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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

Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme Newsletter, Issue 9 - March to August 2022
Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme Newsletter, Issue 9
2022

The SWM Programme is the first international initiative to tackle the wild meat challenge by addressing both wildlife conservation and food security.

Biodiversity
FAO Forestry Paper 188: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry
2022

This report outlines the technical and policy tools available for countries and stakeholders, as well as the steps needed, to effectively mainstream biodiversity in forestry.

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme Results, impacts and lessons learned from designing and implementing timber legality verification systems
FAO-EU FLEGT Programme: Results, impacts and lessons learned from designing and implementing timber legality verification systems
2022

The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme was established in 2016 to support the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan. The Programme sought to tackle illegal logging, promote trade in legal timber products, and ultimately contribute to sustainable forest management and poverty reduction. This publication presents achievements, lessons learned and recommendations for future programming.

Videos

Protecting forests to preserve livelihoods
09/11/2011

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....

Turning the tide on desertification in Africa (short version)
13/06/2011

In Senegal, the Acacia project has involved the planting and managing of Acacia forests in arid lands helping combat desertification while providing...