The Stockholm Environment Institute has published a brief on the role of forests and trees in food security.
The brief comes out of a joint contribution by the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI) and Forest, Climate & Livelihood Research Network (Focali) to a May 2013 conference by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Forests for Food Security and Nutrition.
The brief looks at key challenges and bottlenecks that hinder a greater contribution of forests for food security. It provides examples of how forests and trees can provide multiple benefits for food security, livelihoods and socio- ecological systems, and identifies policy needs and recommendations for a cross-sectoral landscape approach, which includes the multiple benefits of forests and trees for food security.
The FAO conference was designed to increase understanding of how forests, trees on farms and agroforestry systems can contribute to improving food security and nutrition, especially in developing countries. It also sought to propose policy options that help to ensure this contribution was considered in decision-making processes.
Download the brief: Forests and trees – essential for food security on a landscape level
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