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Forest resources: key to a sustainable development
Rome, 24 September 2012- The 21st session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) begins today at FAO headquarters. The Committee on Forestry (COFO) 2012 focuses on translating the results of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development into action, by integrating new measures to strengthen forestry's many cross-sectoral linkages at global and domestic level.
Mr. José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of FAO, at the opening of the 21st Session of the Committee on Forestry.
"Some 350 million of the world's poorest people, including 60 million indigenous, depend on forests for their daily subsistence and long term survival"
"Some 350 million of the world's poorest people, including 60 million indigenous, depend on forests for their daily subsistence and long term survival"
Ms. Isabella Teixeira, Minister for Environment of Brazil, highlights Brazil's challenges and key initiatives and decisions after the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.
"One key message from Rio+20 Conference is that environmental conservation is an asset for sustainable development around the world"
"One key message from Rio+20 Conference is that environmental conservation is an asset for sustainable development around the world"
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