If you want to know, have a look at the new FAO publication Forest Products in the global bioeconomy: Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals, launched on 21 March on the occasion of the International Day of Forests. Wood-based products...
The seventh Mediterranean Forest Week, which places an important role on the next Mediterranean generations, offers an opportunity and platform to promote youth exchanges on ecosystem and forest restoration by ensuring a bottom-up approach. The dialogue invites Mediterranean youth to express challenges and exchange ideas and...
Near East Forestry and Range Commission calls for strengthened efforts to reduce forest degradation and deforestation 21 October 2021, Cairo – Restoring and sustainably managing forests to maximize their positive contributions to rural livelihoods and food security is a key challenge for the Near East and...
Fao says demand comes from economic growth in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific 19 December 2019, Rome - The production and trade of the world's leading wood products, such as logs, sawn timber and wood-based panels, reached their highest level since the United Nations Food and...
The Broummana Declaration was adopted during the sixth Mediterranean Forest Week. The Declaration deepens the discussion on the basis of the State of Mediterranean Forests 2018 on the role of Mediterranean forests in fulfilling nationally determined contributions (CDNs). BROUMMANA'S STATEMENT ON THE ROLE OF MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS...
Participating stakeholders shed the light on the countries achievements and contributions to mitigate and adapt to climate change Beirut, 4 April 2019 - Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture Dr. Hassan Lakiss, the the Sixth edition of the Mediterranean Forest Week (VIth...
Download the full report here: http://www.fao.org/3/I9535EN/i9535en.pdf Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is a commitment made by countries to tackle the complex challenges we face, from ending poverty and hunger and responding to climate change to building resilient communities,...
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international...
Send us a short video to let the world know how you teach future generations about the importance of forests and win a trip to Rome! The 2019 theme for the International Day of Forests is ‘Forests and Education’ and we want the world to know...
Do you want to design the official 2019 International Day of Forests t-shirt? We’re inviting children and youth aged 5 to 19 to send us an original design that illustrates the 2019 theme and slogan for the International Day of Forests - Forests and education: Learn...