New Module on Social Protection!
29 September 2023
29 September 2023
FAO has just launched the Social Protection Module of the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox. This module is intended for governments, development organizations and civil society working and advocating for expanding social protection systems for all.
The module on social protection aims to provide knowledge on the expansion of social protection systems for forest-dependent...
The world’s mangroves 2000–2020 report is now out
06 September 2023
06 September 2023
Rome, August 2023.
Mangrove forests occur in many tropical and subtropical environments, providing hundreds of millions of coastal people with important ecosystems services. Despite these benefits, mangrove forests are among the most threatened and vulnerable ecosystems worldwide.
This new report provides global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests,...
IDF 2023 - Healthy forests for healthy people
20 March 2023
20 March 2023
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving...
A Special Session on “Biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry” will be held as part of the 8th World Forest Week (8WFW) at the margins of the 26th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO26).
Forests are home to most of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. Yet, forests and their biodiversity continue to be lost at an alarming rate....
The article “Global progress towards sustainable forest management: bright spots and challenges” analyses global progress towards sustainable forest management by climatic domains and national income levels using data from the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020. It also examines enabling conditions for sustainable forest management. The findings reveal progress towards sustainable...
Join us at the XV World Forestry Congress!
07 March 2022
07 March 2022
Together, we can building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests.
The XV World Forestry Congress will be held 2-6 May 2022 at the Coex Convention Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Preparations for the Congress are ongoing with the view to provide a full programme which addresses key issues in building...
IDF 2022: Forests and sustainable production and consumption
28 February 2022
28 February 2022
On 21 March every year, the International Day of Forests (IDF) celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each IDF, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme...
The SFM Toolbox modules on “Forest Restoration” and “Management of Planted Forests” have been completely revamped with updated information, new tools and cases for practitioners, policymakers, students and other stakeholders.
The Forest Restoration module complements a related but separate module on Forest and Landscape Restoration, which deals with restoration not only of...
A series of three new online courses have been developed to introduce the key concepts of forest and landscape restoration (FLR) to practitioners and to equip them with the capacity to design, implement, monitor and analyze financial needs and opportunities for FLR.
Introduction to forest and landscape restoration
Degradation of forests...
International Day of Forests 2021
17 March 2021
17 March 2021
On 21 March every year, the International Day of Forests (IDF) celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each IDF, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme...