This publication highlights the links between FLR and climate change mitigation and adaptation issues and considers further opportunities to enable greater integration between the two agendas. It also describes the different tools that have been developed by FAO to better measure the quantities of carbon stored and other climate benefits achieved through FLR projects.

  Peatlands contain huge carbon stocks yet they cover only 3 percent of the world’s land area. Improved peatland management provides climate change mitigation and adaptation opportunities. Peatland conservation and restoration also secures ecosystem services that support adaptive capacity and resilience. This brief is part of the Global Peatlands Initiative’s work to support national governments in the process of enhancing their climate commitments, such as the nationally determined contributions as well as the long-term strategies through the inclusion of climate action on peatlands. ...

This FAO technical paper unpacks the concept of forest-based adaptation and describes policy spheres that could bolster the role of forests and trees in providing adaptation and resilience benefits. It introduces a set of ten principles for using forests and trees to promote transformational adaptation, which were developed with leading experts from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and other partners. It describes the policy implications of each principle and draws on examples from diverse forest ecosystems and management practices to illustrate their application in...

En el contexto de la Declaración de los Dirigentes reunidos en Glasgow sobre los bosques y el uso de la tierra, y del compromiso contraído por más de 140 países para poner fin a la pérdida de bosques para 2030 y brindar apoyo a la restauración y las actividades forestales sostenibles, la edición de 2022 de El estado de los bosques del mundo analiza el potencial de las tres vías forestales para lograr la recuperación verde y gestionar las crisis planetarias multidimensionales, en especial el cambio climático...

El objetivo de la Guía para la gestión de los bosques y el agua es mejorar la base de información mundial sobre las funciones protectoras de los bosques para el suelo y el agua. Revisa las técnicas y metodologías emergentes, proporciona orientación y recomendaciones sobre cómo gestionar los bosques para sus servicios ecosistémicos de agua, y ofrece una visión de los casos empresariales y económicos para la gestión de los bosques para los servicios ecosistémicos de agua.