BENINDevelopment of the Rural Economy, Benin, 1984. Traditional fishing near Cotonou. FAO has assisted the government with its plans for the development of forestry resources including the growing and fel...

MozambiqueFelling the trunk of a Tule tree (Chlorophora excelsa). The tree has at least two trunks and by felling only one at a time, the others can be left to grow. One trunk is thus felled every sixteen years...

MyanmarFarmer in village woodlot felling a eucalyptus tree for use as fuelwood. - -

MyanmarFarmer in village woodlot felling a eucalyptus tree for use as fuelwood. - -

Spontaneous regeneration of mountain vegetation after a four year ban on grazing and cutting down trees - -

EritreaSpontaneous regeneration of mountain vegetation after a four year ban on grazing and cutting down trees. - -

Sri LankaWorker felling tree at Ellakanda plantation, a trial cable logging site. - - Environmental Management in Forestry Development: SRL/89/012.

Sri LankaForest worker felling tree at Ellakanda plantation block, a trial cable logging site at Bandarawela. - - Environmental Management in Forestry Development: SRL/89/012.

HondurasLabourers strip off bark and square felled trees in preparation for their transport to a mill. - - Agro-forestry: HON/86/001. This project encompasses forest management, timber harvesting and educatio...

DominicaForest land cleared for coconut plantations. - - General: General.

ThailandTrees have been cut down in the forest north of Chiang Mai in order to make new fields for agriculture. - - FAO in Nepal.

CanadaBales of hay on a farm in Alberta. - - General: General.

PeruLogs recently felled for timber. Hillside has been recently replanted following a forest fire. - - Community Forestry and Reforestation. The Andean region consumes 3 million tonnes of wood per year, m...

ThailandAn area in Thailand's northeast following a bushfire. Once heavily forested, northeast Thailand has lost about 3/4 of its tree cover over the last 25 years, triggering serious problems of erosion, env...

ThailandTrees destroyed for hillside rice cultivation. Rice is grown for 2-3 years on steep slopes, until the soil is exhausted. The fields are then abandoned and more forest land is cleared to create new fi...

TogoVolunteer rural worker tending crop. - - Rural Development in Togo. The UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP) is assisting the Repub1ic of Togo with food aid for volunteer rural workers taking part in rur...

PhilippinesWorkers prepare the ground of an old coconut plantation where trees have been felled for replanting at the San Ramon Centre. - - Coconut Research and Development. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organiz...