Publications

Unasylva 247/248: XIV World Forestry Congress

01/2017

This issue includes a broad selection of the best papers submitted to the XIV World Forestry Congress (Durban, September 2015), as well as an overview of the Congress’s ambitious agenda and outcomes.

Unasylva 246: Forests in the climate change agenda

11/2016

Where do forests and forestry stand today in international climate change negotiations? What exactly does it mean to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)? What are the opportunities and risks for forests in today’s changing climate and is there a clear path forward? The articles in this issue address these and other questions.

FAO Forestry Paper 179: National socioeconomic surveys in forestry

02/2016

Forests and trees contribute in multiple ways to reducing food insecurity, supporting sustainable livelihoods and alleviating poverty. As FAO’s State of the World’s Forests 2014 (SOFO 2014; FAO, 2014a) shows, for about one-third of the world population wood is the primary or only energy source, demonstrating the relevance of “wood security” in food security in many regions.

FAO Forestry Paper 178: Guidelines on urban and peri-urban forestry

01/2016

FAO Forestry Paper 177: Forestry for a low-carbon future

01/2016

This report brings together contributions from more than 100 experts on the different mitigation options offered by forests and wood products and on the enabling conditions for realizing their potential.