E-learning
The FAO elearning Academy provides free multilingual e-learning courses, including a range of courses on forestry topics for professionals and students working in, or interested in, forestry and the sustainable management of natural resources. The overall goal of the e-learning courses is to strengthen capacity of member countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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![An introduction to Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry An introduction to Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/an-introduction-to-urban-and-peri-urban-forestry.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4f147148_1)
An introduction to urban and peri-urban forestry
23/05/2024
This course introduces the concepts of urban and peri-urban forestry, outlining the important ecosystem services provided by urban forests and the challenges...
![Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15 Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/using-land-cover-information-to-monitor-progress-on-sustainable-development-goal-15.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f67898c4_1)
Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
15/03/2024
This course provides a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed goals,...
![Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introductio Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introductio](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/measurement-reporting-and-verification-for-environmental-integrity-introductio.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=13cb218a_1)
Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introduction
14/12/2023
This course highlights the importance of forests in climate change mitigation and how quality measurement, verification and reporting (MRV) is needed...
![Why a national forest inventory? Why a national forest inventory?](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/why-a-national-forest-inventory.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=79fbc5ff_1)
National forest inventory series
02/10/2023
This e-learning series describes the key phases of an NFI, from planning to implementation, and from data gathering to reporting in 8 courses.
![Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/developing-bankable-business-plans-for-sustainable-forest-based-enterprises.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=69459fb1_3)
Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises
01/09/2023
This course has been developed to improve the capacity of small-scale producers and small and medium-sized enterprises to access investment and other...
![Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/planning-seed-and-seedling-supply-for-forest-and-landscape-restoration.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=b7f48437_1)
Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
01/09/2023
This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.
![SEPAL course SEPAL course](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/sepal-course.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=8618690a_1)
Sharing the experience on “Forest and land monitoring for climate action – SEPAL” facilitated course
01/07/2023
The overall objective of this course is to support knowledge and skills development to operationally apply high-resolution satellite imagery to critical...
![Institutionalization of forest data Institutionalization of forest data](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/institutionalization-of-forest-data.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=243e1a12_3)
Institutionalization of forest data
01/07/2023
This course intends to establish a clear path towards a more efficient and effective use of forest data, underscoring the crucial significance of institutionalizing...
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Transforming dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems
06/03/2023
This course seeks to build the competencies needed for program and project managers, field practitioners and policy makers to apply a transformational...
![Elearning resilient rivers Elearning resilient rivers](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/elearning-resilient-rivers.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4b674808_1)
Resilient rivers: Watershed-based management of forests, freshwater, and inland fisheries
01/03/2023
Focusing on freshwater systems, this course inspires managers, scientists, and community members to understand, monitor and manage watersheds as integrated...
![Forests and transparency under the Paris Agreement Forests and transparency under the Paris Agreement](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/forests-and-transparency-under-the-paris-agreement.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=a61e9972_6)
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...
![Forest and Water Nexus – Introduction Forest and Water Nexus – Introduction](/images/forestrylibraries/default-album/elearning/forest-and-water-nexus-introduction.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=8e4d2f9e_3)
Forest and Water Nexus – Introduction
01/08/2021
This course is intended to provide an overview of forest and water relationships, and an understanding of the impacts of changing landscapes on water...