http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/index.html Latest news from the Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations http://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/rss/img/news-room.gif http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/index.html http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/334/highlight_580en.html Cairo, 10 December 2007: Many countries of the Near East Region, including North Africa, have been confronted over the past few years, with severe diseases affecting some forest species. As a result, field projects have been implemented by FAO in most of these countries in order to understand the origin and causes of these diseases, their scope and to monitor their evolution. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT ../news/334/highlight_580en.html 2007-12-10T11:00:00Z http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/334/highlight_581en.html Cairo, 29 November 2007: The Regional office for the Near East of the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO/RNE) in collaboration with the University of Alexandria will organize an Expert Consultation meeting for the preparation of guidelines for good forestry practices in arid and semi-arid lands, at the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Alexandria, Al-Shatby District, Alexandria, Egypt. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT ../news/334/highlight_581en.html 2007-11-29T11:00:00Z http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000709/index.html 20 November 2007 – The use of wood energy can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to poverty reduction. But the use of wood for fuel can also result in deforestation or forest degradation if forests are not managed sustainably. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000709/index.html 2007-11-19T23:00:00Z