23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A forest area being burned by a human made fire is seen near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

23 September 2022, Mafinga, Tanzania - A forest area being burned by a human made fire is seen near Mafinga, Tanzania on September 23, 2022.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter Ekakuto Philomena carries a dead forest antelope after a two-hour hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. T...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Traditional net hunting is still common among the Mbuti indigenous group: once the men fasten the nets to trees, the women advance loudly with burning...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunters and their dog cross a stream on their way to a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. The woman carries a...

SOUTH SUDAN29 May 2018, Torit, South Sudan - The natural resource management committee gathers for a meeting, mapping the area and planning awareness raising activities on livestock, farming, tree cutting, charc...

SOUTH SUDAN29 May 2018, Torit, South Sudan - The natural resource management committee gathers for a meeting, mapping the area and planning awareness raising activities on livestock, farming, tree cutting, charc...

UGANDA14 October 2016 Nakaseke, Uganda- A woman cutting pieces of wood for charcoal burning during a visit by the Food and Agriculture Organization on the United Nations (FAO). FAO's visit intends to identi...

NIGER21 February 2013, Maradi - A farmer burning straw to fertilize the earth for the next planting season. FAO-EU Project GCP/NER/047/MUL: Intensifying Agriculture by Strengthening Cooperative Input Shop...

NIGER21 February 2013, Maradi - A farmer burning straw to fertilize the earth for the next planting season. FAO-EU Project GCP/NER/047/MUL: Intensifying Agriculture by Strengthening Cooperative Input Shop...

NIGER21 February 2013, Maradi - A farmer burning straw to fertilize the earth for the next planting season. FAO-EU Project GCP/NER/047/MUL: Intensifying Agriculture by Strengthening Cooperative Input Shop...

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A farmer burning grass around his plot to prepare the land for planting vegetables. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development Project (SADP)...

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A controlled burning of grass surrounding a farmer's plot in preparation for planting vegetables. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development...

Eswatini03 May 2012, Mpatheni, Swaziland - A farmer burning grass around his plot to prepare the land for planting vegetables. FAO Project: GCP/SWA/016/EC - Swaziland Agricultural Development Project (SADP)...

GAMBIA25 April 2012, Njawara, Gambia - Hibiscus flowers cooking in a pot over a wood burning stove. The juice will be collected and used to make jam. FAO Project: GTFS/GAM/025/ITA - National Programme Food...

GAMBIA25 April 2012, Njawara, Gambia - Hibiscus flowers cooking in a pot over a wood burning stove. The juice will be collected and used to make jam. FAO Project: GTFS/GAM/025/ITA - National Programme Food...

NIGERIA11 February 2006, Sabon Gari, Nigeria - Dead poultry afflicted with the avian flu virus gathered in a dump for burning. Thousands of chickens were burnt at the premises of Phed Farms in Kano to preven...

NIGERIA11 February 2006, Sabon Gari, Nigeria - Dead poultry afflicted with the avian flu virus gathered in a dump for burning. Thousands of chickens were burnt at the premises of Phed Farms in Kano to preven...

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - A child amidst burning wreckage on a beach in a fishing village after a tsunami struck the south eastern coast of India leaving many homeless and wit...

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - Villagers sifting through wreckage and burning debris for anything of value to sell in a fishing village after a tsunami struck the south eastern coa...

INDIA25 January 2005, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India - Children sifting through wreckage and burning debris for anything of value to sell in a fishing village after a tsunami struck the south eastern coas...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A young boy in the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (al...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

MONGOLIA11 October 2011, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A view of the ger district in the Mongolian capital. The ger district is a shantytown where most inhabitants live in gers, traditional Mongolian tents (also kn...

INDONESIA05 October 2005, Aceh Besar - A woman burning palm fronds and maintaing the grounds where a boat building project is underway. FAO has partnered with the American NGO Austin International Rescue Opera...

INDONESIA15 February 2005, Lampaya - A bonfire of debris burning. Villagers, employed by many NGOs and organizations, clear, clean up and burn debris in an attempt to return to some kind of normality.

MOROCCO23 July 2004, Oujda - A farmer's wife cooking a typical bread in a wood burning oven.

NIGERIA11 February 2006, Kano - Poultry farmers wearing protective clothing while assisting health officials in the burning of thousands of culled chickens infected with the Avian Flu virus. FAO Project - T...

NIGERIA11 February 2006, Kano - Health officials and farmers transporting dead chickens, infected with the Avian Flu virus, in wheelbarrows to a pit for burning in an effort to prevent the spread of the dise...

SRI LANKAPoverty Alleviation through Poultry Farming in Dunumulla Village at Ruwanwella - TFD-04/SRL/002. To support the income of rural households and enhance food security; and to increase egg and poultry me...

MaliRusting cans of pesticides that have been deposited in an open municipality dump for subsequent burning outdoors, which leads to serious emissions of dioxins. - - FAO/CILSS Management of Pesticides in...

MadagascarExample of slash and burn agriculture with cassava crop growing in the background. - - General: General.

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...

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...

BangladeshBrick factories in Khulna town area near the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh,are illegally burning wood, which is cheaper than imported charchoal. - - Integrated Resource Develpment of the Sund...

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 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...

IndiaA woman makes sorghum bread on a wood burning stove. - - General: General.

PeruA forest cleared by "slash and burn" methods in Peru. Shifting cultivators are widely blamed for the destruction of tropical forests yet, often, they have no other choice. Population growth, poor agri...

GhanaA bush fire, which has been lit to clear new ground for planting. When this burning is repeated, year after year, it causes severe soil erosion. - - Agricultural and Social Improvement for Small-Holdi...