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News

Djibo, Burkina Faso - A young man planting seedlings
Land restoration: Our legacy for generations to come
17/06/2024
On Desertification and Drought Day, FAO's Tiina Vähänen and Moctar Sacande explain in this op ed the importance of putting land stewardship at the centre of sustainable development to ensure a healthy, food secure world for younger generations.
Leroy Ignacio, Whitley Award, Red Siskin Songbirds ©Chung Liu
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme partner wins prestigious Whitley Award
15/05/2024
Guyanese conservationist and co-founder of the South Rupununi Conservation Society Leroy Ignacio has won a prestigious Whitley Award for his outstanding grassroots conservation work in Guyana’s Rupununi region.  
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
FAO has launched a 15 million euro ($16.29 million) project funded by the European Union to help Uganda’s forestry sector contribute more sustainably to the economy and the environment.
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Publications

Grazing with trees Policy brief
Policy brief: Grazing with trees- A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring drylands with trees
2022

This policy brief gives an overview of the positive role that optimized extensive grazing livestock farming can play in the management and restoration of drylands’ forests and lands. Trees in dryland forests and wooded areas provide key ecosystem services such as animal feed, timber, fruits and, regulation of soil and water cycles.

How natural resource management sectors can contribute to reducing emerging infectious diseases the example of forest ecosystems
How natural resource management sectors can contribute to reducing emerging infectious diseases: the example of forest ecosystems
2022

This policy brief provides eight recommendations for how the natural resource management sector can play a more active role in reducing risk and mitigating the impact of emerging infectious diseases, targeting national government authorities in charge of natural resource management, in addition to other sectors involved in environmental management and land use planning, including agriculture, tourism, animal health and public health.

Country case studies Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry
FAO Forestry Paper 188 Supplement: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry - country case studies
2022

This report is a compilation of country case studies commissioned as part of an assessment on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry. Supplement to FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming forestry in biodiversity.

Videos

FAO and the Mau Forest
14/06/2013

Kenya's Mau Forest stretches over the hills between the Rift Valley and Lake Victoria. Rain falls every day here for at least six months of the year,...

Protecting Mongolia's forests
10/06/2013

An FAO programme that helps local communities in Mongolia to protect their own forests is being seen as a model for action in the Asia-Pacific region....

Forestry and the forest industry in a green economy
18/06/2012

An effort is under way worldwide to better manage our planet's forest resources and better enhance their role in mitigating climate change. Forest loss...