Forestry Officer

Reporting Lines

The Forestry Officer reports to the Chief, Latin America and the Caribbean Service (CFIF) of the FAO Investment Centre (CFI).

Technical Focus

Formulation, implementation support and evaluation of investment and finance support solutions (projects and programmes) in forest landscape management and restoration and sustainable forest management in the context of food security, agriculture, rural development, climate change and natural resource management and inclusive markets, as well as strategic and policy work, with a focus on biological diversity and ecosystem services, related institutions, and access to markets for forest products, particularly sustainable wood and non-timber forest products, and ecosystem services, by forest dwellers and local communities.

Key Results

Provision of technical expertise and capacity development for (i) the design of investment operations, in collaboration with country stakeho...