 Forests stand as a vital defense against climate change and biodiversity loss, while also providing livelihoods for millions of people around the world. But they are under threat. In the last 30 years, they've lost an area larger than Algeria and Libya combined. FAO's latest State of the World's Forest report identifies three pathways that can serve forests while supporting recovery, halting deforestation, restoring degraded forests, and sustainably using forests to build resilient local economies. In Kenya's Caricia Forest, the local community has a new mission of preservation, having recently taken custody of the forest after decades of government control. They now go on patrol to look out for wildfires or any illegal harvesting or cattle grazing. Since 2016, more than 100 square kilometers of forest have rebounded from deforestation and degradation. And there is massive restoration and regeneration happening. And the process of restoring that forest through engaging of community scouts on protecting of natural regeneration. Pamela Linolganja and her fellow Samburu women nurture a nursery of seedlings for future forest planting. There are no trees here, so I have to take care of them. But I think it's important that we take care of them, so that they don't have to be damaged. So that they don't have to be damaged, so we can take care of them. Across Kenya, forest-based value chains are emerging and contribute to restoration efforts. Ruth Waieramu gathers firewood from dead branches on two and a half hectares of her farmland that she set aside for a tree plantation. She will begin selling timber in a few years once the trees have grown larger. Their timber helps generate jobs across the community, from sawmill operators who process the wood to carpenters next door who craft tables, chairs, beds and more. In Finland, wood construction chains are thriving, based on sustainable forest management. Innovative building materials from wood are helping to respond to climate change and the need to build more circular economies. These prefabricated wood panels are called cross-laminated timber, or CLT. They're as durable as concrete, but faster and simpler to install, store carbon for their lifetime and require no fossil-based materials, making them more climate-friendly. CLT made here forms the building blocks for schools, apartments, opera houses and even skyscrapers across the world. Tangible benefits, whether environmental or economic, offer a strong incentive for societies to protect, restore and responsibly use their forest resources. Preserving the value of forests for generations to come.