In 2015 FAO issued its first report on The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, exploring the negative effects of naturally-induced and climate-related disasters on agriculture. Against the backdrop of increasingly pressing challenges, FAO has now expanded the report's scope. The...

This bulletin summarizes the key findings and results of the second Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study - a comprehensive effort spanning nearly four years and involving all member countries of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the current state of ...

This guide promotes adapting a convergent and people-centred gender approach towards increasing and improving the provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner while reducing rural poverty in different priority areas of FAO's work. This includes...

This paper contains information supplied by national correspondents, in accordance with the commitments in resolution H3 of the 1993 Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE), on forestry assistance to countries with economies in transition. There is information on more...

This package contains the entire collection of Unasylva from 1947 through 2006, on three CD-ROMs containing separate English, French and Spanish editions. An international review of forestry and forest products and the trends in FAO Technical Cooperation Programmes are included. In addition, the...

This report takes a more holistic approach to the multiple ways in which forests support people's livelihoods under the theme 'Changing pathways, changing lives: forests as multiple pathways to sustainable development'. The report tackles three core subjects - sustainable forest industries, climate ...

This report is divided into two parts and provides the latest information on the major policy developments and key emerging issues on sustainable forest management. Part I presents recent developments and areas of current attention in: forest resources; management, conservation and sustainable...

This document is part of the publication series of FAO's Forest and Climate Change Programme. The programme works to strengthen countries' capacities to mitigate and adapt to climate change through actions consistent with sustainable forest management and to promote regional cooperation and...

Across the world, forests, trees on farms, and agroforestry systems play a crucial role in the livelihoods of rural people by providing employment, energy, nutritious foods and a wide range of other goods and ecosystem services. They have tremendous potential to contribute to sustainable...