Highlights
2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Aims to foster inclusive policy dialogue and collaborative engagement to improve pastoralist livelihoods and sustainable rangeland management. Rangelands and pastoralists have great potential to contribute and deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer
The Year will spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized. Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition and economic resilience.
Stories
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Events
27th Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
05/03/2012 - 09/03/2012
About LACFC
Based on national and regional priorities, the mandate of the LACFC is to advice FAO on the forestry programme to be developed in the Region. This includes the formulation of policies for the sustainable management of forests and wildlife and to analyze, facilitate and coordinate their execution at a regional level. In addition, the Commission aids in the exchange of information and, through special bodies such as technical cooperation networks, advises on suitable practices and actions with regard to technical problems and makes appropriate recommendations in relation to these matters.
Document list
- FO:LACFC/2012/REP:
Report of the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission - FO:LACFC/2012/1:
Provisional Agenda - FO:LACFC/2012/2:
State of forestry in the Latin American and Caribbean region: period 2010-2011 - FO:LACFC/2012/3:
Preparation of a long-term strategy for the Forest Resource Assessment Programme - FO:LACFC/2012/4:
Progress in preparation of the state of the world forest genetic resources - FO:LACFC/2012/5:
Responding to increasing demands in fire management - FO:LACFC/2012/6:
Forests and climate change - FO:LACFC/2012/7:
Sustainable forest management - FO:LACFC/2012/8:
FAO Committee on Forestry Multi-year Programme of Work for the period 2012-2015 - FO:LACFC/2012/Inf.1:
Information Note for the Participants - FO:LACFC/2012/Inf.2:
Provisional Timetable - FO:LACFC/2012/Inf.3:
List of Documents
Contact
LACFC secretariat contacts
Hivy Ortiz Chour
FAO Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Tel: (56 2) 2923 2137
Fax: (56 2) 2923 2101
[email protected]
Nancy Ayub
FAO Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Tel: (56 2) 2923 2215
Fax: (56 2) 2923 2136
[email protected]
Host country contacts
Damiana Mann
Instituto Forestal Nacional
Tel: (595 21) 575 563
Fax: (595 21) 570 518 int. 225
[email protected]
Appointment
Regional Representative
Mr. Rene Orellana Halkyer was appointed by the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, as Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, effective 1 November 2025.
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Key Documents
Publications
How to use antibiotics effectively and responsibly in poultry production - for the sake of human and animal health
2024
The use of antibiotics and thus the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be reduced by adopting the right husbandry practices. This publication provides practical tips to the livestock producer aiming at improving animal health and hence the reduced use of antibiotics
FAO's four priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean
In depth
80th Anniversary of the FAO
FAO celebrates 80 years of working for a more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future for all, leaving no one behind.
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38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean
18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana
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Spain - FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean
Ibero-American and Caribbean Cooperation for #FoodFirst and Sustainable Development
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Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program
Alliance for the promotion of sustainable development and food security in the region
Mesoamérica Hunger-Free AMEXCID-FAO
Promoting public policies and innovative solutions for food security and sustainable rural development.
We are all connected
how our health is linked to that of animals, plants and the environment.
FAO Campus
Courses of self-study, semi face-to-face and virtual with tutor.
Central American Dry Corridor
Stories and facts about this "land of opportunities" in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Parliamentary front against hunger
More than 400 legislators work with FAO, the Spanish Cooperation and AMEXCID
Global
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Discover the systems in Latin America globally recognized as agricultural heritage.
One Country One Priority Product
Global action on green development.
World Food Day
Water is life, water is food. October 16, 2023. Leave no one behind.
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Gender Equality
Empowering women in food and agriculture.
Global School Feeding Platform
Technical resources for experts and practitioners.
Data on food and agriculture
Free access to data from more than 245 countries.
Multimedia
FAO Brief – 7 July 2025
01/07/2025
In this episode of the FAO Brief: FAO scales up emergency seed distribution in Sudan; a new FAO report on the status of youth in agrifood systems; and FAO’s Conference held in Rome.