Forests for Food Security: Nourishing People, Sustaining The Planet

On 15th September 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, released Forests for Food: Nourishing People, Sustaining the Planet.

  • Developed under the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), the report examines the links between forests and the four dimensions of Food Security and Nutrition (FSN)—availability, access, utilization and stability.

Key Findings

  • Livelihoods: Over 5 billion people depend to some extent on forests, which can contribute up to 20% of rural household incomes in developing regions.
  • Food Diversity: Over 50,000 wild species are used globally, including at least 10,000 species directly consumed as food.
  • Nutrition: In remote ....
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