As climate change poses a growing threat to life around the world, the global community has increased mitigation and resiliency efforts through international commitments such as the Paris Agreement. A...

The National Forest Institute (INAB) of Guatemala has made the metadata and microdata of its first National Forest Inventory openly available. Such an achievement was made possible by the support...

On 23 March 2022, join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the International Webinar, “Learning from experiences to increase forest data transparency for climate action.” Date:...

Carbon emissions from deforestation account for 11 percent of total global carbon emissions, double the emissions generated by the transportation sector. Recognizing the role forests play in climate mitigation, the...

Marggiori Pancorbo-Olivera, Maria Nuutinen, Zoe Klobus, FAO Wetlands are ecosystems covered by water, and are fundamental for people’s livelihoods, biodiversity and climate regulation. These vital resources are celebrated each year on...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the UN-REDD Programme recently published two informational briefs on National Forest Monitoring Systems and Forest Tenure and REDD+.    “Developing capacity for national forest mon

Hosted every year on 5 December, the World Soil Day 2021 cannot be celebrated without highlighting the importance of maintaining healthy soils, including healthy, wet peatlands, for ecosystem functioning and...

The book, National Forest Inventories of Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards the harmonization of forest information, is the result of the work of 21 countries of Latin America and...

Norway, through its International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), is providing the first grant of about USD 9 million – or NOK 90 million – to the UN Food and...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research (INIA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the...

Producing sound data on forests and land-use has become easier with the launch of a new phase of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) state-of-the-art forest...

It is well recognized that forests have tremendous potential for climate change mitigation. In addition, halting deforestation and forest degradation are nature-based climate solutions that also improve food security, alleviate...

Forest monitoring provides the information countries need to make informed policy and management decisions, as well as meet international climate commitments. For more than 50 years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

12-11-2021, Nairobi – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new project aimed to generate and use high-integrity data on forest emissions and removals compliant with results-based...

An ambitious new initiative announced today aims to reduce commodity-driven deforestation and restore forest landscapes, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World...

This week, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publicly released a wealth of learning materials about forest monitoring under the Paris Agreement. By meeting the needs...

Screenshot from the final map app depicting the shelter suitabilty map layer overlaid with additional information    Last month, a hackathon was organized by the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) Indigenous Alliance, took place as part of the Free and

On 17 November 2021, join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the international, technical webinar, “Mind the gap: addressing National Forest Inventory capacity needs to support climate action.”   Date: 17...

Forests have significant climate change mitigation potential. Improving the transparency of forest-related data and information is needed now more than ever, particularly with respect to the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreemen

Kicking off on 2 November, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom, is an annual event that bolsters international cooperation on climate action. At COP, national...