Forest products and services
Partnerships and initiatives
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Grow the Solution initiative aims to promote wood-based products for climate
06/05/2024
FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to boost sustainability of Uganda’s forestry sector
10/04/2024
International Conference on Agrobiodiversity begins in Nepal
08/04/2024
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Stronger together: How trade associations in tropical timber-producing countries multiply benefits for forest sector MSMEs
2021
A wide body of experience within and beyond the forestry sector recognizes the power of associations in bringing together small-scale actors, especially micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs). Associations offer increased economies of scale in purchasing, producing, and providing greater bargaining power.
Forest communities in the face of COVID-19 crisis
2021
This report assesses the impact of COVID-19 on forest communities and highlights the vital role of social organization in their response, recovery and in building back better after the pandemic.
Unlocking the potential of community timber
2021
Growing international and domestic demand for tropical timber has resulted in critical wood supply gaps for many tropical timber-producing countries, in some instances linked to a surge in illegal logging. Growing shortages of legal timber supply have necessitated the exploration of alternative sources of legally produced timber. Community forestry has been recognized as a potential source that could boost legal timber supply on the domestic market of tropical timber-producing countries.