FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - A waterfall in the Fouta Djallon Highlands
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - The pilot sites are often remote and difficult to access by car
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - FAO is working together with farmers on pilot sites to decide on the best course of action to improve natural resource management
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - FAO is also working with local NGOs who have specific technical knowledge to train farmers
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - Bush fires such as this one can be a major threat to the natural vegetation
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - FAO is encouraging farmers to replace traditional wood fences, which involves cutting down trees, with 'living fences', which consist of plants that grow around a barbed wire support
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - Fouta Djallon Highlands Project
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - The field team studies reports from previous projects
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - Barbed wire is delivered for the 'living' fences
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - An example of a 'living' fence
FAO Forestry:
Africa, Guinea - A site in the Fouta Djallon Highlands showing deforestation for slash and burn agriculture