# FAO announces forestry prizes for young researchers

> Winners of two forestry prizes were announced in Rome; each winning and finalist team will receive USD 10,000 in research funding.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T17:36:41+00:00
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The FAO announced two forestry prizes on October 14 at its headquarters in Rome, as part of the 2026 World Food Forum Transformative Research Challenge. Bangladesh’s Mangrove Intelligence Research Team was recognised for a digital decision-support platform for coastal mangrove restoration. Uganda’s Gad Okodi represented a team developing ways for communities to report forest disturbances using basic mobile phones and local languages.

Each winning team will receive USD 10,000 in research funding and opportunities to promote and scale its work. The finalists in both categories, Chinampa Guardians from Mexico and Watershed Restoration and Community-led Monitoring in Kajulu Forest from Kenya, will also each receive USD 10,000. The announcement took place at a hybrid event at FAO headquarters.

## Data

### Prizes and research funding

Prize categories and amounts in FAO’s October 14 announcement.

Methodology: Amounts are announced research support, not verified disbursements or project budgets.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | Winning teams | Each of the two forestry prize winners will receive USD 10,000 in research funding. | occurred |
| 2026-10-14 | Finalists | Each finalist team in the two categories will also receive USD 10,000. | occurred |

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## Sources

- [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)](<https://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/news-detail/youth-led-forestry-innovation-recognized-in-transformative-research-challenge/en>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14)

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