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The International Year of Forests comes to a close
December 2011, Rome - Efforts on promoting sustainable forest management and the importance of involving forest communities in development initiatives will continue, says FAO. The Amazon, Borneo-Mekong and the Congo Basins, three major forest areas of the world, alone account for 80% of the green lung of the planet.
As the international community concludes a fruitful and rich year dedicated to forests, we invite you to listen to the African perspective and FAO's voice in Kinshasa, Brazzaville and Accra. 1. Ms. Ada Ndeso Atanga, Forestry Officer in the FAO Regional Office in Accra, Ghana. She produces 'Nature and Faune' in which she has integrated 'Forestry'.
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