Noticias

El 16 de diciembre de 2017, la vida cambió para siempre en Villa Santa Lucía, una pequeña localidad de la Región de Los Lagos. Ese día, intensas precipitaciones – 122 mm en solo 24 horas – provocaron el deslizamiento de una pared de roca sobre un glaciar en retroceso, generando una avalancha de lodo, hielo y fragmentos de roca que descendió por la cuenca del río Burritos. 

Forests remain essential for the well-being of billions of people worldwide, especially rural communities whose livelihoods depend on them. 

A new suite of tools launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will help countries identify practical, systemic solutions to halt deforestation while advancing sustainable agrifood systems. 

La province de l’Équateur, au nord-ouest de la République démocratique du Congo, abrite de vastes forêts denses humides à forte valeur écologique et économique. Malgré ce potentiel, la pauvreté et la déforestation persistent en milieu rural.

In the Republic of Congo, a groundbreaking initiative is helping Bantou and Indigenous Peoples strengthen their livelihoods through secure land tenure and sustainable agroforestry.

FAO has released a new certified e-learning course, Enhancing policy coherence through public expenditure analysis for forests, designed to help countries strengthen the links between agriculture, forestry and national climate and biodiversity commitments.

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The African continent is at a defining crossroads: how to feed a growing population, sustain rural livelihoods, and preserve the forests that anchor its ecological and economic balance. From 27–29 October 2025, FAO, the African Forest Forum (AFF), and UNEP convened more than 330 participants from across 25 African countries – 42 percent women - for a Community of Practice (CoP) webinar focused on “strengthening sustainable agricultural solutions for halting deforestation in Africa”.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the role of social forestry, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) as key pillars of climate action in the ASEAN region.

The statement was delivered by the Director of Tenurial Confl...

Indonesia reaffirmed its full support for advancing social forestry, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) as foundational elements of climate action in the ASEAN region during the ASEAN Pavilion Social Forestry Talk Show at COP30 UNFCCC in Belém, Brazil, on...