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This second Biodiversity Advantage report of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) showcases five projects which highlight the integral importance of biodiversity in agriculture.
These projects show how promoting biodiversity improves human and ecosystem health, and the roles of small-scale agricultural producers in preserving and restoring biodiversity and schemes that reward them for their stewardship...
Bangladesh - Brazil - Burkina Faso - Kenya - Türkiye
Report
2021
Humanity faces interlinked social, environmental and economic challenges of a magnitude not experienced before, and which are now compounded by the socio-economic challenges brought by COVID-19. A degraded natural resource base and fragmented social webs are being further tested through the impact of climate change and the loss of biodiversity.
Transition...
Book
2021
The Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) and Southern Africa Trust (SAT) in partnership with Climate Justice - Just Transition Donors Collaborative are hosting on 26 November 2021 the webinar ''How can agroecology deliver climate justice in Africa? A farmer’s perspective''.
Despite landmark programs such as the Comprehensive African...
Event
2021
On 30 August 2021, Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajpaksa declared an economic emergency. The decision was taken to curb hoarding of essential items and to control inflation since the country is faced with a shortage of food items and a steep rise in prices of essential commodities.
In April, President Rajapaksa...
Sri Lanka
Article
2021
Maria Tekülve, the Deputy Head of Division and Focal Point for Rural Development and Agroecology at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) reflects on the role of agroecological approaches in international cooperation in an interview with Silvia Richter for the International Journal for Rural Development. The material reflects Maria Tekülve's...
Germany
Article
2021
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