This edition of the journal has set out to explore the theme " Forests and People: Investing in Africa’s Sustainable Future”. The academia, research, development community, civil society and individuals working in the forestry sector and related fields are contributing short articles to this edition of the journal. Authors explore the topic from varying perspectives and share their experiences, challenges and dreams on the future of Africa’s forests as they relate to African people and their sustainable future.

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

Revista internacional de silvicultura e industrias forestales

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 6

Ecuador has submitted two national communications (NCs 2000, 2012) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), providing information on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, and measures to mitigate and to facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change among other information. In 2016, Ecuador also presented its First Biennial Update Report (BUR), which included the REDD+ technical annex to the BUR.

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 1999 REP

تنشر حالة الغابات في العالم تقارير عن حالة الغابات وعن أحدث السياسات والتطورات المؤسسية والموضوعات الخاصة بقطاع الغابات.وفضلا عن ذلك تتيح حالة الغابات في العالم آخرالمعلومات المتعلقة بالسياسات الحرجية لتسهيل مناقشتها واتخاذ القرارات المتعلقة بغابات العالم.وتصدر حالة الغابات في العالم كل عامين باللغة العربية والصينية والإنجليزية والفرنسية والأسبانية.

After a description of the resources of Guinée and their current level of utilisation, this paper goes on to describe institutional issues in the forestry sector and how the positive contribution of forestry to the country can be maximised in the future

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/1
Session: Sess. 23

To anyone who is genuinely concerned for the future of both the world's forests and the populations who depend either directly or indirectly - on the use of these forests for their livelihood, it should be apparent that, rather than being a force for the destruction of forest resources, forest industry is and must continue to be an essential element in the process of valorizing these resources and thereby ensuring the socio-economic base for sustainable development.

Meeting symbol/code: EFC 00 5-Add.1