Halting deforestation, degradation and emissions

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Publications

Knowledge management products and scientific publications are at the core of FAO’s work to halt deforestation, forest degradation and emissions. They provide evidence, tools and guidance that support countries in shaping effective policies and actions. We are proud to stand at the forefront of research and collaboration in this field. On this page, you will find a selection of our latest publications, produced by FAO together with partners and supported by contributions from various donors.
27/09/2023

Integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in forest and landscape restoration projects and programmes helps to ensure access to a diversity of knowledge; promotes the efficiency and effectiveness of...

20/09/2023

Ce bulletin d'information se veut une synthèse des réalisations passées et des perspectives de mise en œuvre de ces initiatives soutenues par le gouvernement congolais à travers son Ministère de...

31/08/2023

The OECD-FAO Business Handbook on Deforestation and Due Diligence in Agricultural Supply Chains aims to help companies incorporate deforestation and forest degradation considerations in their supply chain due diligence and...

31/08/2023

This handbook was developed by OECD and FAO to help companies embed considerations on deforestation and forest degradation into their corporate due diligence procedures. It is informed by FAO’s extensive...

11/05/2023

The study presented in this document expands on the work conducted during the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) and revisits the extensive dataset of areas...

19/12/2022

More clarity on who ‘owns’ emissions reductions is still needed to access different sources of forest carbon finance and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, according to a new information...

19/12/2022

This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional technical Measurement, Reporting and Verification requirements from different standards...

19/12/2022

Le présent document vise à fournir une brève analyse du contexte national et donne un aperçu du positionnement de la République du Congo pour répondre à son engagement vis-à-vis de...

29/09/2022

This paper summarizes the current state of concepts and approaches for addressing deforestation in the trade, marketing, and production of agricultural commodities that have a disproportionate impact on forests at...

25/07/2022

There is an increasing necessity to provide timely and updated information about the status of land resources. It is well-known that land degradation not only results in reduced food production...

08/06/2022

Legal and sustainable forest value chains hold significant potential to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the target, outlines in the Paris Agreement, to limit average global...

29/11/2021

Esta publicación presenta los puntos de vista de diversos actores sobre las necesidades y desafíos al trabajar con turberas en el Perú. Se basa en 104 respuestas recibidas a la...

08/11/2021

UN-REDD support and innovative solutions for collecting, managing and reporting forest data. 

08/11/2021

This information brief reviews key concepts related to forest tenure and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). 

29/10/2021

In this study, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) teamed up to investigate how transformational change (transformational change)...

02/09/2021

This annual report presents the results of the UN-REDD Programme up to and including 2020. It builds on and continues a progressive series of technical, policy and knowledge achievements at...

13/07/2021

This info brief reviews interventions under the REDD+ framework, which can catalyse improved integrated land-use planning (ILUP) from the local to the national scale. Also, it considers the needs of...

07/07/2021

This info brief reviews the steps taken by the UN-REDD Programme to promote gender equality and human rights-based approaches. Further it explores the need to better integrate gender responsive activities in...

07/07/2021

The present brief synthesizes best practices on how to meet the safeguards information system requirements and produce summaries of information on safeguards based on a decade of collective country experience....

05/07/2021

The present brief examines good practices implemented or promoted over the past five years under the Programme to stimulate partner countries to transition to a green economy, in which forest...