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Forests for human health and well-being Strengthening the forest–health–nutrition nexus
Year of publication 2020
Forests provide goods and services, employment and income to perhaps 2.5 billion people worldwide. Recognition of the importance of forests for food security and nutrition has significantly increased in recent years. Since the first International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition in 2013, FAO has made efforts to promote cross-sectoral collaboration to achieve sustainable forestry, agriculture and food security and nutrition simultaneously. Such efforts prompted the endorsement of policy recommendations on sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition at the forty-fourth session of the Committee on World Food Security in October 2017.
This publication goes one step forward by introducing health into the recommendations on the linkages between forests, nutrition and food security. Its aim is to expand cross-sectoral collaboration to a new set of stakeholders who are vital to unlocking the full potential of forests for contributing to greater human well-being. Nutrition and health are intrinsically connected: Good nutrition cannot be achieved without good health and vice versa. Yet forests also provide a wide range of benefits to human health and well-being beyond those generally addressed in connection with the food security and nutrition framework.
Type of Tool
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Global
Global
Region
Global
Global
Biome
All
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
Multiple use
Multiple use
Management Responsibility
All
All