7 January 2023
Find out how FAO is working with small- and medium-sized businesses to promote the legal timber trade. More than 140 countries in November pledged to work collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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24 December 2022
Women-led cooperatives pave a path to independence and benefit rural communities. Shanta Neupane had a vision. From Panauti Municipality, in central Nepal, she could see how hard women in the rural forest and farming communities around her worked in their family smallholdings, helping to feed their households.
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15 December 2022
A new toolkit published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today aims to help connect national forest and farm producer organizations to climate change finance globally.
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10 December 2022
Mountain regions around the world have long held a fascination for visitors, drawn by the rugged natural landscapes, outdoor activities, cooler summer temperatures and unique mountain cultures.
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10 December 2022
Sustainable tourism plays a key role in boosting livelihoods, poverty alleviation, and environmental conservation in mountainous areas, according to a new report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and UNWTO at an International Mountain Day 2021 celebration event.
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10 December 2022
Ethical fashion has enormous potential to change lives for the better.For many years now, I have been collaborating on collections with women from developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America and the Caribbean.
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29 November 2022
Protecting and restoring forests, as well as unlocking their potential to ensure livelihoods, green development, and a more sustainable outlook for humanity, were key points discussed during European Forest Week and Foresta2021 by the Joint Session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the FAO European Forestry Commission.
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26 November 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has won an award for developing new methods to monitor a Sustainable Development Goal indicator on the amount of green vegetation covering the world’s mountains, using satellite images and modelling.
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23 November 2022
Boosting the capacity of forests and agrosilvopastoral systems in drylands to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security was the focus of an FAO expert meeting this month. Hosted by Tanzania, the Second Session of the Committee on Forestry's Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems was attend by about 40 member countries, as well as non-member countries, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
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21 November 2022
Experts, policymakers, business leaders and national delegates will gather at Foresta2021 and European Forest Week , 22-25 November 2021, to discuss strategic solutions for the future of forests. Foresta2021 is the joint session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry; and FAO's European Forestry Commission.
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