Forestry

Publications

The State of the World's Forests 2022
Flagship publication
The State of the World's Forests
Sustainability by numbers
FAO Yearbook of Forest Products
Sustainability by numbers: Forest products at FAO
Global Forest Resources Assessment
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020
New releases
Sustainability by numbers – Forest products at FAO
10/2023

Forest product data are essential in monitoring impact and innovation in the global wood industry; responding to climate change by calculating carbon emissions; and developing equitable policies that uphold ecosystem services and forest values for our communities.

Enabling
10/2023

This publication reviews the current and potential application of farmer field schools to strengthen the capacities and skills of smallholders and family farmers in sustainable forestry and agriculture production.

Monitoring gender equality and social inclusion in forest and landscape restoration programs
09/2023

This brief aims to provide practical guidance for designing a forest restoration monitoring system that adequately incorporates targets and indicators to measure gender equality and social inclusion in the implementation of the project or programme.

Pulp and paper capacities 2022-2024
09/2023

The annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper capacities provides statistics on pulp and paper production capacity along with short-term production capacity forecasts. It also presents statistics on pulp and paper production and information about the utilization of recovered paper.

Role of forest ecosystems services
08/2023

Forests are an important component of natural capital and deliver a broad range of ecosystem services that underpin human well-being. This paper highlights the potential of forests to provide a pathway towards greater resilience and a green recovery.