09 April 2010, Rome - In the spirit of the longstanding collaboration between FAO and WAGGGS and to celebrate the 100 years of Girl Guiding a pomegranate tree was planted in FAO headquarters garden, in Rome Italy. Alexander Muller, Assistant Director-General, Natural Resources Department, FAO and Fabiola Canavesi, Chairman of the European Committee of WAGGGS presented some of the achievements of the 40 year collaboration and highlighted the importance of engaging and encouraging youth, especially the 10 million members of WAGGGS, into being involved in issues of social and environmental concert such as climate change and biodiversity. Participants of the event, which included FAO staff, WAGGGS representatives, Italian Scouts, INGOs and other guests where informed that the planting of the tree showed the commitment to further strengthen collaboration in 2010 which is not only the centenary of Girl Guides but also the International Year of Biodiversity and the International Year of Youth.