The content of The State of the World’s Forests 2024 is derived from FAO publications and other peer-reviewed literature, interviews with FAO staff on forest-sector innovations, an analysis of projected wood demand commissioned for the purposes of this report, and 18 case studies. The latter were solicited through a competitive call among FAO staff and key partner organizations and selected based on their novelty; impacts (including potential impacts); potential for scaling up; and support for forest conservation, restoration and sustainable use. The report was prepared at FAO by a technical writing team comprising coordinators, internal and external contributing authors, reviewers, and an editor. A taskforce composed of senior FAO staff guided content development and reviewed chapter drafts.

The report was subjected to peer review by experts in FAO – including staff in FAO regional and subregional offices – and external experts on forest innovation. The writing team revised the draft in light of these reviews to produce the final draft, which underwent executive review and clearance at FAO.

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