Monitoring will be cheaper, more accurate and transparent for countries that want to participate in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation,” said FAO Director General ...

Trees are considered the lungs of our planet, ensuring clean air, a cool climate, and a home for millions of species. This ...

but over the past 25 years the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down by more than 50%, FAO said in a report published on Tuesday. Some 129 million hectares of forest - an area almost ...

Today is International Day of Forests, with a focus on the crucial link between forests and food security, as over five billion people worldwide depend on forests and non-timber forest products for ...

We must urgently address the question of how we can ensure food security for all, while protecting the forests that are so fundamental to our agrifood systems.