United Republic of Tanzania29 March 2012, Morogoro, Tanzania - A lab tecnician arranging dried soil samples at the Sokoine University of Agriculture. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Forest rangers taking soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enha...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - FAO Technical Officer and Project Manager David Boerma showing a patch of land degraded by local coffee farmers who decided, after coffee prices dropped, to cut down t...

United Republic of Tanzania30 March 2012, Morogoro, Tanzania - A lab technician testing and registering data collected on soil samples at the Sokoine University of Agriculture. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Fore...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - A forest ranger taking soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enh...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - FAO Technical Officer and Project Manager David Boerma showing a patch of land degraded by local coffee farmers who decided, after coffee prices dropped, to cut down t...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Forest rangers taking soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enha...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Local farmer Remy Temba, who practices eco-friendly farming methods, harvesting bananas on his farm along the foothills of Kilimanjaro. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL -...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Forest rangers taking soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enha...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - FAO Technical Officer and Project Manager David Boerma showing a patch of land degraded by local coffee farmers who decided, after coffee prices dropped, to cut down t...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - A forest ranger holding soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and En...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Local farmer Remy Temba, who practices eco-friendly farming methods, pruning a coffee crop along the foothills of Kilimanjaro. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strength...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - A forest ranger taking soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enh...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Local farmer Remy Temba, who practices eco-friendly farming methods, pruning a coffee crop along the foothills of Kilimanjaro. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strength...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - A forest ranger taking measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Manageme...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Local farmer Remy Temba, who practices eco-friendly farming methods, pruning a coffee crop along the foothills of Kilimanjaro. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strength...

United Republic of Tanzania30 March 2012, Morogoro, Tanzania - A lab technician testing and registering data collected on soil samples at the Sokoine University of Agriculture. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Fore...

United Republic of Tanzania30 March 2012, Morogoro, Tanzania - An FAO film crew taking video footage of the lab at Sokoine University of Agriculture. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and...

United Republic of Tanzania27 March 2012, Moshi, Tanzania - Forest rangers taking soil samples at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi. FAO Project: GCP/GLO/194/MUL - Strengthening Forest Resources Management and Enha...

RWANDA02 October 2008, Ruhengeri - A brick factory. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF: Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources of the Kage...

NepalPine trees. - - Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project: GCP/NEP/052/NET.

NepalFarmers' fields that have benefited from springs that now flow from hillsides rehabilitated by the leasehold forestry programme. - - Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project: GCP/NEP/05...

EcuadorFarmers'association discussing the importance of tree conservation. - - General: General.

BrazilDeforestation. - - General: General.

EgyptForestation activities: nursery worker tending trees that have been planted in desert lands irrigated by recycled sewage water. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urba...

EgyptDesert land that has been irrigated by recycled sewage water and planted with seedlings. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The P...

EgyptRows of trees planted along the banks of irrigation and drainage canals. The trees will be used for sand dune fixation and to combat desertification. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and De...

EgyptNursery worker inspecting rows of cypress and Senegalese mahogany trees that have been planted for environmental purposes and wood production. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Developme...

EgyptWorker tending seedlings in the greenhouse of the main government nursery in Luxor. The trees will be used for different purposes: promoting the establishment of forests in arid areas and for sand dun...

EgyptNursery worker tends tree seedlings planted outside the main government nursery in Luxor. The trees will be used for different purposes: promoting the establishment of forests in arid areas and for sa...

EgyptDevelopment of afforestation activities in desert land irrigated by treated sewage water and ground water. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/...

EgyptMulberry trees (Morus alba L.) that have been planted on desert land irrigated by treated sewage water. These trees are used for silk worm production and also serve as windbreaks. - - Preparation of a...

EgyptView of a 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...

HondurasA farmer riding his donkey and leading another, laden with fuel wood. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security t...

HondurasA landslide has blocked a road. Farmers sawing a fallen tree. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security through b...

EgyptGirls working for a date firm: packing dates into boxes. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The project is executed by the Egypti...

EgyptForestry officer examining mulberry trees (Morus alba L.) planted. These trees are used as windbreaks and also for raising silk worms. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Pe...

IraqWood storage. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian population as a result of the continuing...

HondurasRepairing storm damage in Honduras presents an opportunity to adopt measures that will reduce losses in future disasters. - - General: General.

ThailandCharcoal is made in a commercial kiln. The kiln uses mangrove trees grown specifically for making charcoal, helping to conserve forest resources. - - General: General.

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/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CambodiaSelling vegetables from a sampan. These small boats are a typical method of transport and lifestyle for inhabitants of floating villages. - - General: General. The Project, funded by the Belgian Gover...

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

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...

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...

UgandaTransport of firewood. - - General: General.

HondurasPineapples being loaded into truck. - - GCP/HON/494/NET. The Colonia Brisas del Lago is a farmers' community working in the cultivation of pineapples, yucca and forest activities. The community is org...

SenegalYoung mother breast feeding her child. - - Amanagement des Fà??s et Gestion de Terroirs du Wallo (phase II): GCP/SEN/044/NET. This project centres on forest and village territory management near the S...

SenegalYoung boy learning to write on wood. The Balanites aegyptiaca, a dominant tree species in the region, is used to produce writing tablets and ink (from the ashes), and its fruit is a valuable commodity...

SenegalThe advantages of this improved stove are that it is less of a fire hazard, it smokes significantly less than an open fire resulting in less cases of irritated eyes and lungs as well as clothes remain...

SenegalTraining to make improved cooking stoves (type 3 pierre amà?iorà?, designed to save wood. The materials used are clay, cow manure and straw. - - Amanagement des Fà?ets et Gestion de Terroirs du Wallo...

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...

NigerWeeds and grass are carefully removed from the vicinity of newly planted tree seedlings. - - Forest, water and soil management: NER/90/016. Tree planting is carried out on a large scale with the assis...

NigerWorker weeding near a small tree planted under the auspices of project. - - Forest, water and soil management: NER/90/016. Tree planting is carried out on a large scale with the assistance of the Food...

AlbaniaMan returning home with a load of wood on his horse in the alpine commune of Stebleve in the district of Librazhd. The wood was gathered from the forest in the background. The wood is one of the princ...

ChinaView from the fire protection tower of the Xinglongzhao Forest Farm. The surrounding areas were reafforested in 1976. - - Afforestation, Research and Development.in Three-North Region: GCP/CPR/009/BEL...

ChinaThree of the four outer walls of this farm house are without window and door-frames to protect people and cattle from the strong, frosty, sandy Northerly winds blowing from March to June. Only the...

ChinaView from the fire protection tower of the Xinglongzhao Forest Farm, Naimanqi County (Inner Mongolia). The surrounding areas were reafforested in 1976. - - Afforestation,FO Research & Devlpm.in Three-...

ChinaXinglongzhao Forest Farm. Here the underground water layer is shallow and in low-lying areas which are quite frequent in this region, superficial clay layers are found near the soil surface. In the dr...

ChinaView from the fire protection tower of the Xinglongzhao Forest. The surrounding areas were reafforested in 1976. - - Afforestation, Research and Development in Three-North Region: GCP/CPR/009/BEL. Aff...

UgandaYoung forestry officer with students on a field trip - - Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodive: UNO/RAF/006/GEF. The aim of this component of project UNO/RAF/006/GEF is to s...

UgandaStudents in an outdoor class at Makerere University learning about the forestry project. - - Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodive: UN0/RAF/006/GEF. The aim of this componen...

UgandaStudents in an outdoor class at Makerere University learning about the forestry project. - - Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodive: UNO/RAF/006/GEF. The aim of this componen...

UgandaWorker watering seedlings in forest nursery - - Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodive: UNO/RAF/006/GEF. The aim of this component of project UNO/RAF/006/GEF is to strenghten...

UgandaMan transporting traditional drums by bicycle. They are made from a wood locally known as Modotani, a wood which is very resonant and therefore ideal for the manufacture of musical instruments. - - Ge...

RwandaChildren carrying firewood on their heads along road in Rwandan countryside. - - General: General. A US$18.4 million programme, coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided R...

ThailandLocal farm workers are using a long hosepipe to water crops on one of the UNDP-FAO assisted project's newly well-managed farm sites. - - Reforestation Project in Khao Khor. Khao Khor is the scene of t...

Trinidad and TobagoView from the St. Michael Hillside Station near St. Joseph of areas which have been damaged by fire and reforested under special aspects of protection and cultivation. - - Training for Forests Fire Su...

GuineaWild fruit from the Anona Senegalensis (Combretones). - - General: General.

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...

IndonesiaInside Indonesia's largest and ultra-modern pulp and paper mill in northern Sumatra. - - General: General. The Republic of Indonesia is made up of 13 700 islands housing an estimated population of 185...

BhutanBhutanese farmers at work in their rice fields in the Wangdiphodrang Valley, some 100 kilometres and three mountain ranges east of Thimphu. - - Forestry and Agriculture Development. Bhutan, a small la...

IndonesiaA view of the inter-island "timber port" of Jakarta. Indonesia is extremely rich in tropical forests and most of its forestry byproducts pass through the capital's main port. - - General: General. The...

Viet NamWorkers tending a large community mangrove forest south of Ho Chi Minh City. The wood produced in this 25,000 hectare forest is used for making charcoal for the stoves of Ho Chi Minh City. - - General...

NigerSheep and goats in the shade of an Acacia Albida. Fruit, leaves and roots of this tree are used for se1f-ferti1ization; the bark is used for drug-making.- It is an ideal tree for agro-forestry. - - Ge...

GuineaOn the right is a Parinari Exca, a large evergreen forest tree with pale tomentose branchlets and inflorescence. The rough-skinned fruit is sometimes eaten. The Fagara Leprieurii on the left is an und...

NigerThe leaves, fruit and roots of this Acacia albida tree are used for self-fertilization, while the bark is used for making medicinal drugs. It is an ideal tree for agroforestry products. - - Keita Inte...

BrazilTransport of wood by lorry. - - Forestry Action Programme for Rio Grande do Norte State: UNDP/FAO/BRA/87/007. The annual demand for fuelwood and charcoal in Rio Grande do Norte State, designed for ind...

DominicaTropical forest. - - General: General.

BrazilFuelwood from the Coatinga. - - Forestry Action Programme for Rio Grande do Norte State: UNDP/FAO/BRA/87/007. The annual demand for fuelwood and charcoal in Rio Grande do Norte State, designed for ind...

MozambiqueA reforestation area in Costa-do-Sol, Maputo. A worker is pruning trees in a 12-month old eucalyptus plantation. - - Rehabilitation of Forest Cover in and Around Maputo: TCP/MOZ/4512. The Food and Agr...

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...

Viet NamView of part of a new 25,000 hectare mangrove forest southwest of Ho Chi Ming City. The mangrove harvested is used for making charcoal. - - General: General. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has a po...

PhilippinesA group of Filipino forestry officials look over a burnt-out section of prime tropical forests destroyed by nomadic slash-and-burn farmers in Suriago del Sur, province of Mindanao, the most southern o...

Central African RepublicThe project has benefitted from research undertaken by the Government on tse-tse fly eradication in forest galleries. Here, team members of a mobile research centre set up traps to capture the insect...

CongoJuice is tapped from palm trees and is then fermented into palm wine - "Tzamba" - at Irogo in the Niari region. - - Action Programme for the Prevention of Food Losses. This project, which started in 1...

GuineaA 40-year old Pinus forest near Sebory. - - Reforestation of Watersheds. Millions of hectares of upland watersheds have been seriously degraded in many tropical countries. Upland soil erosion due to u...

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...

SamoaA young man eating coconut flesh. - - Agriculture Productivity of Subsistence Farmers, Western Samoa: TCP/SAM/6652. The Government of Western Samoa is adopting a policy to improve technical assistance...

MexicoFelled logs are inspected and numbered before loading at Chetumal in Quintana Roo. Tropical timber production is being increased under FAO's plan to improve management of national forestry resources....

IndiaPreparing a raft of logs for water transport. This traditional, cheap method of transporting logs from log depots to sawmills along the coasts of the Andamane Islands is extensively used in many other...

MexicoA worker inspects a lorry loaded with valuable timber before leaving the logging area at Chetumal in Quintana Roo. Tropical timber production is being increased under FAO's plan to improve management...