BangladeshTwo women discussing aspects of participatory approaches during one of the two workshops the NGOs are undertaking in the region. - - General: General.

SudanA lesson in an open-air school. The teachers have been trained in the interrelations between population growth and the depletion of natural resources such as fuel wood so that they can in turn teach t...

BangladeshA village woman in Savar, 20 km from Dhaka, examines the fertile eggs containing an improved breed that she has put to hatch under one of her brood hens in a clay pot. The other hen is hatching deshi...

BangladeshA vaccinator and poultry expert shows the difference between the egg from the improved breed of hen and the deshi hen (local breed). The new breed of hen can lay many more eggs than the deshi hen. - -...

SudanTrees in central Sudan have been cut or completely left denuded by refugees from a nearby camp in search of wood and fodder. - - Fuel Wood Development for Energy. People in the Sudan, especially in th...

SudanVillage women outside Khartoum collect wood for cooking and making charcoal from nearby forests. This is a daily chore, often done early in the morning towards dusk. - - Fuel Wood Development for Ener...

SudanAn extension forester uses a diagram to discuss the many uses of trees and the importance of planting them. Female foresters are a great asset in a country where women often cannot have direct contact...

SudanA young boy drives his herd of cattle in search of fodder in the west of Sudan. The species of trees in the background are prosopis and are particularly good for providing fodder. - - Fuel Wood Develo...

NepalProtected government forest on hillside. - - Wood for energy. FAO is involved in helping the Government overcome critical problems of deforestation and fuel wood shortage through a nation-wide project...

NepalA government Forestry Officer uses a flip chart to explain aspects of the FAO-assisted Community Forestry Development Project to villagers near Kathmandu. - - Wood for Energy Programme. FAO is involve...

NepalGirl watering pine seedlings at Kaul Thana tree nursery near Kathmandu. - - Wood for energy: Wood for energy. FAO is involved in helping the Government overcome critical problems of deforestation and...

NepalA potted seedling in a forest nursery in as part of a wood for energy project. FAO is involved in helping the Government overcome critical problems of deforestation and fuel wood shortage through a na...