Moving Forward

MOVING FORWARD

Selected achievements of the FAO Forestry Programme 2008-2009

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2010

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Table of contents

FOREWORD
FRAMEWORK [151kb]

1 PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELIABLE INFORMATION [329kb]

2 REINFORCING POLICY AND PRACTICE BY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEBATE [295kb]

3 CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR FORESTRY AND FOREST INDUSTRIES [387kb]

4 FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND TREES [613kb]

5 PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUES AND LIVELIHOOD BENEFITS OF FORESTS AND TREES [394kb]

6 PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES OF FORESTS, TREES OUTSIDE FORESTS AND FORESTRY [404kb]

FAO FORESTRY PROGRAMME IN FIGURES [376kb]