Democratic Republic of the CongoSupport project for the development of urban and peri-urban horticulture development (Phase I and Phase II) - GCP/DRC/028/BEL. The objectives of the project are: strengthening the production base th...

Democratic Republic of the CongoSupport project for the development of urban and peri-urban horticulture development (Phase I and Phase II) - GCP/DRC/028/BEL. The objectives of the project are: strengthening the production base th...

Democratic Republic of the CongoSupport project for the development of urban and peri-urban horticulture development (Phase I and Phase II) - GCP/DRC/028/BEL. The objectives of the project are: strengthening the production base th...

Democratic Republic of the CongoSupport project for the development of urban and peri-urban horticulture development (Phase I and Phase II) - GCP/DRC/028/BEL. The objectives of the project are: strengthening the production base th...

Democratic Republic of the CongoSupport project for the development of urban and peri-urban horticulture development (Phase I and Phase II) - GCP/DRC/028/BEL. The objectives of the project are: strengthening the production base th...

ChinaA dam that is part of the Du Jiang Irrigation System on the Minjiang River. This system was built around 250 B.C. to prevent floods from the Minjiang River and, at the same time, irrigate the Chengdu...

ChinaClose-up of a bridge over a canal that is part of the Du Jiang Irrigation System on the Minjiang River. This system was built around 250 B.C. to prevent floods from the Minjiang River and, at the same...

ChinaView of bridge over a canal that is part of the Du Jiang Irrigation System on the Minjiang River. This system was built around 250 B.C. to prevent floods from the Minjiang River and, at the same time,...

ChinaView of bridge over a canal that is part of the Du Jiang Irrigation System on the Minjiang River. This system was built around 250 B.C. to prevent floods from the Minjiang River and, at the same time,...

MozambiqueCarrying bundles of fuelwood that will be sold by the roadside to create additional income for the rural forest community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET....

MozambiqueCarrying bundles of fuelwood that will be sold by the roadside to create additional income for the rural forest community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET....

MozambiqueFree distribution of oranges grown on a communal plot of land with technical support from the Provincial Forests and Wildlife Services. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/...

MozambiqueFree distribution of oranges grown on a communal plot of land with technical support from the Provincial Forests and Wildlife Services. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/...

MozambiqueVillagers carrying water vessels on their heads for watering plants in a nursery set up by the project. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Suppor...

MozambiqueVillagers carrying water vessels on their heads for watering plants in a nursery set up by the project. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Suppor...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueRural children playing nearby a water pump that was built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the nat...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueA fully grown Tule tree (Chlorophora excelsa), a very valuable wood. The land around the tree has been cleared to prevent bush fires from burning it. In this area Tule wood is used only for local need...

MozambiqueTaking home fuelwood from the forest. The forest is an important source of timber and fuelwood for 600 families that live in the area. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/M...

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...

MozambiqueYoung boy carrying a basket of fuelwood on his head. The forest is an important source of timber and fuelwood for 600 families that live in the area. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Ma...

MozambiqueFarmers watering plants on a plot of land that they have cultivated using seeds provided by the project to grow various vegetables, including cabbages and tomatoes. Technical support, including the pr...

MozambiqueLiteracy class to train trainers who will be working on the project. Ninety percent of the population is illiterate in this region and basic literacy skills are needed for training purposes. - - Suppo...

MozambiqueA fully grown Tule tree (Chlorophora excelsa), a very valuable wood. The land around the tree has been cleared to prevent bush fires from burning it. In this area Tule wood is used only for local need...

MozambiqueLiteracy class to train trainers who will be working on the project. Ninety percent of the population is illiterate in this region and basic literacy skills are needed for training purposes. - - Suppo...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueA carpentry class organized by the project. Local timber is being used to make furniture that can be sold to create an income for the community. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Manage...

MozambiqueChildren playing. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management" started its activities in 1997 and w...

MozambiqueLiteracy class to train trainers who will be working on the project. Ninety percent of the population is illiterate in this region and basic literacy skills are needed for training purposes. - - Suppo...

GhanaImproved energy saving cooking stoves introduced by the Department of Women in Agricultural Development. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries: IDAF/GHA/93/008. The project aims at improvi...

GhanaWoman cooking on an improved smokeless oven in her home. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries: IDAF/GHA/93/088. The project aims at improving the working and living conditions of over 75,...

GhanaWoman stirring a pot on an improved energy saving coooking stove introduced by the Department of Women in Agricultural Development.Energy is saved by a controlled burning of fuel. - - Integrated Devel...

GhanaWoman cooking on a traditional stove made from three large stones, which has high fuel consumption and uncontrolled fire. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF): IDAF/GHA/93/008. The...

GhanaTraditional method of cooking involving high fuel consumption and uncontrolled fire. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF): IDAF/GHA/93/008. The project aims at improving the workin...

GhanaWoman using an improved, energy-saving stove introduced by the Department of Women in Agricultural Development. - - Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF): DAF/GHA/93/008. The project ai...

GhanaWoman stirring a pot on an improved energy saving stove introduced by the Department of Women in Agricultural Development. Energy is saved by a controlled burning of fuel. - - Integrated Development o...

Sierra LeoneCommunity services provide the fisherfolk with a wide range of facilities. Here villagers are using a new water pump at Mamo. - - The Programme for Integrated Develpment of Artisanal Fisheries in Wes...

SudanAn extensionist holding a meeting for village women in order to interest them in community forestry and to develop participation in tree planting activities. She is explaining how to fill in a questio...

IndiaMalnourished children from an east coast fishing community in India. Fishing villages along Asian coastlines are often characterized by poor access to social services, low standards of living and few...

BrazilA fisherman stands in a pirogue with his catch of "surubi" (a river fish of the Siluroidea suborder) before taking it to market. - - Integrated Rural Development of Islands in the Sâ%o Francisco River...

BrazilA subsistence farmer who cultivates beans and maize on llha de Paratinga, a small island of the Sâ%o Francisco river. Maize stalks in the background grow on the edge of a lagoon created inside the sma...

BrazilChildren of Barro, a riverside hamlet near Paratiga. - - Integrated Rural Development of Islands in the Sâ%o Francisco River. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. (FAO) is helping the Gov...

TogoAdobe houses with thatched roofs in a small village. Note precious firewood in foreground. - - Rural Development in Togo. The UN/FAO World Food Programme (WFP) is assisting the Repub1ic of Togo with f...

YemenFarm boys ho1d a sugar beet weighing 3.5 kg. which was grown on the experimenta1 farm south of Taiz and which wi11 be used as fodder. The growing of sugar beet was introduced by UN vo1unteers. - - UN...

EcuadorFarmers in an Andean village try out a Japanese plough, which was donated for demonstration purposes by French schoolchildren trough the Freedom from Hunger Campaign. - - The Andean mission.. The Miss...