Publications

Flagship publication
The State of the World's Forests

International forestry journal
Restoring the Mediterranean region – status and challenges

FAO Yearbook of Forest Products
Sustainability by numbers: Forest products at FAO
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Grounded in data – informing climate action and reporting with national forest inventories
10/2024
National forest inventories play a pivotal role in providing estimates on key variables related to the characteristics of forests across an entire country, including emission factors for calculating forest-related greenhouse gas emissions and removals.

Pulp and paper capacities, survey 2023–2025
09/2024
The annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper capacities provides statistics on pulp and paper production capacity along with short-term production capacity forecasts.

Mountain Partnership Secretariat: Annual report 2023
08/2024
The Mountain Partnership is the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountain peoples and environments. This report showcases Mountain Partnership members' activities around the world to celebrate the many local, national, regional and international collaborations, institutional strengthening, thematic conferences and scientific reports that have taken place within the framework of the Mountain Agenda.

Remote sensing techniques for mapping and monitoring mangroves at fine scales
07/2024
This manual, produced by the FAO and The Nature Conservancy, aims to help governments to gather far more accurate information on mangroves to better inform decisions on coastal land use and restoration.

Bridging nature and climate through protection of primary forests with high ecological integrity
07/2024
Primary forests are critically significant for combating climate change and slowing biodiversity loss, according to a new policy paper launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.