Halting deforestation, degradation and emissions

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Videos

Explore our videos with interviews, impact stories and explainers that show how countries, communities and partners are working with FAO to halt deforestation, forest degradation and emissions. These videos share lessons learned, innovative approaches and the real impact of local action on forests, climate and sustainable development. Watch to learn, be inspired and share the progress.

09/07/2026

In Côte d’Ivoire, cocoa farmers are restoring degraded land and strengthening resilience to climate change through agroforestry practices. Sylvie Sopie N’Gbesso doubled her cocoa production in just two years, while Nicole Kambou is expanding sustainable cocoa cultivation through a cooperative that provides farmers with access to equipment and labour.

24/04/2026

Rural and Indigenous women who live and produce within Argentina’s native forests generate income through livestock raising, agroecological production, beekeeping, and community-based rural tourism. By organizing collectively, they strengthen their autonomy, promote sustainable practices, conserve the forest, and demonstrate the importance of public policies that incorporate a gender perspective.

16/04/2026

The Native Forest Producers Program promotes work with women's groups to reduce gender gaps, improve environmental conditions, and strengthen the recognition of their role in community life. In this video, we meet “Kume Ziwlliñ Mapu,” a group of women from the province of Neuquén, Argentina, who share their experience working with honey.

18/09/2025

The world’s 3rd largest rainforest – after the Amazon and Congo Basin- is found on the island of New Guinea. It is shared by 2 countries – Papua New Guinea...

17/09/2025

See Uganda's work to protect and manage its forests.

10/09/2025

El proyecto +Bosques, juntos contra el cambio climático, es una de las iniciativas de reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero por deforestación y degradación de tierras (REDD+) más...

01/09/2025

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security promote secure tenure rights and equitable access to land,...

01/09/2025

Con el apoyo del Programa ONU-REDD, expertos de Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, México y Perú se reunieron en la ciudad de Florencia, en la Amazonía colombiana, para discutir...

29/07/2025

Dr. Markus Pohlman is the Senior Counsel (Climate Finance) at World Bank.

29/07/2025

Mme Hortence NGONO Epouse NGA ONANA discute de l'importance de la foresterie communautaire dans l'octroi de droits légaux et de contrôle sur les ressources aux communautés forestières vulnérables.

29/07/2025

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is progressing with the development of its Forest Reference Emission Level which is a benchmark for assessing performance in implementing REDD+ activities. Prof. Jean-Paul...

29/07/2025

Budi Wardhana, Deputy Head of Indonesia’s Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) explains the importance and advantages of using remote-sensing tools and technologies for monitoring Indonesia’s more than 22 million hectares of...

29/07/2025

In 2015, Indonesia experienced its worst environmental disaster. Forest and peat fires burned 2.6 million hectares of land. The damage was huge: $16 billion in economic losses with half a...

29/07/2025

This three-day regional event, held from 12-14 September, assembled 50 delegates from 13 countries around Asia & the Pacific to exchange practical experiences on forestry and climate change.

29/07/2025

In March 2011, Vietnam's National Forest Assessment program, or NFA, was launched to establish an up-to-date and accurate means of assessing the state of Viet Nam's forest resources. Data on forest...

29/07/2025

Pedro Raúl Tinoco Rodríguez, Experto en monitoreo de degradación del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Perú, habla sobre las necesidades del país con respecto al monitoreo de turberas hacia la...