Failing to make bigger investments in forest education will have economic, social and environmental consequences, particularly with regard to nature and trees, advises Matthias Schwoerer, Head of Division, European and International Forest Policy, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany. Explaining why the German Government has committed to support major new initiatives to increase professional training and early skills development in forest education for children in schools to ensure sustainable multifunctional forest management, he also describes the comparative advantages of working with the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, and particularly FAO, to scale up forest education, including a major new collaborative global platform on forest education.

31/12/2019