RAP is fully supportive of the proposed study on Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition as requested by the CFS. The proposed scope of the HLPE report is comprehensive and generally logical. It is urged that the study takes careful examination of the close interactions of agriculture and forests with respect to food security and agricultural production, including the often negative impacts of agricultural expansion on forests. The study should clearly consider the negative and positive interactions between agriculture and forests and how these critical sectors can better coordinate and advance mutually acceptable objectives. In this respect, the proposal for the report to consider governance issues is critically important.
RAP looks forward to the launching of the study and stands ready to support it throughout.
Sincerely,
Vili A. Fuavao
Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Tel: +6626974335
www.fao.org/asiapacific
FAOVili A. Fuavao