Fact sheet on activities of Action Against Desertification to develop non-timber forest products. Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) in support of the Great Green Wall initiative and UNCCD national action programmes to combat desertification, implemented by FAO and partners with funding of the European Union.
Depuis plus de soixante ans, la FAO accompagne le développement du Maroc dans le secteur de l’alimentation et de
l’agriculture. Le pays a bénéficié de plus de 200 projets nationaux ainsi que de 65 projets régionaux depuis l’ouverture de laReprésentation de la FAO à Rabat en 1982. L’assistance technique est axée sur l’appui à la mise en oeuvre des politiques etstratégies de développement durable nationales, et notamment le Plan Maroc Vert, la Stratégie Halieutis, la Stratégie Nationale
Data and information on land are fundamental for enabling smallholder farmers to gain secure access and control over their land, which provides the basis for investing in their operations.
This briefing paper outlines the importance and benefits of increasing the availability and accessibility of land information in support of improved food security and nutrition.
Despite the local and global importance of forests, deforestation driven by various socio-economic and biophysical factors continues in many countries. In Nepal, in response to massive deforestation, the community forestry program has been implemented to reduce deforestation and support livelihoods. After four decades of its inception, the effectiveness of this program on forest cover change remains mostly unknown.
Mauritius joined FAO in 1968. In response to the Government’s request to reorganize and strengthen the governance
framework for agricultural services, the first FAO intervention was carried out in 2011, with follow up in 2014. The aim of suchinstitutional changes is to improve the agriculture industry’s regulatory environment so that oversight functions are streamlinedand new technical realities reflected. An FAO National Correspondent currently oversees FAO operations in Mauritius, incollaboration with FAO’s country representation in Madagascar.
The FAO Technical Workshop on “Best-practices for the implementation and reporting of SDG indicator 14.4.1 – Percentage of biologically sustainable fish stocks” was held in Rome, Italy, from 21 to 24 November 2017. The purpose of the Workshop was to raise awareness of SDG 14.4.1’s significance and global reporting process, provide technical training to national practitioners on the analytical methods to produce Indicator 14.4.1, and look for examples of datasets and indicators from which best practices can be compiled.
Cambodia joined FAO in 1950 and since an FAO representation was opened in 1994, the focus of cooperation has gradually
shifted moving from projects to increase production to interventions aimed at diversifying production, achieving sustainableuse of natural resources and improving the nutrition security
Cuba es miembro fundador de la FAO. La asistencia técnica en el país se ha centrado en potenciar la investigación,
organización y desarrollo de los sectores pesquero y forestal, en el manejo sostenible de tierras y aguas, la sanidad vegetal yanimal y la creación de capacidades en materia de nutrición. También la FAO ha apoyado las prioridades de Cuba medianteproyectos de cooperación dirigidos a alcanzar resiliencia frente al cambio climático, impulsar la intensificación sostenible de
The Global Forest Resources Assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2018. FAO's forestry department whishes to commemorate this important occurrence with a special publication on the history of the past 70 years of Global Forest Resources Assessemnt.
La protection et la restauration des écosystèmes de mangroves constituent une préoccupation majeure et permanente à travers le monde. La faiblesse des administrations locales et des niveaux de revenus des populations riveraines, accélèrent la dégradation de ces écosystèmes. Les espèces de bois généralement utilisés dans ces écosystèmes de mangroves permettent de satisfaire les besoins des populations locales.
While the potential contribution of a nationally implemented program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) to developing countries’ budgets remains as yet obscure, two general concerns are that REDD+ will i) incentivize land grabbing and ii) remain financially uncompetitive against current commercial forest uses.