As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the...

In response to the coronavirus crisis that is preventing over 1.5 billion children to go to school, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and TED-Ed – with the support of an incredible array of educators and partner organizations – launched Earth School,...

The proceedings of the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week are now available in English and French. The Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week took place in Broummana, Lebanon from 1 to 5 April 2019. The focus was on “The role of Mediterranean Forests...

Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) can ensure the continual provision of ecosystem goods and services by providing wide-ranging benefits at a local and global scale. Significant investment and financial and non-financial incentives are required to support producers and...

The pressure on land and natural resources is greater than at any other time in human history. In Kenya, rapidly increasing populations and rising levels of consumption, and the lack of alternatives for livelihoods are placing ever-larger demands...