Forestry

Publications

New releases
Grounded in data
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
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.