam, food security and forest cover have both increased...
Reclaiming the forests of Costa Rica
06/08/2016
After decades of clear-cutting forests for cattle pastures and commodity crops, Costa Rica’s forest cover has now increased to 54 percent, thanks to...
State of the World’s Forests 2016: Forests and agriculture - land use challenges and opportunities (longer version)
18/07/2016
Agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation. Large-scale commercial agriculture and subsistence agriculture currently account...
State of the World’s Forests 2016: Forests and agriculture - land use challenges and opportunities
18/07/2016
Agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation. However, it is possible under certain conditions to achieve sustainable agriculture...
Expanding Africa's Great Green Wall
02/05/2016
Land restoration in northern Niger is making degraded areas productive again, providing economic opportunities in a region where migration has become...
FAO climate change in Tanzania
01/04/2016
How the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Tanzania is helping people cope with climate change. Water management, sustainable...
International Day of Forests 2016: Water
21/03/2016
Forests are vital to our water supply. They influence how and where rain falls, and they filter and clean our water. By protecting the world’s forests,...