The forestry programme is an important component of the work at the FAO Regional Office. This forestry programme is based on the FAO Strategic Plan For Forestry at medium and large term (2001-2015), currently under review, and recommendations made by the countries of the Region at the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) and the FAO Regional Conference. The normative activities and the field programme of the forestry plan are complementary, producing a synergy between theory and practice. The activities of the Forestry team include all those taking part in the FAO Strategic Plan For Forestry, outstanding among them the counseling provided to countries on forestry planning and policies through the National Forest Programmes and the technical assistance to forest projects carried out in many countries of the Region. The Regional Office gives also support to four Technical Cooperation Networks and prepare various publications on forestry issues. NewsAssociate or Assistant professor Watershed Management and Hydrology. The Department of Forest Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Forest Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), located in Santiago de Chile, is now seeking applications for a 12- months tenure track position at the assistant or associate professor level in watershed management, soil conservation and hydrological modelling and related disciplines.
The State of the World's Forests reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. It makes current, reliable and policy-relevant information widely available to facilitate informed discussion and decision-making with regard to the world's forests...details XIII° World Forestry Congress 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18 - 23 October.
Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
2nd Latin American Congress on National Parks and other Protected Areas. “Conservation, integration and well-being for Latin American countries (spanish version), Bariloche, Argentina, 30 de septiembre - 6 october 2007 The event was organized jointly by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean; The National Parks Administration of Argentina, the Latin American Technical Cooperation Network on National Parks, Other Protected Areas, and Wild Life (REDPARQUES); The Regional Office of UNEP for Latin America and the Caribbean, The IUCN South American office; and the IUCN Global Commission on Protected Areas in South America. Report of the Seminar/Workshop “Indigenous People and Protected Areas"(spanish version) In fulfilment to the plan of activities of the Programme for the Strengthening of Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Protected Areas in Latin America, hosted by the Autonomous Organization of National Parks (OAPN is its Spanish acronym) of Spain, a seminar/workshop was held on the theme, Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas”, organized by the National Parks Administration of Argentina in the framework of the Technical Cooperation Network of National Parks, Protected Areas, Flora and Wild Fauna (REDPARQUES). The search for excellence in Sustainable Forest Management (Regional Study) (spanish version) The current trend is to manage forests within the framework of a broader ecosystem, integrated and participative vision of a multi-use environment, oriented to the sustainable extraction of diverse products, goods and services with in order to improve living conditions and quality of life of the local population, a view from which is derived the concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). Pressroom of the Forestry Department This section destined for at the press and for other sectors been interested in the work of FAO in the area of forests, presents links to press releases, news, reports about field projects and indepth articles on specific forestry items.
State of Forestry in the Latin American and Caribbean Region 2004 (Formato PDF= 1.58 MB) This bilingual publication brings together information obtained from the national reports presented at the 23rd Session of the LACFC and analyses the progress obtained since the previous Session of the Commission, the state of forest resources in the Region and the role of forests in sustainable development. Normative and Institutional Strengthening
Statistics and Information on the Forestry Sector
Support to International Processes
Statuatory Bodies of the FAO for the Forestry Sector
Technical Cooperation Networks
Publications on Related Themes
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