Forests and the environment

The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism

Wildlife and protected area management

Partnerships and initiatives

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management

The programme encourages sustainable use of wildlife species.

Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme

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.

Nominate a UN World Restoration Flagship

16/04/2024

The UN World Restoration Flagships are the most ambitious, promising or successful examples of large-scale ecosystem restoration. They offer an opportunity for initiatives and countries to be globally recognized and celebrated for their restoration success stories.

Publications

Kwinda Nyama: A multiplayer hunting game for social learning and sustainable use

2024

Nearly 1 billion people globally rely on wild food for their daily nutrition. The Wildlife Conservation Society, with support from the SWM Programme, developed this low-tech, multiplayer decision-making game with rural communities in the Republic of the Congo and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Low-tech games can help communities manage wildlife sustainably.

Effective forest and landscape restoration actions in Lebanon: A cross-sectoral collaboration between FAO, Lebanon and Korea

2024

Using pilot activities, restoration projects in Lebanon aim to step up restoration efforts by establishing and strengthening an enabling environment.

The wildlife–livelihoods–health nexus: Challenges and priorities in Asia and the Pacific

2024

This information brief on the wildlife-livelihoods-health nexus in Asia and the Pacific is intended to shed light on the current landscape of human–wildlife–health interactions, examine the challenges, and the existing and potential opportunities for change.

Videos

Empowering Rupununi women: conservation and community champions in Guyana

01/06/2024

Highlighting the significant role that women in the Rupununi region of Guyana play in promoting both community welfare and wildlife conservation.

Forest and landscape restoration in the Philippines

13/02/2024

Philippine's forest ecosystems provide services and economic benefits to communities. The FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism strengthens...

International Mountain Day 2023 – Restoring mountain ecosystems

11/12/2023

From climate regulation and water provisioning services, to soil maintenance and conservation, mountains are key to our lives and livelihoods.

Five ways to achieve sustainable wildlife management in Congo

01/11/2023

Discover how the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, in collaboration with local communities and the government, aims at improving wildlife...

Restoring land and livelihoods with beekeeping in Tanzania

20/05/2023

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping...

Living with wildlife in Botswana: Godlop's story - #SWMProgramme

19/05/2023

This video gives an insight into the SWM Programme work with ranchers and community scouts in the Habu Community Conservancy, which is located in the...

International Day of Forests 2023: Healthy Forests for Healthy People

21/03/2023

Conserving and sustainably using forests is one of the best ways of protecting our planet and ourselves. Healthy forests are vital for all aspects of...

Following a passion for wildlife and community development: Chipo’s story

24/01/2023

What is it like to work as a wildlife scout in Zimbabwe? Watch this video to experience a typical day in the life of Chipo, a young community natural...

Geya and the three forest pathways: Steps to a forest-led green recovery and inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies

01/12/2022

Forest pathways have the potential to provide decentralized solutions that are highly cost-effective and can be implemented comparatively rapidly...

Sustainable wood: Climate-friendly cities

01/12/2022

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Elearning Academy

Forests and transparency under the Paris Agreement

01/02/2023

The objective of this course is to learn about the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement. It will be useful to those wishing to...

Introduction to forest and landscape restoration

10/05/2021

Degradation of forests and landscapes impacts the global climate, and also the food security and livelihoods of communities. Forest and landscape restoration...

Monitoring forest and landscape restoration

01/04/2021

This course has been developed to equip practitioners with the capacity to design, plan and implement monitoring systems for forest landscape restoration.