VENEZUELAENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION AND THE THREAT TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, 1971. VENEZUELA. A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. Air pollution in Caracas and water pollution in Lake Maracaibo are some of the problems...

NIGER23 February 2013, Tibiri, Niger - A villager filling containers with drinking water. The Great Green Wall Sahara and Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI): FAO and its partners see in the GGWSSI a great opportun...

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Damaged fruit awaiting disposal at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

CROATIA18 October 2011, Neretva Valley - Damaged fruit awaiting disposal at the Opuzen Fruit Packing Facility.

SAUDI ARABIASaudi Arabia - Sunflowers irrigated with water from a sewage plant.

Haiti23 March 2011, Ferrier - The process of collecting and sorting waste as well as awareness campaigns on the use of compost has been implemented in Ferrier with a total of 37.8 metric tonnes of compost...

Haiti22 March 2011, Capotille - A composting and waste sorting awareness campaign has been set up and proven fruitful with a total of 30.24 metric tonnes of compost being collected. FAO Project: GCP /HAI/...

Haiti22 March 2011, Capotille - A composting and waste sorting awareness campaign has been set up and proven fruitful with a total of 30.24 metric tonnes of compost being collected. FAO Project: GCP /HAI/...

INDIAFAO Project - Establishing a composite fish culture farm fresh water at the Government Leprosy Rehabilitation homes in Clusters in Tamilnadu, outside New Delhi - TFD-98/IND/003. Provide inputs, seed m...

CambodiaSorting out the dried shrimps and the waste: The dried fresh water shrimps from the Tonle Sap Lake are caught in small drum shaped traps and are widely used as snacks or in soups. - - Participatory Na...

CambodiaDaily life view of a village as seen along the road to the Tonle Sap lake, where people live in temporary houses that are moved about ten times every year to keep pace with expanding and receding wate...

EgyptCanal of treated sewage water mixed with underground water and used for irrigation purposes. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). T...

Water management plant and sewage water treatment station that filters underground and treated sewage water. A sluice gate directs water to an irrigation canal and stones are used to filter the sewage...

EgyptField worker examining the sprinkler irrigation system on a pilot plantation of olive and fig trees. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/78...

Water management plant and sewage water treatment station that filters underground and treated sewage water. A sluice gate directs water to an irrigation canal and stones are used to filter the sewage...

EgyptA new canal that uses sewage water for irrigation puposes. (Salat Lake is in the background). - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A)....

EgyptThe ancient fortress of Shali was built using local mud, strong enough to support an eight-storey building, but it contained a high salt content that dissolved in the occasional heavy rains. This acco...

Main water management plant (sewage water treatment station) that provides 25 000 sqm of recycled sewage water every day for irrigation of afforestation activities. - - Preparation of a National Tree...

EgyptView of Siwa oracle temple, dedicated to the god Ammon, and built during the XXVI dynasty. Only part of the temple has been excavated because houses had been built on some of the ruins. - - Preparatio...

EgyptWatering Eucalyptus seedlings growing in the greenhouse of a tree nursery set up by the project. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A...

EgyptClimbing a palm tree with the help of a rope safety harness. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The project is executed by the Eg...

BeninScenes of "pistia" which grows in the water waste from the toilets to purify the water. Ducks also eat the plant. - - General: General.

YemenA lake previously formed by waste water was reclaimed by the project and is now used for irrigation purposes. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large r...

CambodiaMan regulating biodigestor container in his home. - - Better Use of Locally Available Feed Resources in Sustainable Livestock Based Agriculture: GCP/RAS/143/JPN. The objectives of the Project are as f...

SenegalFather and son planting tree seedlings. The blue plastic covers the soil near the roots (plastic bags collected from village waste), helping to retain the moisture. - - Amanagement des fà??s et Gestio...

SenegalFather and son planting tree seedlings. The blue plastic covers the soil near the roots (plastic bags collected from village waste), helping to retain the moisture. - - Amanagement des Forà?s et Gesti...

SenegalImproved stove. - - Integrated agro-silvo-pastoral project for the development of four villages.: SEN/87/027. This project centres on an integrated development programme to improve local living condit...

ColombiaCoffee beans growing at the CENICAFE experimental centre near Manizales. Dehydrated coffee pulp was used as fertilizer. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National...

Costa RicaA storehouse with bags of balanced animal feed made from coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia National Federation of Coffee Growers, in conjunction with...

ColombiaA coffee grower transporting coffee beans on a donkey to a processing plant where the coffee beans will be extracted and the waste will be recycled. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Produ...

ColombiaSerried rows of coffee plants in plastic containers at the CENICAFE nursery near Manizales. Dehydrated coffee pulp fertilization will be used in their cultivation. - - Recycling of Organic Residues fr...

ColombiaClose-up of leaves of healthy young coffee plants at a CENICAFE centre. These plants were fertilized with recycled coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia N...

ColombiaWorker at the CENICAFE experimental centre picking coffee beans. These trees were fertilized with dehydrated coffee pulp. - - Recycling of Organic Residues from Coffee Production. The Colombia Nationa...

YemenThe project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland management, nursery strengthening and expanding sand dune...