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Unasylva magazine #252 has just been published The new edition of FAO’s international forestry journal, Unasylva, entitled “Restoring the Earth – The Next Decade”, was released on 28 October 2020. It highlights the significant progress that has been made in forest and landscape restoration over the past decade.To date, 63 countries and other entities have...

FAO and Plan Bleu published the 2018 State of Mediterranean forests The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Plan Bleu have published the 2018 edition of the “State of Mediterranean Forests”. This document is the result of a collaborative process involving many different stakeholders in the Mediterranean region. It aims at...

FAO and UNEP published the State of the World’s Forests 2020 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have published the 2020 edition of “The State of the World’s Forests: Forests, biodiversity and people” on the occasion of International Day for Biological Biodiversity. With the...

FRB assess the relationship between COVID-19 and the state of biodiversity The COVID-19 epidemic raises many questions. What are the links of this health crisis with wildlife, what are its links with the erosion of biodiversity, what are its links with certain food production systems and more generally with the anthropisation of the planet? To...

FAO published a framework methodology on climate change vulnerability assessment of forests and forest-dependent people The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a framework methodology on climate change vulnerability assessment of forests and forest-dependent people. It was developed by FAO and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), through a multi-stakeholder...

FAO published key findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published the key findings of the 2020 edition of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA2020). This document examines the status and trends of more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories...

FOREST EUROPE publishes the State of Europe’s Forests 2020 report The State of Europe’s Forests 2020 report and its summary for policy makers are the result of cooperation with many experts, specialists from different countries, governments and international organizations. FAO and UNECE provided technical support for data collection and review of the national reports. The...

FAO published “Forests for human health and well-being” The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has put online a new publication on forests and human well-being. This 84-page file, “Forests for human health and well-being – Strengthening the forest-health-nutrition nexus”, is designed to expand the range of practitioners, policymakers and others who...

IUCN French Committee published its technical report on the assessment of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in France The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) French Comittee has put online its technical report on the assessment of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in France. This comprehensive report of more than 300 pages applies to the 19 Mediterranean...

FORCLIMADAPT’s publications Publications and documentation within the framework of the Interreg MED FORCLIMADAPT project”Adaptation of Mediterranean woodland to climate change”...