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Forested areas have decreased but the rate of net forest loss has been cut by 50%.
2015
The extent of the world’s forest continues to decline as human populations continue to grow and demand for food and land increases. Implementing sustainable...
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Coping with Climate Change - The Roles of Genetic Resoruces for Food and Agriculture
2015
Genetic resources for food and agriculture underpin the ability of crops, livestock, aquatic organisms and forest trees to withstand a range of harsh...
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Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Call for Action
2015
This publication is a summary of the workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand from 18 to 20 June 2015 to promote the mainstreaming and up-scaling of Climate-Smart...
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Conservation Agriculture: step-by-step
2014
Conservation Agriculture: food security in lesotho for a changing climate
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Understanding the drought impact of El Niño on the global agricultural areas
2014
During El Niño episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted triggering extreme climate events...
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Towards climate responsible peatlands management
2014
Responsible management practices can help to maintain peatland ecosystem services while sustaining and improving local livelihoods. This publication...
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Mitigation of food wastage: Societal costs and benefits
2014
In recent years, progress has been made globally in establishing sustainable food production systems aimed at improving food and nutrition security...
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FAO Success Stories on Climate-Smart Agriculture
2014
This booklet provides examples of climate-smart systems by showcasing some FAO success stories in various countries. The cases have been selected from...
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Conservation agriculture: The 3 principles
2014
Conservation agriculture systems utilize soils for the production of crops with the aim of reducing excessive mixing of the soil and maintaining...