8th World Forest Week special event: Biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry
Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date: 2022-10-13

Forests are home to most of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, yet forests and their biodiversity continue to be lost at an alarming rate. Deforestation is the greatest driver of the loss of valuable plants and animals, with almost 8 million hectares of forest cleared every year, mainly for agricultural expansion. Other threats include over-harvesting of timber, invasive species, climate change, desertification and forest fires.

The conservation of the world’s biodiversity is utterly dependent on the way in which we use the world’s forests. Much more needs to be done to make sure that the conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity are embedded at every level of forest management.

The objectives of this special event included:

• report on the key findings of the review on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry;
• discuss the way forward with partner organizations to support the implementation of the review recommendations.

https://www.fao.org/events/detail/8th-world-forest-week/en

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