REPUBLIC OF KOREAKorea, 1963 - A new system of land terracing is spreading was introduced into Korea by a joint FAO-Korean Government team carrying out a Special Fund agricultural survey and demonstration project in t...
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REPUBLIC OF KOREAKorea, 1963 - A new system of land terracing is spreading throughout Korea which will vastly increase food production as well as achieving maximum soil and water conservation. This improved agricultur...
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REPUBLIC OF KOREAKorea, 1963 - A new system of land terracing is spreading throughout Korea which will vastly increase food production as well as achieving maximum soil and water conservation. This improved agricultur...
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REPUBLIC OF KOREAKorea, 1963 - A new system of land terracing is spreading throughout Korea which will vastly increase food production as well as achieving maximum soil and water conservation. This improved agricultur...
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THAILANDThailand, 1979 - Extension agent of the Royal Forestry Department teaching hill farmers about terracing as a soil conservation measure.
Lead caption: The great forests of Thailand are being rapidly...
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TURKEYTurkey, 1964 - Children of one of the villages in the Kizilcabaman watershed area 50 miles west of Ankara. Here WFP aid is being used to supplement the wages of reclamation workers terracing barren sl...
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REPUBLIC OF KOREARepublic of Korea, 1963 - New system of land terracing introduced by UN Special Fund (FAO) in cooperation with the Amercan Korean Foundation: view of land terraces.
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REPUBLIC OF KOREARepublic of Korea, 1963 - New system of land terracing introduced by UN Special Fund (FAO) in cooperation with the Amercan Korean Foundation: view of land terraces.
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KENYA31 May 2013, Machakos District, Kenya - A general view of terraces. Terracing is used to retain water and reduce flash flooding.
FAO Project: FMM/GLO/006/MUL
Strengthening capacities of farmers t...
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KENYA28 May 2013, Siaya District, Kenya - Martin Owino digs a hole two feet down to plant a banana sucker in using conservation agriculture technique to faciltate water retention. This new way of planting...
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KENYA28 May 2013, Siaya District, Kenya - Martin Owino removes a new banana sucker for planting, using conservation agriculture technique to faciltate water retention. This new way of planting mixed with t...
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KENYA28 May 2013, Siaya District, Kenya - Martin Owino removes a new banana sucker for planting, using conservation agriculture technique to faciltate water retention. This new way of planting mixed with t...
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KENYA28 May 2013, Siaya District, Kenya - Martin Owino digs a hole two feet down to plant a banana sucker in using conservation agriculture technique to faciltate water retention. This new way of planting...
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ITALY28 September 2005, Ravello, Italy - A view of the coastal town of Ravello. Above the roadway grapes are grown for wine making on a terraced hillside.
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ITALY28 September 2005, Ravello, Italy - A view of the coastal town of Ravello where grapes are grown for wine making, on steep, terraced hills.
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Ethiopia20 December 2011, Tigray, Ethiopia - Terraced farmland. FAO Project: GCP /ETH/073/ITA - Strengthening of fruit and cactus pear production in Tigray and North Wollo. To promote food security and povert...
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RWANDA12 November 2011, Burera District, Rwanda - Water flowing to the Ntaruka Hydroelectric Power Plant. While the Hydroelectric plant is considered climate friendly, the fragile soils on these slopes are...
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RWANDA12 November 2011, Burera District, Rwanda - A view of terraced agriculture and the Rugezi wetlands from the road to the Ntaruka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Rugezi Wetlands and resulting watershed p...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise,...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise,...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - A beneficiary of FAO's voucher-for-work project in drought-prone eastern Kenya. Most people in these arid and semi-arid parts of eastern Kenya survive by farming small plots of...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - A beneficiary of FAO's voucher-for-work project in drought-prone eastern Kenya. Most people in these arid and semi-arid parts of eastern Kenya survive by farming small plots of...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise,...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise,...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise,...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - Farmers, working through Farmer Field and Life Schools (FFLS), are terracing at least one acre of their land so that fertile topsoil is not swept away with the rains. Likewise,...
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KENYA24 August 2011, Kyuso - A beneficiary of FAO's voucher-for-work project in drought-prone eastern Kenya. Most people in these arid and semi-arid parts of eastern Kenya survive by farming small plots of...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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KENYA23 August 2011, Mutwaathi - FAO is assisting vulnerable farmers in drought-prone eastern Kenya to terrace their fields and build water harvesting structures through a voucher-for-work project. Terraci...
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PAKISTAN15 August 2010, Shangla - A home on the banks of a river, damaged by the floods.
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PAKISTAN14 August 2010, Shangla - A villager standing on the banks of a river where, in the background, a home damaged by flood waters can be seen.
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PAKISTAN14 August 2010, Shangla - A terraced hillside cultivated by farmers living in a home damaged by the floods, along the banks of a river.
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PAKISTAN14 August 2010, Shangla - A terraced hillside cultivated by farmers living in a home damaged by the floods, along the banks of a river.
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RWANDA30 September 2008, Gicumbi - A view of terraced hills. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources o...
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RWANDA30 September 2008, Gicumbi - A view of terraced hills. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural resources o...
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RWANDA30 September 2008, Gicumbi - A panoramic view of terraced hills. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural r...
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RWANDA30 September 2008, Gicumbi - A panoramic view of terraced hills. FAO Project: EP/RAF/401/GEF - Trans-boundary Agro-Ecosystem Management Programme for the Lower Kagera River Basin, PDF-B. The natural r...
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SIERRA LEONE18 November 2010, Freetown - A terraced garden in the hills above Freetown.
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SIERRA LEONE18 November 2010, Freetown - A terraced garden in the hills above Freetown.
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TUNISIA14 July 2003, Tunisia - An olive tree.
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TUNISIA15 July 2003, Tunisia - Olive trees.
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TUNISIA14 July 2003, Tunisia - Olive trees growing on terraced land in an effort to conserve water and soil. Terraced fields decrease erosion and surface runoff.
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TUNISIA14 July 2003, Tunisia - Olive trees growing on terraced land in an effort to conserve water and soil. Terraced fields decrease erosion and surface runoff.
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TUNISIA14 July 2003, Tunisia - Olive trees growing on terraced land in an effort to conserve water and soil. Terraced fields decrease erosion and surface runoff.
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PeruWorkers repairing terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.
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PeruInca terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.
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PeruInca terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.
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PeruInca terraces in the Sacred Inca Valley. - - General: General.
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EcuadorTerracing is one of the principles introduced by the project. - - Community Forestry Development: GCP/ECU/070/NET.
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EcuadorOld wood and bushes are used as material for terracing. - - Community Forestry Development: GCP/ECU/070/NET.
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Cabo VerdeAnti-erosion reforestation technique known as eyebrow terracing. - - General: General.
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IndonesiaWomen planting paddy rice on terraces in a valley near Malang on the island of Java. - - General: General.
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NepalTypical Nepalese terraces. - - TeleFood Chili Processing Project.
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MadagascarView of tea plantation on terraced hillside with reforestation in the background and eroded hillsides in the distance. - - General: General.
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MadagascarView of countryside with rice terraces and watershed management. - - General: General.
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MadagascarClose-up of rice terraces. - - General: General.
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MadagascarPreparation of soil before planting rice seedlings on terraced hillsides. - - General: General.
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NepalA woman in traditional dress performs a prayer ritual against the terraced backdrop of the Himalaya mountain range. - - General: General.
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ChinaFarmers digging terraces with hand tools. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in ten counties of China. Fifty farmer households...
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ChinaFarmers digging terraces with hand tools. - - Special Programme for Food Security. The Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) is being implemented in ten counties of China. Fifty farmer households...
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El SalvadorFarmer examining a banana tree seedling on his terraced plantation. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assis...
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El SalvadorFarmer examining a banana tree seedling on his terraced plantation. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides project has been set up to assis...
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ItalyView of windbreaks, made from dried Erica plants, which are used to protect the vines in the vineyards of the Cinque Terre region of Italy. - - General: General.
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ItalyFarmer cultivating vines with hillside terraced with vineyards in the background. Broom plants that been boiled and dried are used to tie back the grapes. - - General: General.
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ItalyHillside terraced with vineyards near the Mediterranean coast. - - General: General.
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ItalyA monorail used to transport grapes up the hillsides of the Cinque Terre region. - - General: General.
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ItalyFarmer cultivating vines with hillside terraced with vineyards in the background. Broom plants that been boiled and dried are used to tie back the grapes. - - General: General.
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ItalyView of windbreaks, made from dried Erica plants, which are used to protect the vines in the vineyards of the Cinque Terre region of Italy. - - General: General.
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ItalyView of hillsides terraced with vineyards on the Mediterranean coast. - - General: General.
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YemenView of old town. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitatio...
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YemenWoman carrying vegetables by the roadside. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management...
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YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...
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YemenInstallation of an irrigation network in a tree nursery. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, waters...
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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...
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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...
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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. - -...
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YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...
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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...
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YemenTerraced landscape and cultivation area. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management,...
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YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...
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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...
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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...
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YemenFlood protection. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitatio...
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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...
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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...
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YemenYemen. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland...
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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...
