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38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean
18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana
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Events
32nd Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
Virtual Event, 06/09/2021 - 10/09/2021
About LACFC
Based on national and regional priorities of the countries, the FAO regional initiatives, and the international and dialogues and agreements based on forestry items, the mandate of the LACFC is to advise 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, change of information and, in general, through special bodies (technical cooperation networks), advises on suitable practices and actions with regard to technical problems and makes appropriate recommendations in relation to these matters.
Live broadcast
List of documents
- FO: LACFC/2021/REP: Report of the 32nd Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
- FO:LACFC/2021/1 E Provisional Agenda
- FO: LACFC/2021/2 E FAO Report on follow-up activities to the recommendations and requests of the 31st Session of the Commission
- FO: LACFC/2021/3 E Information paper_COVID-19 Impacts on the Forest Sector and Communities in LAC and Recovery
- FO: LACFC/2021/4 E The new FAO Strategic Framework and Forestry
- FO: LACFC/2021/5 E Access to Climate and Environmental Finance
- FO: LACFC/2021/6 E Restoration of Forests and other Ecosystems
- FO: LACFC/2021/7 E Integrating Forestry in FAO´s work on Food Systems
- FO: LACFC/2021/8 E FRA 2020 The State of the Forest Sector in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
- FO: LACFC/2021/9 E Integrated Fire Management
- FO: LACFC/2021/10 E Linking the work of FAO Forest-Related Statutory Bodies with Relevant Policy Areas, and facilitating Policy Dialogues and Technical Exchanges
- FO: LACFC/2021/11 E Global Initiatives and Processes
Information documents
- FO: LACFC/2021/Inf.1 E Provisional Timetable
- FO: LACFC/2021/ Inf.2 E List of documents
Contact
LACFC Secretariat contacts
For general inquiries, confirmation of attendance and any other matter, kindly contact:
[email protected]
Pieter van Lierop
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean
Magdalena Elizalde
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean
Barbara Jarschel
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean
Regional Representative
Regional Representative
Mr. Mario Lubetkin has been Assistant Director General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean since 1 August, 2022.
Key Documents
Publications
2030 Food, agriculture and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean
2023
Within the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undertook a process of reflection on the future of agriculture, food systems and rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. It was a dialogue that involved a hundred experts from a score of nationalities, from academia, research centers, international organizations, other UN agencies, and the FAO itself.
FAO's four priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean
In depth
Global
Multimedia
FAO Brief - 20 May 2024
20/05/2024
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