"Our most important partner are the population, the people who are living in the forest," affirms Mr Dan Rugabira, Programme Coordinator working for FAO's Forestry Department, as he showcases the successful relationship established by Rwanda's population with the rainforest.
As a result of the sensitization programmes that FAO has carried out with many other partners, continues Mr Rugabira,"The forest is really in their daily life, from morning to evening. For today's use but also for the generations to come." Watch this video, highlighting the fundamental forest-people relationship which is at the heart of the upcoming International Year of Forests 2011.
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