Evaluation at FAO

Highlights
Highlights
International Day of Forests: what evaluation evidence tells us about forests, livelihoods and long-term restoration
17/03/2026

As the world marks the International Day of Forests on March 21, evaluation evidence offers a useful perspective on what are the conditions needed...

Highlights
Diagnostic for potential future reforms
13/03/2026

This report presents the findings of a Diagnostic Exercise conducted by the FAO Office of Evaluation at the request of FAO’s Conference, following the...

Event
EvalforEarth 2026: International Women’s Day Panel discussion : “Give to Gain: Advancing Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Evaluation”
12/03/2026

This panel brings together women evaluators and practitioners from EvalforEarth to celebrate 2026 International Women’s Day by sharing experiences,...

Watch: Programme assessment of FAO’s Ukraine emergency response (2022–2024)

This assessment sought to answer two key questions: 1) What have been the results of FAO’s emergency work? 2) What are the key lessons that can feed into FAO Ukraine’s upcoming multiyear programme and any future surge responses?

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Latest evaluations
Evaluation
Learning from evaluations of FAO’s work in Europe and Central Asia 2024–2025
03/2026

FAO’s primary contribution has been to reinforce institutional frameworks, technical systems and policy processes that enable countries to plan, implement...

Evaluation
Terminal evaluation of the project "Integrated Sustainable Land and Coastal Management"
03/2026

Key achievements include the establishment of Community Conservation Areas, the institutionalization of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management framework...

Evaluation
Terminal evaluation of the project "Restoration of arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya through bioenterprise development and other incentives under The Restoration Initiative"
03/2026

The project sought to restore degraded dryland ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and strengthen institutional capacity for forest and landscape restoration....

Evaluation
Evaluation of the project “Fisher Community Resilience Enhancement Project”
03/2026

This report presents the independent evaluation of the Fisher Community Resilience Enhancement Project (FICREP) (OSRO/SSD/906/NET), implemented by FAO...

Evaluation
Evaluation of the project "The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions"
03/2026

The evaluation assesses the project’s contribution to advancing forest and landscape restoration (FLR) as a pathway to achieving nationally determined...

Evaluation
Evaluation of the project "Global Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Statistics – Phase II"
03/2026

The Global Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Statistics Phase II (GSARS II), implemented from 2020 to 2024, marked the midpoint of a 15-year programme...