Forest management
Sustainable Forest Management Toolbox
The Sustainable Forest Management Toolbox is a comprehensive collection of tools, best practices and case studies to help forest owners and managers; policymakers; students and other stakeholders implement sustainable forest management.
News
FAO adopts mascot to promote integrated fire management
13/06/2025
FAO hosts meeting to strengthen global action on wildfires
09/06/2025
FAO announces 50 Young Forest Champions to drive forest conservation and restoration on the ground
05/06/2025
Publications
Enhancing the sustainability and financing of forest-based value chains
2025
Designed for a diverse audience including project developers, policy decision-makers, private sector operators, and finance sector stakeholders, the document provides practical guidance on designing and carrying out value chain analyses, choosing and designing upgrading interventions, and financing them.
Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration
2025
Published in the Journal of Forest Business Research, this research paper found that forest restoration in low- and middle-income countries faces significant investment challenges, as only a limited portion of degraded forestland meets conditions for private investment. To scale up restoration, strong public-sector support and targeted policy interventions are needed to improve investment conditions.
Towards the institutionalization of forest data: the importance of data management and sharing
2025
This publication explores how countries can improve forest data governance by institutionalizing data management and sharing within national forest monitoring systems.
Elearning Academy
National forest inventory - Learning journey
25/03/2025
The National forest inventory (NFI) - Learning journey explains the key phases of an NFI: from planning to implementation and data gathering to reporting....
Delivering restoration outcomes for biodiversity and human well-being
25/11/2024
The course offers essential knowledge and practical guidance to help stakeholders – including Convention on Biological Diversity Parties – implement...
Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
01/11/2024
This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.
Videos
Nepali women’s community group is turning fire prevention into a climate-resilient green enterprise
22/04/2025
Women from the Binayi Triveni Municipality in Nepal’s western region collect forest litter – the bark, leaves and sticks on the forest floor that can...
International Day of Forests 2023: Healthy Forests for Healthy People
21/03/2023
Conserving and sustainably using forests is one of the best ways of protecting our planet and ourselves. Healthy forests are vital for all aspects of...
Geya and the three forest pathways: Steps to a forest-led green recovery and inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies
01/12/2022
Forest pathways have the potential to provide decentralized solutions that are highly cost-effective and can be implemented comparatively rapidly...