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21st Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
©FAO/Steve Terrill
19 June 2018, Rome--- The 21st Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission is being held in Dakar, Senegal, from 19 to 23 June 2018. The African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of the six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Its purpose is to advise on the formulation of forest and wildlife management policy and to review and coordinate its implementation at the regional level; to exchange information and, generally through special Subsidiary Bodies, advise on suitable practices and action in regard to technical problems; and to make appropriate recommendations in relation to the foregoing.

Kristina Rodina, FAO Forestry Officer, Wildlife and Protected Area Management, elaborates more on the Organization's work on wildlife and protected area management and the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management. Interview conducted by Murielle Sarr
4min. 27sec.