Publications
Drones for community monitoring of forests: new technologies for self-management of indigenous territories in Panama
15/06/2018
To strengthen the natural resource management capacities of indigenous territories in Panama, FAO, with support of the UN-REDD programme, implemented a community forest-monitoring project using drones to identify changes in...
Caracterización de las principales causas y agentes de la deforestación a nivel nacional, 2005–2015
12/06/2018
This publication explains the direct and underlying causes of deforestation in Colombia, including landuse change, intensive farming and illegal mining, and identifies key agents involved (e.g. large-scale agricultural producers and...
Estimación de la degradación de bosques de Colombia a través de un análisis de fragmentación
12/06/2018
Difficulty in defining and quantifying forest degradation is a limitation for many developing countries when estimating emission reduction commitments in the context of REDD+. This publication explains how to evaluate and assess forest degradation in...
Lineamientos conceptuales y metodológicos para la caracterización de causas y agentes de la deforestación en Colombia
12/06/2018
This publication provides methodological guidelines to integrate information gathered at different temporal and spatial scales. It argues for the comparability and interoperability of statistical data on deforestation, its causes and...
Propuesta de alineamientos para el monitoreo participativo en Colombia y su articulación con el Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Bosques
12/06/2018
Highlighting the key role of participatory community monitoring for national forest monitoring systems, this report proposes specific actions to integrate community knowledge into national policy (such as by providing data...
Infobrief: Exploring guiding elements of transformational change in integrated landscape management
28/05/2018
Great emphasis is currently being placed on achieving transformational change and paradigm shift through policies and measures to implement the Paris Agreement and the UN 2030 development agenda. FAO and...
Peatlands – guidance for climate change mitigation through conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use
14/05/2018
Peatland drainage - mainly for agriculture, grazing and forestry - and peat fires are responsible for almost one quarter of carbon emissions from the land use sector. Peatlands and organic...
Infographic: Peatlands and climate change
11/05/2018
This infographic describes the link between peatlands and climate change. Peatlands are wetlands with a thick layer of organic soil. Peatlands cover only three percent of the global land area, but...
Towards climate-responsible peatlands management
09/05/2018
Responsible management practices can help maintain peatland ecosystem services while sustaining and improving local livelihoods. This FAO publication gives guidance on responsible peatland management practices, supporting the reduction of greenhouse...
Turning Nationally Determined Contributions into action – FAO support to countries
30/11/2017
This brief summarizes FAO’s analysis of NDCs and provides an overview of how the organization, through policy processes, capacity development and technical interventions on the ground, supports the implementation of...
Données forestières de base pour la REDD+ en Côte d'ivoire - Cartographie de la dynamique forestière de 1986 à 2015
06/11/2017
Ce document définit la dynamique forestière en Côte d’Ivoire par télédétection concernant trois années pivot (1986, 2000, 2015) en Côte d’Ivoire. Les résultats de cette étude montrent que la couverture...
Données forestières de base pour la REDD+ en Côte d'ivoire - Inventaire de la biomasse forestière pour l'estimation des facteurs d'émission
03/11/2017
Afin d’améliorer les données utilisées dans le cadre de son processus REDD+ et avoir ses propres facteurs d’émission, la Côte d’Ivoire a entrepris un inventaire national de biomasse en 2016-2017....
The work of FAO to enhance national capacities to report on climate change
03/08/2017
This infographic booklet shows what FAO, through both the REDD+/National Forest Monitoring teams and Mitigating Agriculture GHG Emissions Towards Wider Opportunities (MAGHG-2) project under the Mitigation of Climate Change in...
Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring
26/07/2017
Drawing upon FAO’s experience and lessons learned from member countries, these guidelines are designed to support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national forest monitoring capacities. They offer ‘good practice’ principles...
The role of FAO in land tenure reform to support REDD+ implementation
14/07/2017
This flyer gives a brief overview of FAO's expertise and capacities to support partner countries on land tenure reform and REDD+ implementation.
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC
20/06/2017
This publication provides a status report on progress and achievements related to the MRV of REDD+ activities, as well as an update on activities related to countries’ submissions of their...
Map accuracy assessment and area estimation: a practical guide
19/06/2017
This document uses the publication "Good practices for estimating area and assessing accuracy of land change" (Olofsson et al. 2014) as a framework to provide recommendations for designing and implementing an...
Considering the use of spatial modeling in Forest Reference Emission Level and/or Forest Reference Level construction for REDD+
18/06/2017
This note aims to inform staff responsible for forest reference emission level and/or forest reference level (FREL/FRL) construction about the use, and potential added value and/or limitations, of spatial modeling....
Assessing forest governance: A practical guide to data collection, analysis, and use
03/05/2017
The guide presents a step-by-step approach to planning forest governance assessment, designing data collection methods and tools, collecting and analyzing data, and making the results available to decision makers and...
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
03/05/2017
The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations. The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible...