This paper reviews various methodologies for forest valuation and describes how they have been used in the preparation of forestry investment projects and programmes. It confirms that many potentially good valuation methodologies exist and it presents summaries of most of the main methodologies used. The document highlights other important considerations that have to be considered in any analysis (e.g. distribution of costs and benefits, different perceptions of value). It also reveals that valuation is not widely used at the moment in forestry project preparation.

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 6-Supp.1

Since the Bosnia and Herzegovina joined FAO in 1993, the Organization has played an active role in the implementation of national agricultural and rural development plans. Technical assistance has focused on policy advice, capacity building and – more specifically – the inclusion of family farms in high-quality food value chains. A major feature of current cooperation concerns the country’s preparation for accession to the European Union.

A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

A concise summary of the state of knowledge and experience concerning sustainable forest management, prepared as an input to the World Bank's Forest Policy Implementation Review and Strategy. An overview of experiences gained from different forest management systems is given, followed by a discussion of the outlook for forest resources and for forest product markets. Market, policy and institutional failure is analysed and appropriate responses are outlined. Finally, approaches to international co-operation are discussed.

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/6
Session: Sess.16

Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/Inf.1

The Water Challenge Badge - Resource and Activity Guide is designed to support you in educating children and youth about water, the challenges our water resources are facing and the importance of using water fairly and sustainably. The guide contains simple teaching tools to make learning appealing and fun, and provides a selection of activities and exercises to encourage young people to engage in efforts to save water and to promote equitable access to clean water. The guide can be used to achieve the Water Challenge Badge or can be used separately.

This case study is one of a series of publications produced by the Forest Harvesting, Trade and Marketing Branch of FAO in an effort to promote environmentally sound forest harvesting and engineering practices. The purpose of these studies is to highlight both the promise of environmentally sound forest harvesting technologies as a component of sustainable forest management, and the constraints that must be overcome in order to assure widespread adoption of those technologies.

الهدف الرئيسي من المبادئ التوجيهية هو مساعدة البلدان والمؤسسات وصانعي السياسات في تنمية وتنفيذ استراتيجية لضمان استدامة قطاع تربية الأحياء المائية وإدماج تربية الأحياء المائية مع القطاعات الأخرى ومساهمتها في التنمية الاجتماعية والاقتصادية. "إن نهج النظام الإيكولوجي في تربية الأحياء المائية هو إستراتيجية لإدماج النشاط داخل النظام الإيكولوجي الأوسع بحيث يشجع التنمية المستدامة والعدالة، وانتعاش النظم الاجتماعية-الإيكولوجية المترابطة" كونه إستراتيجية، نهج النظام الإيكولوجي في تربية الأحياء المائية ليس هو ما يتم إنما هو كيف يتم ذلك. مشاركة أصحاب المصلحة هي في قاعدة الإستراتيجية.