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Rome – Wild forest products such as cork, natural resins, mushrooms, medicinal plants, nuts and berries have huge potential to contribute to green growth in Europe and to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a white paper issued today.

Acorns from oak trees hold potential to contribute to diversifying diets and better nutrition, according to a new FAO report published today. Oak (Quercus spp.) acorns have been part of human diets for thousands of years in many countries around the world, including many African countries.

The white paper Non-wood forest products for people, nature and the green economy. Recommendations for policy priorities in Europe was launched at the joint Session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the 41st FAO European Forestry Commission.

Rome - You may not realize it, but numerous products made with vulnerable wild plants are probably scattered around your home.

A wander through the kitchen may reveal Brazil nuts in your cupboard, gum arabic in your soda and liqu...

They are in the lotion that keeps our skin smooth or the herbal tea we sip on Sunday afternoons. They are waiting to be drizzled on salads or tucked into the daily food supplements we take. Wild plants are scattered throughout our everyday existence offering us with food, oxygen and medicine. Globally, an estimated 3.5 to 5.8 billion people, across socio-economic groups and geographic regions, use wild plants, and one billion depend on wild foods for their livelihoods and food security.

In May 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a series of workshops on “Forest food systems and their contribution to food security and nutrition“ to identify and promote priority actions to enhance the sustainable use of forest and tree foods, inc...

A new FAO Technical Cooperation project is kicking off in Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, the Philippines and Viet Nam. The project aims to strengthen institutional ...