FAO Forestry

Download a manual from @FAO & @nature_org that aims to help gather far more accurate information on #mangroves. ➡️Remote sensing techniques for mapping and monitoring mangroves at fine scales ow.ly/solJ50SKJVq #GenerationRestoration #MangroveDay

On #MangroveDay, explore why mapping and monitoring mangrove forests matters — for today and the future 🌱🌍 🔗 fao.org/interactive/re… #GenerationRestoration

Find out how farming the edible insect sakondry is helping to save #lemurs in #Madagascar through the #SWMProgramme 👉 bit.ly/40B0b9g @CIFOR_ICRAF @CIRAD @EU_Partnerships @AFD_France @PressACP @TheWCS @FAOMadagascar @FAOAfrica @eudeleg_rome @FAOBrussels

#DYK between 2000–2020, mangroves were mainly lost to aquaculture and natural retraction. Other drivers: oil palm, rice cultivation, and settlements. 🌱🌊 #MangroveDay #GenerationRestoration

Download and read a @FAO report on the state of the World’s Mangroves, 2000-2020. 📎bit.ly/3q4zBas #FRA2020 #GFRA #MangroveDay

It's #MangroveDay! #DYK mangroves provide: 🌊 coastal protection 🫧 carbon storage 🪵 wood 🦀 fish, crabs, clams 💊 medicines ... & are essential for the nutrition & food security of millions around the world. We need to protect these vital ecosystems! #GenerationRestoration

What are trees and shrubs specially adapted to grow in salty water along coastal rivers⁉️ 🌊 M A N G R O V E S🏝️ Learn more about mangroves - critical habitats for many species. 🦀🌱 fao.org/forestry/mangr… #MangroveDay

Discover6️⃣ reasons to treasure our forests 🌳 #GenerationRestoration

Register to take part in the #RESSOURCEProject massive online open course (in French only for now) to support sustainable waterbird management in the wetlands of the Sahel & North Africa! More👉 bit.ly/4f2gt1X @FAO @EU_Partnership @FFEM_Fr @TourDuValat @OFBiodiversite

Download the latest edition of @FAO’s #Unasylva journal: Restoring the Mediterranean region: status and challenges 🔗ow.ly/IuLZ50SJVZx #GenerationRestoration

🗻✨️ Fresh release! The Mountain Partnership Secretariat's 2024 Annual Report is now available online! 📰🔗openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #MountainsMatter

🌳💻@FAO has launched a redesigned version of @OpenForis, an open-source forest monitoring platform used in 1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣ countries to support climate action and transparency. @FAO's @juliancfox explains more 👇 🔗ow.ly/4HzQ50Wt587 @UNFCCC #OpenForis

📸 Join the 15th International Photo Contest on Agriculture, Forest and People! 🌿 in 6 categories, including "The Century of Fertility" theme 🗓️ Submit by August 31, 2025 🔗 For details and application: utoify.tarimorman.gov.tr

From cutting-edge drone and satellite technology for forest monitoring, to sustainable substitutes derived from trees for plastics, building materials & fabrics, innovation can help us: ✅ restore ✅ protect ✅ manage, & ✅ use our forests sustainably. #ClimateAction

Innovation must be scaled up responsibly to maximize the contributions of the forest sector to agrifood systems transformation & global challenges. Read more in @FAO’s flagship publication The State of the World’s Forests 2024 👉 ow.ly/CFGN50SGXZG #SOFO2024

Download a publication from @FAO & @BiovIntCIAT_eng: ➡️Sectoral capacities need strengthening to deliver sufficient tree seed for forest and landscape restoration 🔗ow.ly/xsRb50WphJN #GenerationRestoration

Download a publication from @FAO & @BiovIntCIAT_eng: ➡️Sectoral capacities need strengthening to deliver sufficient tree seed for forest and landscape restoration 🔗ow.ly/xsRb50WphJN #GenerationRestoration

The Delfino tractor-plough is restoring degraded land in Bagaroua, Niger under the Knowledge for Action in Implementing the Great Green Wall project, in partnership with the European Union. A new chapter for communities. 📖👉 bit.ly/44Q4uQ7 #GreatGreenWall #GGW #K4GGWA

The #CBITForest project aims to enhance the quality, timeliness, accessibility and usability of #ForestData. 🌳 📊 🔗fao.org/in-action/boos… @‌FAO @theGEF

Download a publication from @FAO in collaboration with @gfoi_forest, @World Bank and @energygovuk ➡️Good practices in sample-based area estimation bit.ly/3TcKvGO