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Global forest products facts and figures 2023 shows fall in global trade in wood and paper products
10/12/2024
FAO statistical overview records significant 12 percent drop from record levels in 2021-2022
Forests face increasing climate-related stress amid growing demand for their products, FAO report warns
22/07/2024
Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world's forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by FAO that emphasizes the role of innovation in achieving a sustainable future for the forestry sector.
Sustainability by numbers - Forest products at FAO
31/10/2023
Unless we understand and adequately measure how forest products are made and traded, we cannot build the transparent, dynamic bioeconomy needed for the world to prosper.
Forest sector employs 33 million around the world, according to new global estimates
24/11/2022
Quantifying how many people are employed in the forest sector is not a
straightforward exercise. Nonetheless, the ILO, FAO and the
Thünen-Institute of Forestry joined forces to estimate the global
workforce in forest-related activities and provide insights on labour
market trends in this sector.
Joint study estimates at least 12 million large buckets of wild forest foods collected in Zambia annually
30/08/2022
Rome – The volume of wild foods harvested from forests in Zambia likely exceeds the volume of sawnwood produced in the country, according to a new joint study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International ...
Global production of wood products posts highest growth in 70 years
19/12/2019
FAO says demand driven by economic growth in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.