Publications
Better data, better decisions: Towards impactful forest monitoring
16/10/2020
Decisions based on data and analysis are often deemed to produce a better outcome and providing decision-makers with information is seen as an important development strategy. The adoption of the...
National forest monitoring system assessment tool: Quick guidance
20/09/2020
The national forest monitoring system (NFMS) assessment tool has been developed under the project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” implemented by Food and Agriculture...
Case study: Democratic Republic of the Congo
18/09/2020
The Democratic Republic of the Congo establishes a national forest monitoring system to promote sustainable forest management. Improving proactive monitoring of deforestation and forest degradation with a robust national forest...
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NFMS assessment tool
26/08/2020
To support efforts towards forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) assessment tool to help countries to...
Boosting transparency of forest data for climate action
18/08/2020
Forests play a central role in combating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere in their vegetation and soils.
Information note: Strengthening national forest monitoring systems through a comprehensive capacity needs assessment
14/08/2020
A lack of institutional and individual capacity often undermines the long-term impact of otherwise technically sound programmes. To support efforts towards sound and impactful forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture...
Strengthening national forest monitoring systems through a comprehensive capacity needs assessment
25/07/2020
A lack of institutional and individual capacity often undermines the long-term impact of otherwise technically sound programmes. To support efforts towards sound and impactful forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture...
Plan Nacional de inversión REDD+ de Guinea Ecuatorial
24/07/2020
El Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social (PNDES) “Horizonte 2020: Prosperidad para todos” se adoptó en el año 2007 y ha guiado los esfuerzos del país hacia una economía...
Vers une meilleure gestion des forêts en afrique de l’ouest
22/07/2020
L’Agence suédoise de coopération pour le développement (SIDA), l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) collaborent à...
Case study Costa Rica: Costa Rica advances in the development of a national system for monitoring land and ecosystem cover and use
16/06/2020
The Republic of Costa Rica is a Central American country largely covered by tropical forest that exhibits high biodiversity. The country has made many efforts to conserve its forests and...
Addressing forest crime through improved governance in the Lower Mekong region
01/06/2020
The Lower Mekong basin is a globally important ecoregion that encompasses a high diversity of forest habitats. These forests are home not only to diverse and rare wildlife but are...
Peatland mapping and monitoring: Recommendations and technical overview
19/03/2020
Integration of peatlands into land-use monitoring systems is central to the conservation of their carbon storage – be they conserved, degraded or restored. Healthy peatlands mitigate climate change, enhance adaptive...
Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector
19/02/2020
"Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” is a two-year project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) financed by the Capacity...
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
23/09/2019
This report provides an update on forest reference (emission) levels (FREL/FRLs) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) results submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Collective tenure rights: Realizing the potential for REDD+ and sustainable development
23/09/2019
The security of tenure rights is a fundamental factor in positive outcomes for forests, in reducing deforestation and forest degradation within the larger context of sustainable development. This Information Brief...
10th Consolidated Annual Progress Report of the UN-REDD Programme Fund
09/08/2019
The 2018 Annual Report presents the results of the UN-REDD Programme between January and December 2018, in the context of the considerable cumulative accomplishments of its partner countries over the...
Scaling up community participation in forest management through REDD+ in Zambia
19/07/2019
This policy brief provides an overview of the potential for scaling up community participation in forest management in Zambia as part of the country's REDD+ investment strategy. The report gives...
Ninth Consolidated Annual Progress Report of the UN-REDD Programme Fund
13/07/2019
The 2017 Annual Report presents the results of the UN-REDD Programme between January and December 2017, in the context of key cumulative achievements since the Programme’s inception in 2008. The Report highlights the...
Checklist for Gender-Responsive Workshops
12/07/2019
This simple checklist has been prepared in order to help workshop organizers design and implement gender-responsive workshops, whether at the regional, national, or local levels.
FAO’s work with indigenous peoples in forestry
12/07/2019
FAO’s Forestry Department works with indigenous peoples to address the unique challenges they face, while assisting governments to develop appropriate forestry policies that take indigenous peoples’ land and resource rights,...