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  • Governments, civil society and the private
    sector should ensure and strengthen the contributions of forests, trees and agroforestry systems to food security and nutrition
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    — May 13th - 15th, 2013 Rome

  • The Conference increased understanding of
    the crucial role that forests, trees on farms and agroforestry systems can play in improving the food security and nutrition of rural people
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    — May 13-15, 2013 Rome, Italy

  • FAO as part of the UN-REDD Programme announces the winner of the Nurture Forests
    for the Future – REDD+ for Food photo contest
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    — 25th April, 2013, FAO

  • Forests, trees on farms and agroforestry are critical in the fight against hunger and should
    be better integrated into food security and land use policies
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    — 13 May, 2013, Rome, Italy

  • As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, CIFOR organized with its partners a two-day policy and science conference entitled "Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow."
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    — 22 - 23 May 2013, Yaounde, Cameroon

  • Secure tenure for smallholders

    Small scale holders are to be encouraged to increase their involvement

  • Forests for food security

    International conference on forests for food security and nutrition

  • FAO Photo Contest

    Nurture Forests for the
    Future – REDD+

  • Fighting Hunger

    UN advocates insects for
    food and feed consumption

  • CIFOR SFM Conference

    Sustainable forest management
    in Central Africa: Yesterday,
    today and tomorrow
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An Overview of African Forests

A series of intertwined trunks and stems reach towards the heavens in South Africa, reflecting the interconnected nature of forest resources, and those whose lives depend on the food, fuel and protection of African forests.

Forests and woodlands cover vast areas of Africa, representing a substantial percentage of global forest cover. Tropical moist forests in Central and parts of West Africa and woodlands in Southern Africa are the dominant formations. The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique contain the majority of Africa's forest areas.

Africa also has widespread areas extending over hundreds of millions of hectares classified

Our overall objective is to strengthen the basis for improved forest management in Africa.

— The African Forest Forum

as 'other wooded land', such as the savannas of Eastern Africa and the Sudano-Sahelian region.

Together with the fertile highlands of Eastern and Southern Africa ...

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Key Events

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 11)

Windhoek, Namibia,
16 Sep - 27 Sep, 2013

19th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission

Windhoek, Namibia,
30 Sep - 04 Oct 2013
 

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