Policy, governance and economics
News
Conference to address challenges of Europe’s small-scale forest owners
19/05/2025
The 1st European Conference on Small Forest Holdings will address the challenges faced by small-scale forest owners across Europe when it convenes at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations this week.
Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration
07/05/2025
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.
Grow the Solution initiative aims to promote wood-based products for climate
06/05/2024
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Communicators Network Joint Initiative today launched a new initiative to encourage greater use of products made from sustainably grown wood as a key strategy for combating climate change.
Publications
Social protection for building the resilience of forest-dependent people: Evidence, linkages, practices and potential applications
2017
This study provides a rationale for building linkages between social protection and sustainable forestry in developing countries.
Unasylva 247/248: XIV World Forestry Congress
2017
This issue includes a broad selection of the best papers submitted to the XIV World Forestry Congress (Durban, September 2015), as well as an overview of the Congress’s ambitious agenda and outcomes.
Unasylva 246: Forests in the climate change agenda
2016
Where do forests and forestry stand today in international climate change negotiations? What exactly does it mean to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)? What are the opportunities and risks for forests in today’s changing climate and is there a clear path forward? The articles in this issue address these and other questions.