Thailand became a member of FAO in 1947 and a year later Bangkok was designated the provisional location for the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific – a decision that was formally approved in 1953. FAO has worked continuously with the Royal Thai Government through the Office of the National FAO Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Over the last three decades, the country has contributed significantly to the Organization’s achievement of its mandate and has transitioned from being a recipient country to resource partner.

Qatar joined FAO in 1971. Over the years, FAO assistance has aimed to improve the country’s management and conservation of natural resources, including technological and institutional development to enable sustainable increases in agricultural and fisheries productivity. The production of safe and nutritious food, together with support to rural livelihoods have also been key features of cooperation.

Based on the information collected during a survey in the Republic of Guinea, this study concentrates on the country's main NWFPs. Among these are medical plants, tooth picks, cola nuts, shea tree nuts, honey, food plants, palm wine, bushmeat, rattan, bamboo, and wild fruits. Also, past, present and future tendencies are investigated in relation to consumption, commercialisation and export of these products. Furthermore, national legislation surrounding NWFP is analysed as are the potentials and weaknesses of the information gathering process.

An international journal of forestry and forest industries

El presente folleto forma parte de la serie "Tecnologia Postcosecha", publicación de la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe, que trata diversos temas relacionados con las tecnologías y los procedimientos utilizados en la cosecha, beneficio y almacenamiento de los granos utilizados en la alimentación humana, así como de las plagas que los atacan, los métodos para su control y los factores de calidad que intervienen en su manejo y comercialización.

The international community is committed to eliminating poverty. International development targets to that end include a reduction by half in the number of people who are food insecure and a similar reduction in the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015. The Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), held an interagency Forum on the Role of Forestry in Poverty Alleviation in September 2001.

Il y a neuf mois à peine, la FAO, le GIEC, l’IUFRO et le CIFOR ont convenu de la première Rencontre d’experts sur l’harmonisation des définitions sur les forêts à l’usage des différentes parties prenantes. Pour commencer, son objectif était d’harmoniser les définitions sur les forêts en ne prenant pas seulement en considération les questions de changement climatique et d’évaluation des ressources forestières, mais aussi celles de conservation de la biodiversité et d’aménagement des forêts.

Ce guide conceptuel est le fruit d’un long travail qui n’aurait pas pu aboutir sans l’aide de nombreu-ses personnes.Le guide a été préparé dans le cadre du Programme d’appui aux moyens d’existence (LSP) de laFAO, financé par le Département du Royaume-Uni pour le développement international (DFID).Ils’appuie sur des matériels de formation publiés antérieurement par la Division des politiques et dela planification forestières de la FAO (FONP) sur la gestion des conflits communautaires liés aux res-sources naturelles, que le LSP a essayés sur le terrain, au Ghana.Les expériences de formateurs,

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-15/15/13
Session: Sess. 15