Forests and the environment
Partnerships and initiatives
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News
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.
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
The Restoration Initiative: 2020 Year in Review
2021
With support from the Global Environment Facility, this pathbreaking programme led by IUCN in partnership with FAO and the UN Environment Programme is supporting ten Asian and African countries in achieving shared restoration goals.
The protective functions of forests in a changing climate - European experience
2021
The objective of this publication is to present the policy and management approach of each member country on its protective forests
Forest and farm producers – climate-change sentinels
2021
This policy brief summarizes key findings and sets out six clear recommendations for how to build long-term climate resilience among smallholders.