UNITED NATIONS
Food and Agricultural Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) http://www.fao.org/home/en/
- FAO Global Soil Partnership http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/en/
- FAO SOILS PORTAL http://www.fao.org/soils-portal/en/
- FAO Land & Water http://www.fao.org/land-water/en/
- Hand-in-Hand – FAO’s evidence-based, country-led and country-owned initiative to accelerate agricultural transformation and sustainable rural development http://www.fao.org/hand-in-hand
- Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-AG) http://www.fao.org/in-action/naps/en/
- International Mountain Partnership – Working together for mountain peoples and environment http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/en/
- FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechansim http://www.fao.org/in-action/forest-landscape-restoration-mechanism/en/
- FRANÇAIS: Mécanisme pour la restauration des forêts et des paysages http://www.fao.org/in-action/forest-landscape-restoration-mechanism/fr/
- FAO Forests and Water Network https://dgroups.org/fao/forestwaternetwork
- FAO Forest and Water Programme http://www.fao.org/in-action/forest-and-water-programme/en/
- FAO Forest-Outlook http://www.fao.org/forestry/outlook/en/ | http://www.fao.org/forestry/outlook/33328/en/
- FAO’S work on peatlands English, español, Français http://www.fao.org/redd/areas-of-work/peatlands/en/
- Peatlands – REDD+ Area of Work http://www.fao.org/redd/areas-of-work/peatlands
- UN FAO REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation http://www.fao.org/redd/
- FAO’s work on REDD+ and National Forest Monitoring: http://www.fao.org/redd/areas-of-work/national-forest-monitoring-system/en/
- FAO Regional Office for Africa http://www.fao.org/africa/en/
- FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/about/en/
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean http://www.fao.org/americas/en
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Forestry (various languages) http://www.fao.org/forestry/en/
Core activities:
Forest management
- Dryland forests and forestry
- Towards sustainability
- Fire management
- Forest health
- Model forests
- Assisted natural regeneration
- Planted forests
- Mangroves
- Genetic resources
- Wildlife and protected area management
Forest products and services
Forest and environment
People and forests
- Food security and nutrition
- Community-based forestry
- Forests and poverty reduction
- Conflict management
- Gender
- Small-scale enterprises
- Forest tenure assessment
Policy, governance and economics
- National forest programmes
- Forest governance assessment
- Forestry institutions
- Forest law compliance
- Forest policy
- Cross-sectoral linkages
- Forest finance
- Sustainable wood
- Social protection and forestry
Assessment and monitoring
- Global Forest Resources Assessment
- National forest monitoring and assessment
- Criteria and indicators
- Forest products
- Forest governance
- Forestry institutions
- Outlook studies
Interdisciplinary issues
Other initiatives
- Collaborative Partnership on Forests
- Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management
- European Forest Week
- International Day of Forests
- XV World Forestry Congress
- Forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FAO-EU FLEGT Programme)
- Forest & Farm Facility
- Global Forest Education Project
- Global Forest Information Service
- Mountain Partnership
- REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
- United Nations Forum on Forests
Forestry Commissions
Africa Forestry Commission http://www.fao.org/africa/afwc/en/
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/apfc/en/
European Forestry Commission http://www.unece.org/forests/welcome.html
Latin American and the Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) http://www.fao.org/americas/coflac/en/
Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) http://www.fao.org/neareast/nefrc/en/
North American Forest Commission http://www.fao.org/forestry/31920/en/ | https://www.fs.fed.us/global/nafc/welcome.html
North American Forestry Commission Forest Genetic Resources Working Group
https://www.fs.fed.us/global/nafc/genetics/aboutus.htm
United Nations
United Nations https://www.un.org/en/ https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/home
- Decade on Ecosystem Restoration https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
- UNDP SDG Integration – Integrated solutions forhttps://sdgintegration.undp.org/
- Climate change https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) https://unfccc.int/
- Race to Zero UNFCCC https://racetozero.unfccc.int/
- UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) – https://www.unccd.int/
- UN Development Programme UNDP https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home.html
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation https://www.adaptation-undp.org/
- UN Economic and Social Council https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/home
- UNDP/UNEP Global Support Programmes -Assisting developing countries to adapt to climate change https://www.globalsupportprogramme.org/
- UN Economic Commission for Africa https://www.uneca.org/
- UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) https://unece.org/
- UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Forestry and Timber unece.org/forests
- UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.cepal.org/en
- UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) https://unece.org/
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Sustainable Development – Make the SDGs a reality https://sdgs.un.org/
- UN Habitat – For a better urban future https://unhabitat.org/United Nations Information Centers https://unic.un.org/ | In-Country https://unic.un.org/aroundworld/unics/en/whatWeDo/productsAndServices/websites/index.asp?callPage=home
- Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme https://en.unesco.org/mab
- UN Environmental Program (UNEP) https://www.unep.org/
- UNEP Global Environmental Outlook https://www.unenvironment.org/global-environment-outlook
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre https://www.unep-wcmc.org/
- UNEP The State of the World’s Forests: Forests, Biodiversity and People https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/state-worlds-forests-forests-biodiversity-and-people
- UNEP Centre On Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development cdmpipeline.org
- UNEP DTU Partnership – Assists developing countries deliver on the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals https://unepdtu.org/
- UNEP Resource Panel -To improve our use of resources worldwide. https://www.resourcepanel.org/
- UNEP Youth and Education Alliance https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/education-environment/what-we-do/youth-and-education-alliance
- UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://en.unesco.org/
- UN Water https://www.unwater.org/
- UN Office for Disaster Reduction – Global Fire Monitoring Center https://gfmc.online/
- UN Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development – http://www.oecd.org/
- UN Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – Environment – Better policies for better lives https://www.oecd.org/environment/
- OECD Environment Focus An environmental lens on policies for better lives https://oecd-environment-focus.blog/
- UN OECD Climate Expert Group (CCXG) http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg/
- United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) https://www.un-page.org/
- UN-REDD Programme https://www.un-redd.org/
- World Food Program Insight https://insight.wfp.org/
- United Nations Global Compact – Uniting business for a better world https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research https://www.unitar.org/