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For the week of March, 18-22, 2013
21 March: International Forests Day. For the first time the UN will mark the International Day of Forests<http://www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/en/>. FAO will release a report, “The State of Mediterranean Forests,” the first-ever detailed assessment of forestry resources in the region.
The Day will be celebrated at FAO headquarters in Rome with a technical seminar gathering forestry experts from FAO and other organizations. Director-General José Graziano da Silva will open the event with a speech (09:45h, Sheik Zayed Media Centre). For more information: Irina Utkina, (+39) 06 570 52542, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Also on 21 March, In Tlemcen, Algeria during Mediterranean Forest Week<http://www.iii-med.forestweek.org/content/iii-mediterranean-forest-week> a press conference will be held to present the State of Mediterranean Forests report.
20 March: Update on desert locust situation in Madagascar.
22 March: World Water Day. Information on FAO’s work on water issues<http://www.fao.org/nr/water/>.
18-22 March: FAO Programme Committee, Rome, Italy. More information<http://www.fao.org/bodies/pc/pc113/en/>.
18-22 March: FAO Finance Committee, Rome, Italy. More information<http://www.fao.org/bodies/fc/fc148/en/>.
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