9 December 2013 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]
Strengthening forest producer organizations should contribute significantly to reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and enhancing economic development of smallholder forest owners and farmers, said FAO today at the International Conference on Forest Producer Organizations in China. [more]
