ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Horses grazing below wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat looks out from a service hatch inside the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A cow grazing below a wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Horses grazing below wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat checks the oil cooling system on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat checks the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Horses and cows grazing below wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat checks the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

Ethiopia18 December 2011, Tigray, Ethiopia - Local FAO workers covering up fruit seedlings for the night to protect them from wind and frost. FAO Project: GCP/ETH/073/ITA - Strengthening of fruit and cactus p...

Ethiopia18 December 2011, Tigray, Ethiopia - Local FAO workers covering up fruit seedlings for the night to protect them from wind and frost. FAO Project: GCP/ETH/073/ITA - Strengthening of fruit and cactus p...

MALAWIFarmer building a protective fence that will shield crops from the wind as well as from livestock. - - Treadle Pump Irrigation Project and Cassava Project.

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...

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...

HondurasAerial shots of damage by Hurricane Mitch to agricultural land: African palm crops covered in mud. - - General: General. A tragedy of immense proportions afflicted the four Central American countries...

HondurasAgricultural devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch. Damaged sugar cane crops. - - General: General. A tragedy of immense proportions afflicted the four Central American countries of Honduras, Nicaragu...

HondurasPineapple field destroyed by mud and sand in the wake of flooding caused by Hurricane Mitch. - - General: General. A tragedy of immense proportions afflicted the four Central American countries of Hon...

HondurasBanana crop destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. Production and export of bananas, a main hard currency earner for Honduras, totally disappeared. This had serious consequences for the financial position of t...

HondurasBanana crop destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. Production and export of bananas, a main hard currency earner for Honduras, totally disappeared. This had serious consequences for the financial position of t...

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

YemenIn southern Yemen, palm frond windbreaks help keep sand dunes from encroaching on nearby farms. - - General: General.

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...