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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Displaying 3856 - 3860 of 5074State of forest genetic resources in Botswana
The people of Botswana have always depended on the forest resource base from time immemorial and they continue to depend on it for various goods and services, chief of which continues to be fuelwood. It is said that 83% of the population in Botswana still depends on fuelwood for their energy needs. However, this valuable resource base is under threat from the rapidly expanding human population and its related sectoral agricultural and infrastructural developments, persistent annual veld fires, frequently recurring drought and the subsistence utilization of the forests.
NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE NEAR EAST:A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL OVERVIEW
This regional study presents an overview of the socio-economic importance and ecological impact of the use of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in the Near East. The document consists of two main parts: i) presentation of background information on the programme activities and analysis of the available information on the regional level; and ii) presentation of data on NWFP on the national level (so-called "country profiles"). The country profiles were originally compiled to be made available on the FAO Web site.
El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación, 2001
A cinco años de la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Alimentación, y a inicios del siglo XXI, El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación reflexiona sobre algunos de los principales desafíos que plantea la erradicación mundial del hambre y la pobreza. Esta empresa puede ser temible, pero lo es también el número de personas con hambre y subnutridas cuyo destino depende de una intervención acelerada y decidida. Un compromiso renovado y firme, a través de un esfuerzo concertado, permitiría cumplir el objetivo de la Cumbre Mundial sobre los Alimentos.
Análisis preliminar y marco para la evaluación del estado de las especies acuáticas explotadas comercialmente en el contexto de las cites
Meeting symbol/code: SLC2 2001 2
Country Report - Ethiopia
The future state of forests and forestry in Ethiopia are discussed in the light of current issues in the sector. The implications for the environment and for the success of forestry objectives are discussed.