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
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
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: 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...
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
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
01/09/2023
This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.
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
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...
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...
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
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
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...