11 December 2013 Securing land tenure, providing access to resources for mountain family farms, and improving basic infrastructure in mountain regions are among the key solutions to improving the livelihoods and food security of mountain and lowland communities, FAO said today. [more]
European countries are encouraged to apply the principles of a green economy in the forest sector by 2020, FAO and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said today at the opening of the European Forest Week (9-13 December) in Rovaniemi, Finland. [more]
FAO organized a successful Eastern Africa subregional workshop on forest products statistics in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, 1-3 December 2013. The workshop focused on improving and enhancing statistical capacity of national forest products statistics in the region. [more]
