On 7 November, a UN-REDD-hosted side event looked at how to improve delivery on reference levels and results reporting through South-South collaboration between REDD+ countries, with several representatives providing accounts of their current national activities.

Партнерство между Казахстаном и ФАО неуклонно развивается с момента вступления страны в Организацию в 1997 году, а в последнее время Казахстан стал уделять повышенное внимание инвестициям в сельское и лесное хозяйство и в развитие сельских районов.

This month, we will be marking the annual World Water Day celebration on 22 March. This years theme is Water for the cities: Responding to urban challenges. In this issue, we look at some of the challenges posed to water resources by rapid migration and we consider one possible solution for improving the use of these resources. In this issue, we are pleased to welcome a new Executive Secretary to the Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and we spoke with her about the role of the Commission and its main priorities over the next months.

Lesotho joined the Organization in 1966 and has enjoyed close cooperation with FAO since the establishment of the country office in 1983. The main thrust of assistance has been on the formulation and implementation of policies, programmes and projects aimed at improving agricultural output, natural resources management and food and nutrition security. More recently, important features of cooperation have included response to agricultural emergencies, climate change adaptation and promotion of sustainable land management principles and practices.

وترمي العناصر عناصر لتيسير التنفيذ المحلي للحصول على الموارد وتقاسم منافعها بالنسبة إلى مختلف القطاعات الفرعية للموارد الوراثية للأغذية والزراعة إلى مساعدة الحكومات التي تنظر في تدابير الحصول على الموارد وتقاسم منافعها أو تقوم بوضعها أو تكييفها أو تنفيذها، على الأخذ بعين الاعتبار أهمية الموارد الوراثية للأغذية والزراعة، والدور الخاص الذي تلعبه في تحقيق الأمن الغذائي، والسمات المميّزة لمختلف القطاعات الفرعية، بموازاة الامتثال للصكوك الدولية بحسب الاقتضاء.

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2016/REP
Session: Sess. 23

Since the Kingdom of Bahrain joined the Organization in 1971, FAO has provided technical support to enhance the food and nutrition security and strengthen the country’s management and conservation of natural resources. Cooperation has included support to the fisheries, livestock and crop production subsectors as well as assistance in the area of food safety; and food and nutrition security

Партнерство между Узбекистаном и ФАО динамично развивается со времени вступления страны в Организацию в 2001 году. Отношения сторон стали еще крепче с открытием в 2014 году Представительства ФАО и подписанием Соглашения с принимающей страной. Техническая помощь, предоставляемая путем национальных и региональных проектов, охватывает широкий спектр отраслей, включая диверсификацию сельскохозяйственных культур, улучшение ветеринарного обслуживания и производства продукции животноводства, усиление борьбы с саранчой и роста производства рыбной продукции.

Samoa joined FAO in 1979 and has hosted the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands since 1996, covering 14 island states. Over the past 35 years, FAO assistance has focused on building the evidence base and capacities for policy-making, strengthening animal and plant protection and boosting agricultural productivity and marketing in the face of climate change. Samoa is involved in FAO’s new initiative on Value Chains for Food Security and Nutrition in the Pacific Islands.

A thematic study on “Urban and peri-urban forestry” focuses on the potentials and constraints for urban forestry development at regional and sub-regional levels considering the current experience and future prospects of urbanization in the region that is expected to take place in the next 15 years. As a complement to this thematic Urban and peri-urban forestry study, a livelihoods analysis of the contribution of forests and trees to urban poor livelihoods has been carried out the Sub-programme on access to natural resources of the Livelihood Support Programme (GCP/INT/803/UK).