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The State of the World's Forests
International forestry journal
Restoring the Mediterranean region – status and challenges
FAO Yearbook of Forest Products
Sustainability by numbers: Forest products at FAO
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Innovative practices in the sustainable management of fast-growing trees
06/2025
Fast-growing trees have been cultivated and used for millennia to provide wood and non-wood products to rural communities, as well as direct and non-direct benefits to urban societies. This publication addresses knowledge gaps and current and potential development of fast-growing trees at the global scale by highlighting successful, innovative practices that can help sustain people and the environment.
A win-win for restoration and forest-based value chains: evidence from initiatives in dryland African and Mesoamerican countries and Small Island Developing States
05/2025
This article examines the experiences of integrating inclusive forest-based value chain development in selected projects in African drylands and Mesoamerican countries, and Small Island Developing States.
Enhancing the sustainability and financing of forest-based value chains
05/2025
Designed for a diverse audience including project developers, policy decision-makers, private sector operators, and finance sector stakeholders, the document provides practical guidance on designing and carrying out value chain analyses, choosing and designing upgrading interventions, and financing them.
Assessing conditions to scale up private investment in forest restoration
05/2025
Published in the Journal of Forest Business Research, this research paper found that forest restoration in low- and middle-income countries faces significant investment challenges, as only a limited portion of degraded forestland meets conditions for private investment. To scale up restoration, strong public-sector support and targeted policy interventions are needed to improve investment conditions.
Towards the institutionalization of forest data: the importance of data management and sharing
05/2025
This publication explores how countries can improve forest data governance by institutionalizing data management and sharing within national forest monitoring systems.