YemenOld woman in the capital. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehab...

YemenVegetable garden in the centre of old Sana'a town - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed man...

YemenTrees planted in rows are used as windbreaks. Azadirachta indica trees (meliaceae sp.) are resistant to termites, and are used for making soap and toothpaste and is also used for medical purposes. - -...

YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...

YemenWomen working in the field growing garden cress. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed mana...

YemenTerraced landscape and cultivation area. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management,...

YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...

YemenCraftsmen (blacksmiths) working at Sayun market. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed mana...

YemenWomen working in field growing garden cress. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed manageme...

YemenLahi market. - - Land and Water Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reh...

YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...

YemenWomand and baby (note henna decoration on skin). - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed mana...

YemenThis dry river bed is part of an extreme dry zone characterized by long droughts and sand dune enchroachments. - - Land and Water Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives...

YemenFlood protection. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitatio...

YemenWoman handling money after making a sale at Sayun market. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, water...

YemenTraditional handmade bricks used for building purposes. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watersh...

YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...

YemenVegetable garden in the centre of the old Sana'a town. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershe...

YemenPlants used as windbreaks. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reha...

YemenYemeni man wearing traditional costume. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, t...

YemenPlant known as "El Abassy". - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reh...

YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...

YemenBefore entering the mosque to pray it is the custom for muslims to wash their hands in the pool outside. - - Land and Water conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover...

YemenCorn cultivation. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitatio...

YemenThe Desmostachya plant, grown particularly for its roots, holds the soil in place and prevents erosion. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range o...

YemenSale of khat, which is north Yemen's primary cash crop. Khat (Catha edulis) is a member of the celestraceae family and is commonly chewed fresh as a daily stimulant by both men and women. It can also...

YemenTypical cloud formations over a cultivated landscape. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed...

YemenGomphocarpus fruticosus plant. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing...

YemenDegraded and abandoned terraces have been rehabilitated in order to prevent soil erosion and to reintroduce agricultural crop cultivation. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The proje...

YemenSolanum incanum plant. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabili...

YemenSchinus molle-pepper tree. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reha...

YemenPapaya and coffee plants. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehab...

YemenCitrullus colocynthis plant. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing re...

YemenWatering seedlings at the main nursery at Ossyfera. This nursery was improved by the project through the addition of more nursery beds and an irrigation system. Here, thousands of seedlings are produc...

YemenSeedling distribution for the establishment of a new nursery. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, w...

YemenCastor oil plant (Ricinum communis). - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terr...

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...

YemenLavender plant. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation,...

ItalyView of the Palatine Hill from the FAO terrace. In the foreground: Homage to Caracalla by Roberto Ruta, donated by the sculptor to FAO. - -

ItalyView of Rome from FAO terrace. In the foreground: The Bird by Roberto Ruta, donated by the sculptor to FAO. - -

NepalTerrace cultivation is an important anti-erosion measure. - - Shivapuri Integrated Watershed Development Project: GCP/NEP/048/NOR. Shivapuri is one of the main sources of drinking water for the densel...

ItalyFAO Building F, 2nd floor terrace: close-up of a 3-meter dish antenna used by the Remote Sensing Centre for the Artemis-Diana project. - - General: General.

BhutanMan made terraces blanket the Valley of Thimphu in the central highlands of Bhutan. Farmers here alternate the growing of rice, wheat, barley, potatoes and vegetables in the terraced fields. - - Fores...

BhutanWomen farmers transplant rice in the rain in their terraced fields in the Valley of Paro, the site of Bhutan's only airport. Helping one another transplant and harvest the rice crop has long been a tr...

BhutanFarming families at work in the terraced fields of the Valley of Thimphu in the central highlands of Bhutan. Helping one another transplant and harvest the rice crop is an ancient tradition among Bhut...

ChinaEverywhere in this section of Shaanxi Province, farmers are beginning to cultivate groundnut crops on their terraces using the new plastic sheet technique. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess...

EthiopiaClose-up of an Ethiopian peasant who is working on a soil conservation project. - - Assistance to soil and water conservation. Reafforestation and erosion control work is being carried out in Ethiopia...

United States of America2841 McGill Terrace, N.W., Washington, D.C. seat of the Interim Commission and (for a short period after the Quebec Conference in1945) FAO Headquarters. - -

IndonesiaUnder the guidance of FAO experts, formerly eroded land is terraced and converted to paddy fields yielding two crops a year. Farmers receive WFP family rations. Women and girls also work in the paddy...

YemenNursery beds at the main nursery at Ossyfera. This nursery was improved by the project through the addition of more nursery beds and an irrigation system. Here, thousands of seedlings are produed for...

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