E-learning
The FAO elearning Academy provides free multilingual e-learning courses, including a range of courses on forestry topics for professionals and students working in, or interested in, forestry and the sustainable management of natural resources. The overall goal of the e-learning courses is to strengthen capacity of member countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises
19/09/2025
An e-learning series of 3 courses on forest management planning for small and medium forest enterprises aims to raise awareness and develop skills in...
National forest inventory - learning journey
25/03/2025
The national forest inventory - learning journey explains the key phases of an inventory: from planning to implementation and data gathering to reporting....
Delivering restoration outcomes for biodiversity and human well-being
25/11/2024
The course offers essential knowledge and practical guidance to help stakeholders – including Convention on Biological Diversity Parties – implement...
Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Application
25/11/2024
Accurate estimates of forest area change are essential for assessing forest-related emissions and removals. This two-lesson course highlights the importance...
Planning seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration
01/11/2024
This course explores how to plan seed and seedling supply for forest and landscape restoration.
Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introduction
01/10/2024
This course highlights the importance of forests in climate change mitigation and how quality measurement, verification and reporting (MRV) is needed...
Farmer Field School programmes
30/09/2024
Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory education approach that brings together a group of small-scale food producers to solve production problems...
An introduction to urban and peri-urban forestry
23/05/2024
This course introduces the concepts of urban and peri-urban forestry, outlining the important ecosystem services provided by urban forests and the challenges...
Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
15/03/2024
This course provides a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed goals,...
National forest inventory series
02/10/2023
This e-learning series describes the key phases of an NFI, from planning to implementation, and from data gathering to reporting in 8 courses.
Developing bankable business plans for sustainable forest-based enterprises
01/09/2023
This course has been developed to improve the capacity of small-scale producers and small and medium-sized enterprises to access investment and other...
Sharing the experience on “Forest and land monitoring for climate action – SEPAL” facilitated course
01/07/2023
The overall objective of this course is to support knowledge and skills development to operationally apply high-resolution satellite imagery to critical...