Harnessing technology and innovation to transform our forests

FAO

Harnessing technology and innovation to transform our forests

Forests are one of the planet’s greatest resources. But climate change and human impact pose growing threats.

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 10

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

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Synopsis (short abstract) Every year around the world, 10 million hectares of forest are lost to deforestation and 70 million hectares are burnt by fire. In response, world leaders have committed to halt deforestation and restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030. To achieve this, countries need the right forest data to measure progress and enable action on the ground. To bridge this gap, FAO launched Open Foris over a decade ago. This ground-breaking open-source platform - the first of its kind in FAO - makes available the latest in technological innovations to collect, analyse and report forest data to accelerate efforts to protect, restore and sustainably use forests.

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