12 January 2009 -
The 19th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry and the first World Forest Week will be held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy 16-20 March, 2009. This year’s themes are sustainable forest management and climate change and institutional change in a dynamic world. Visit the COFO Web site for more details: http://www.fao.org/forestry/53382/en/ [ more...]
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10 January 2009 -
This 17-minute video presentation, produced by FAO and the Forestry Commission of the United Kingdom, shows how much forests can contribute to the mitigation of climate change, stressing the importance of reversing forest loss. With striking imagery and simple language, this informative presentation is suitable for classroom, conference hall and individual viewing by all who care about the future of the planet. [ more...]
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16 December 2008 -
The latest issue of Unasylva addresses the relation of forests with other land uses, with main articles by R.M. Martin (deforestation, land-use change and REDD), C. Azevedo-Ramos (sustainable development and challenging deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon), L. Usongo and J. Nagahuedi (participatory land-use planning in the Congo Basin) and O. Dubois (ensuring benefits of biofuel development for small farmers and communities), as well as non-thematic contributions on certification of wild medicinal plants and corporate social responsibility in forestry. [ more...]
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