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News List [Year: 2007]

12 Nov 2007 The forgotten half: women in forestry in Africa
Although women play key roles in forest protection and conservation, policies and laws are biased in favor of men, said the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today at the opening of a gender workshop for forestry in Africa. “Why are forests especially important in the lives of women? Far more women than men, in the developing world,...

6 Jun 2007 Four West African countries join forces to fight Avian Influenza
The top veterinary officials of four West African countries are to join forces to battle the possible spread of avian influenza in the region. Closing a two-day ground-breaking meeting June 5 in Sunyani, a regional capital close to the Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire border, the chief veterinary officers of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo issued a...


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