The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) together with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), EAT, and Climate Focus, released a new report "Enhancing National Determined Contributions (NDCs) for food systems: Recommendations for decision-makers".The report argues that countries are missing significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identifies 16 ways for policymakers,...

The agroecological production aims at having certifications that are free of charge and therefore do not increase the production cost. This article outlines the difference between agroecological and organic certification and the historical process of the agroecological movement for certification in Argentina.

Since 2015, the Earth to Tables Legacies project has brought together a small group of food activists across big differences - youth/elders, rural/urban, Indigenous/settler, Canadian/Mexican for exchange around food justice, and food sovereignty. Conversations and food initiatives are filmed and culminated in a multimedia educational package that includes facilitator’s guides, resources,...

Right to Food Newsletter of September 2020

This publication is the second in the series entitled Ideas for Emerging Agencies and was prepared as part of the initiative to promote the agroecological transition led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The objective of this initiative is to contribute to a national debate that will promote the...

The focus of the forum will be on discussing and supporting integrative policies that emphasize long-term productivity, greater resource-use efficiency, enhanced ecological functions, improved resilience, restoration of soils, promotion of biodiversity, improvement of rural livelihoods, and increasing equity and social well-being. Participate in this policy forum through peer-to-peer exchanges, consisting of...