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FAO new guidelines to sustain forest benefits for future generations
11.05.2018 14:46 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of this week, the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization) has issued new guidelines designed to give poor and isolated communities worldwide more of a say in how tropical forests are used and preserved around the world, UN Radio reports.
It is to be admitted, the FAO is the United Nations leading agency on the sustainable use of forests, and the voluntary guidelines refer to so-called forest concessions; laws and policies that allow local communities and private individuals or businesses to use forested land in return for payment or services.
As to the FAO, the new guidelines are to help making these concessions «more transparent, accountable and beneficial to some of the poorest communities in the world».
It is hoped that by adopting the guidelines, countries within tropical regions will be able to curb abuse of forest land due to poor management; corruption and bribery; tenure disputes, and the harassment of local communities.
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