Meeting symbol/code: FAO-RNE--ALAWUC/NE/00/REP
Session: Sess. 1

El presente nmero de Unasylva se centra en Africa. Gran parte de ese continente ha sido afectado por la sequa durante varios aos consecutivos y millones de personas estn hoy expuestas al hambre y la malnutricin. En muchos pases la agricultura est invadiendo terrenos forestales y zonas de escasas precipitaciones. Este hecho, unido a una explotacin desordenada de la lea, los forrajes y otros bienes y servicios bsicos que pueden obtenerse de los bosques y los rboles, ha provocado una deforestacin cada vez ms rpida.

Through a conceptual analysis based on international treaties and instruments and through two country studies, this study explores the relationship between human rights, particularly the right to adequate food, and access to natural resources with specific focus on land.

An analysis of the present state of forest plantations and of current trends in plantation forestry both on a global basis and region-by-region. Economic and policy considerations in the development of plantation forestry are discussed. The outlook for plantation forestry is then presented in the form of alternative scenarios according to future growth in plantation area.

“À Conquista do Crachá” das Nações Unidas tem o propósito de fomentar a tomada de consciência, educar e, acima de tudo, motivar os jovens para alterarem o seu comportamento e serem agentes ativos de mudança nas suas comunidades locais. “À Conquista do Crachá” é adequado para utilização em contexto de sala de aula e com grupos de jovens, e está aprovado pela WAGGGS e WOSM. Inclui uma vasta gama de atividades e ideias facilmente adaptáveis por professores e dinamizadores.

The seventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held in Panama City, Panama on 7-8 November 2015. The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) hosted the session at the venue of its sixty-eight annual conference. The SAG discussed the outcomes of the work carried out by various joint working groups in 2014–2015 and their recommendations to WECAFC 16, the fisheries resource status in the Wider Caribbean Region, and activities to be undertaken by WECAFC in 2016–2017.

Etant donn que nous approchons de la Confrence des Nations Unies sur l'environnement et le dveloppement (CNUED) qui se tiendra en juin Rio de Janeiro (Brsil), le prsent numro d'Unasylva examine un certain nombre d'aspects des activits forestires lies la durabilit.

FAO-Adapt consolidates FAO’s multidisciplinary expertise on climate change adaptation. Through this Organization-wide framework, FAO provides countries with best practices, key principles and priority themes on which member nations can focus adaptation efforts in agriculture and food security. Since launching FAO-Adapt in June 2011, the Organization has: developed and implemented new, adaptation-focused projects and programmes; and enhanced FAO’s own capacity to deliver adaptation support to member countries.

Meeting Name: North American Forest Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NAFC/2016/3.4
Session: Sess. 28