The National Forest Inventory (NFI) online facilitated course plays a key role in strengthening forest data transparency by equipping professionals with essential skills in forest monitoring, reporting, and data management. This course aligns with FAO’s Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue, a global initiative aimed at enhancing access to reliable forest-related data to support climate action, sustainable forest management, and policy development.  

Zambia’s forests are essential for livelihoods, biodiversity, water resources and climate. They provide food, fuel and materials for local communities, support diverse ecosystems, and help regulate water cycles and address climate change. To promote their sustainable management, FAO with the support of the AIM4Forests and the UN-REDD programmes, is working with the Forestry Department of Zambia to enhance forest data collection and decision-making in North-Western Province—the country’s most forested region and home to the headwaters of the Zambezi River. Key activities include a forest inventory in Manyinga District, conducted in 2024, and the development of a forest management plan in 2025 to guide long-term sustainable use.

Ghana has established itself as a leader in the climate and forest agenda, implementing innovative programs such as the Ghana Cocoa Forest Programme and the

 

La iniciativa de Jóvenes Campeones del Bosque, lanzada en el marco del programa AIM4Forests de la FAO, ha generado una respuesta extraordinaria entre la juventud a nivel global, recibiendo 1,521 solicitudes en tan solo dos semanas, desde finales de enero hasta mediados de febrero ...

Tropical forests play a crucial role in tackling climate change, providing critical ecosystem services that support global resilience, food security, and sustainable livelihoods. To meet international commitments like the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries need robust forest data, effective monitoring systems, responsive forest-related policies, and stakeholder collaboration.  

The Open Foris Arena platform, a free and open-source solution, has reached a new milestone with the launch of Arena 2.0. This latest version introduces significant enhancements, making it easier to capture, store, manage, and process survey data in a secure, web-based platform—representing a major step forward in how we monitor and manage forest survey data worldwide.

One way of combating deforestation effectively is to define priority zones seen as being at particular risk. The difficult part is identifying those zones. Tropical countries have recently been given access to a new free, open-access plugin that serves to map the risks on a national or local level. The tool, called Deforisk, has already been tested in South America.

More than 150 experts from across the globe convened in Rome, Italy, from 25 to 28 November 2024 to enhance collaboration on forest monitoring efforts. The south-south knowledge exchange  emphasized collaboration on country-led planning; forest monitoring and measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) procedures; and forest monitoring for transparent commodity value chains. 

El Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (SERFOR) del Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego, en su calidad de Autoridad Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre, y en el marco de una política de promover el acceso abierto a la información que se genera, recopila, procesa y se pone a di...

In response to the pressing need for durable forest-based climate solutions, FAO has released a new publication titled "Options for addressing the risk of non-permanence for land-based mitigation in carbon crediting programmes." This paper provides a comprehensive framework for addressing the challenge of “non-permanence”—the risk that emission reductions from forests may be reversed due to events such as deforestation, fires, or pest outbreaks.

On October 31 and November 1, 2024, the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), with support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), held a workshop focused on the review of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) of Brazil.

El logro de los objetivos de biodiversidad del Acuerdo Kunming-Montreal depende de la participación plena y efectiva de las personas cuyas vidas están profundamente entrelazadas y dependen de la naturaleza.

Los Pueblos Indígenas, los pueblos afrodescendientes, los pas...

Rural youth are the next generation of forest and farm producers, and they are at the heart of a food-secure future. As participants heard at the World Food Forum at FAO Headquarters in Rome today, they have much to offer and are essential in global sustainable production efforts, with their decisions directly impacting agricultural and forest landscapes and ecosystems. 

El curso facilitado en línea sobre el Inventario Forestal Nacional (IFN) comienza oficialmente hoy tras un interés internacional abrumador. Un total de 2 520 participantes de 141 países se han registrado, lo que refleja un fuerte interés internacional por mejorar las habilidades en la recopilación, análisis y presentación de informes de datos forestales. 

La Red de Inventarios Forestales Nacionales de América Latina y el Caribe, presidida por México a través de la Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR), de la mano con la secretaría técnica, a cargo de  la Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), organizó un i...

En los esfuerzos por detener la deforestación, es fundamental comprender dónde se encuentran los mayores riesgos. Según el informe Estado de los Bosques del Mundo 2024, el mundo ha experimentado una pérdida ...

El pasado 11 de julio fue lanzado oficialmente, en un espacio de alto nivel, el programa global AIM4Forests, y el proyecto para Colombia, con la asistencia y participación del Representante asistente de FAO Colombia, el Ministro Consejero de la Embajada Británica, el Viceministro de Polít...

The AIM4Forests programme, a collaborative effort between the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been awarded an outstanding A+ rating in its first year of implementation. In its first year, the programme e...

Del 24 al 25 de abril en Lima, Perú, tuvo lugar el taller regional “Experiencias y avances frente a la implementación de las reglamentaciones de mercado sobre deforestación”.  Este evento fue liderado por los Ministerios de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI) y de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (MINCETUR) del Perú, con el apoyo técnico de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).

On World Environment Day 2024, we celebrate the achievements of ten inspiring young women – the Forest Carbon Champions – who are leading the way for environmental conservation efforts with their local communities across eight counties in Kenya.

Since the start of the year, these champio...