Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

HLPE Report - Sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition

This report is an evidence-based, comprehensive analysis of the diverse, direct and indirect, contributions of forests and trees to food security and nutrition. Chapter 1 examines the linkages between forests and food security and nutrition and proposes, for the purpose of this report, a conceptual framework and a forest typology grounded on management criteria. Chapter 2 provides an in-depth analysis of the channels through which forests and trees contribute to food security and nutrition. Chapter 3 reviews the state of the world’s forests and identifies challenges and opportunities for forestry in relation to food security and nutrition. Chapter 4 is solution-oriented and discusses how to optimize the contributions of forests and trees to food security and nutrition in a sustainable manner.

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