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Wood harvesting encompasses felling, extraction, on site/landing processing, and loading of trees, logs or other tree parts onto trucks. Harvesting has a lasting impact on forest structure...

The inaugural webinar in this global webinar series aims to set the stage and take stock of policy frameworks for scaling up sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches.

The biennial report carries extensive data on global forest resources and on humans’ interaction with them, while outlining strategies for reducing deforestation.

Amid a worsening climate crisis and slow progress in cutting greenhouse gases, sustainable agrifood systems practices can help countries and communities to adapt, build resilience...

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day. The goal is...

The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance...

Forests harbour most of Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity. The conservation of the world’s biodiversity is thus utterly dependent on the way in which we interact with and use the world’s forests. Forests...

The XV World Forestry Congress will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea from 2 to 6 May 2022 and held at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul...

UNEP, CIFOR/ICRAF and SIWI Swedish Water House are co-organizing a session at the XV World Forestry Congress in Korea (2-6 May) entitled “Forest-Water Connections to achieve...

Most flowering plants, including wild species and many food crops, are pollinated by animals and are vital, therefore, for biological production and the maintenance of biodiversity. Pollinators...