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News
Applying MEV-CAM tools: participatory video
New FAO toolkit scales up innovative community-led participatory video technique in drylands
31/01/2024
FAO has released its first practical guide to using participatory video, an innovative community-led technique that monitors change in development programmes, with the aim of improving sustainability in dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems.
Strengthening coherence forestry and social protection
Forestry and social protection must be better aligned, says new report
21/11/2023
A new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) calls for social protection and forestry to be aligned to work towards shared goals of risk reduction and poverty alleviation for forest dependent people.
Planted forests key to achieving global goals – FAO journal
Planted forests key to achieving global goals – FAO journal
10/11/2023
Well designed and sustainably managed planted forests have a vital role to play in meeting Sustainable Development Goals, according to the latest issue of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) forestry journal Unasylva #254, entitled Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests.

Publications

Module 3 Forests and the climate
Forests for a sustainable future: Teacher's book – Module 3 Forests and the climate
2024

Designed for primary school children in Grades 3–5 in the United Republic of Tanzania, these education modules use an innovative teaching method, involving games and hands-on activities, in and outside the classroom.

Strengthening coherence forestry and social protection publication
Strengthening coherence between forestry and social protection for sustainable agrifood systems transformation
2023

Approximately one-third of the world’s population depend on forests for their livelihoods. This document presents a guiding framework to assist governments and development organizations in attaining coherence between social protection and forest policies to improve the well-being of forest-dependent people.

Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests.
Unasylva 254: Towards more resilient and diverse planted forests
2023

This Unasylva presents novel findings and state-of-the-art information on planted forests. These forests support livelihoods - including through timber production - while also providing ecosystem services, restoring degraded ecosystems, and adapting to and mitigating climate change.

Videos

Forests for a sustainable future: educating children — testing lessons in the Philippines
01/03/2024

Children in primary school today will play a significant role in bringing about the changes needed to ensure a sustainable future for forests.

Grass charcoal production in Ghana
01/08/2023

In Ghana, small producers are revolutionizing the production of charcoal. By using savanna grasses to make charcoal briquettes producers promote renewable...

Forests for a sustainable future: Educating children in Tanzania
01/07/2023

FAO is teaching children in Tanzania about the importance of managing forests sustainably. A three-year-project funded by Germany has developed forest...

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...

Forests for a sustainable future: educating children — testing lessons in Tanzania
01/05/2023

Children in primary school today will play a significant role in bringing about the changes needed to ensure a sustainable future for forests. “Forests...

Sustainable wood: Climate-friendly cities
01/12/2022

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Sustainable wood: Housing a growing population
27/10/2022

A growing population means more buildings to fit everyone. By 2030, we will have to house an additional 3 billion people. Using wood from sustainably...

Sustainable Wood: Building the future
13/10/2022

Wood can be a material of the future, helping to build a bio-economy for the planet's health and economic recovery. Durable “cross-laminated timber”...

Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
06/08/2021

This video provides an overview on the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples' food systems.

International Day of Forests 2021: Forest restoration – a path to recovery and well-being
21/03/2021

Restoring forests helps build a healthier world for ourselves and for future generations. By replanting and managing forests sustainably, we can help...

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Elearning Academy

Collecting household welfare data through forestry modules
Collecting household welfare data through forestry modules
03/02/2020

This course describes the components and questions in the forestry modules that collect data on the socioeconomic contributions of forests to household...

Introduction to national socioeconomic surveys in forestry
Introduction to national socioeconomic surveys in forestry
01/02/2020

This course provides guidance on the use of forestry modules to collect data on the socioeconomic contributions of forests and non-forest environments...

Introduction to the Responsible Governance of Tenure
Introduction to the Responsible Governance of Tenure
01/10/2013

The course introduces the main concepts and principles of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure. It aims to help people understand...