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.
2018 Asia-Pacific Regional Knowledge Exchange (Dehradun, India)
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.
Peatlands and the UN-REDD Programme in Indonesia
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...
Monitoreo de turberas en Perú
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...
Remote sensing: cost-effective and innovative solutions for peatland monitoring in Indonesia
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...
Mapping forests: the path to green growth
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...
Open Tenure: A mapping tool to enhance REDD+ efforts, French version
29/07/2025
In May 2021, FAO, under the UN-REDD Programme, hosted the webinar “Open Tenure: a mapping tool to enhance REDD+ efforts.” The webinar was conducted in English, Spanish and French.
Open Tenure: Una herramienta cartográfica para mejorar los esfuerzos de REDD+
29/07/2025
La seguridad de la tenencia está ampliamente reconocida como una condición esencial para reducir la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques. La herramienta Open Tenure de la FAO es...
Expert insight: Innovation and technology for forests and gender equality
29/07/2025
Rocio D. Condor-Golec, Forestry Officer, Enhanced Transparency Framework, National Forest Monitoring, Forestry Division (FAO) shares insights on her work with technology and forest data, and her message for International Women's...
Indigenous peoples and local communities as key actors in REDD+
29/07/2025
Serena Fortuna reflects on the linkages between REDD+, land-use and forest tenure, gender, indigenous peoples' and communities’ rights, highlighting the key role they play in achieving countries’ efforts to reduce...
+Forest, together against climate change: Minister of Agriculture María Emilia Undurraga
29/07/2025
The +Forest project, funded by the Green Climate Fund and lead by the Ministry of Agriculture and FAO Chile seeks to tackle climate change by reducing afforestation and degradation of...
Liberia advances in design of its National Forest Inventory
29/07/2025
James Kpadehyea, National Forest Inventory Coordinator from the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia, and Anne Branthomme, FAO’s Regional Advisor for Africa on REDD+, share their insights into Liberia’s progress on...
Mongolia: First boreal forest country prepares its reference level for emission reduction
29/07/2025
REDD+ provides an opportunity to promote sustainable management in Mongolia’s forests, covering more than 12 million ha, and holding the potential to contribute to both mitigation and adaptation. As a...
De-risking agriculture supply chains – Including forests in due diligence processes
29/07/2025
Conversion of forests for agriculture and pastureland account for about 73% of deforestation in tropical countries. Much of this deforestation has resulted from mounting pressure for agricultural commodities, including beef,...
Climate change and forests
29/07/2025
Prepared by the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina, this video showcases the role of forests in combatting climate change. The video was produced with support by FAO...
Evidence based transformation of food systems
29/07/2025
Evidence is critical to addres the longer-term crises like Covid-19, the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity. This session will highlight key indicative data that relates to these crises,...
GLF Bonn 2019 session on Making climate action inclusive in forest landscapes
29/07/2025
GLF Bonn 2019 session on Making climate action inclusive in forest landscapes shared and discussed approaches and experiences to ensure climate policies, actions and financial instruments are inclusive, notably in...
Voix d’Afrique de l’Ouest : Foresterie communautaire
29/07/2025
M. Moussa Leko approfondit le rôle vital des initiatives forestières communautaires en Afrique de l'Ouest et leur impact sur l'atténuation du changement climatique, soulignant l'importance de ces initiatives dans le...
+Forest, together against climate change
29/07/2025
+Forest is a project funded 100% by the Green Climate Fund through its mecanism of Payments based on results. The initiative is a recognition of Chile’s achievements in reducing CO2...
Bhutan advances with its Forest Emission Reference Level
29/07/2025
As a country with more than 70% of its territory covered in forests, Bhutan is eager to protect its heritage from deforestation. Under FAO REDD+ support, Mr Arun Rai and...