Students, youth and young professionals are increasingly recognized as key actors in advancing sustainable forest management and climate solutions. The project “Building global capacity to inc...

Forests are home to a wealth of biodiversity; they protect our climate and support a wide range of livelihoods. Recognizing the critical role of forests and as part of its commitment to sustainable biodiversity conservation and forest management, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the FAO-Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme, has launched a regional training programme for sustainable forestry – equipping participating countries with inclusive planning approaches and cutting-edge digital solutions.

Quito – The Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition of Ecuador (Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica del Ecuador, MAATE in Spanish), through the national forest monitoring system (NFMS), is tasked with collecting and generating periodi...

Abuja, Nigeria - The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), has kicked-off the collaboration under the AIM4Forests project aimed at addressing ...

Introduction

The Université Nationale d’Agriculture (UNA), formerly Université d’Agriculture de Kétou, was established in 2013 in Benin to sup...

From 7 to 11 July, forest officers and specialists from 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries gathered in Antigua Guatemala for the second in-person meeting of the National Forest Inventories Network for Latin American and the Caribbean  (IFN-LAC Network). The event marked a new milestone in the regional forest data harmonization process, strengthening technical capacities, promoting the use of innovative technologies, and fostering transparency in forest resource management.

The Gambia is transforming how it monitors and manages its forest, leaving behind paper-based data collection and embracing digital solutions to map, measure, and manage its forests with greater accuracy and efficiency. Led by the Gambia's Department of Forestry and supported by the Food and A...

Close to 20 countries from the region are meeting in Guatemala to enhance their forest monitoring systems, advance methodological harmonisation, and promote open data, in response to the growing international demand for transparent and verifiable forest information.

Forests are more than trees. They support food, water, and energy security. They regulate the climate and shelter millions of people. But to protect them, countries need solid information. And that means better data. Reliable forest data helps answer key questions: How much forest has been lost? Where is it growing back? Which policies are working - and which don’t?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken a major step toward increasing transparency in forest data and promoting the sustainable management of its natural resources by publishing the metadata and resources of its National Forest Inventory (NFI) on the FAO’s Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue. 

Marking the start of a collaborative journey to strengthen national forest monitoring systems, nearly 3 000 professionals from around the world will engage in the “Institutionalization of Forest Data” online facilitated course, which officially begins today. The four-week course, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), underscores the critical role that robust and transparent national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) play in supporting forest-based climate actions.

On Earth Day 2025, FAO brought together global partners, national experts, youth leaders and Indigenous representatives to mark two milestones: the second anniversary of the AIM4Forests programme and the launch of the new AIM4NatuRe initiative.

8 April 2025, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – A workshop convened today in Tashkent underscored Uzbekistan's commitment to enhanced climate reporting transparency through adaptation measures. The event, focusing on the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under the Ca...

The project “Global capacity-building towards enhanced transparency in the AFOLU sector” (CBIT-AFOLU), has concluded in Cuba after four years of implementation. This initiative, led by the Ministry of Agriculture with technical assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite...

As the world faces increasing climate and biodiversity crises, transparent forest data is more essential than ever. In the Asia-Pacific region, where forests support over 450 million people and play a crucial role in climate resilience, sustainable development, and biodiversity conservation, t...

FAO has published a new visual report capturing key results from the first year of implementation of the project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” – Phase II, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Bangkok - Forests across Asia and the Pacific region cover 740 million hectares, accounting for 18 percent of global forest cover. These forests are not only critical for the livelihoods of more than 450 million people, but also play a critical economic role, with annual trade in primary fores...

Countries in West Africa are strengthening their technical and institutional capacities to support REDD+ readiness, with assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through a dedicated training series on Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV). Thi...

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.