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Water and Energy in Mediterranean Rural Environments: The Nexus in Irrigated Agriculture - Advanced Course
This course will critically review a broad spectrum of water-energy nexus issues, including technical and management solutions, tools to support decision-making, sustainability assessment methodologies and pathways for improved policy and governance. By the end of the course participants will: – Gain deep insights into the complex challenges surrounding the water-energy...
2018 - Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)
Event
Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Mitigation in Agriculture: Concepts, Methods and Simulation Tools
This course will provide knowledge on the processes underlying GHG emissions and soil C sinks, measuring methodologies and modelling tools in cropping systems. Methods for national GHG inventories and mitigation options analysis, including socio-economic assessment, will be presented. Practical work based on real case studies in Mediterranean conditions will also...
2018 - Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)
Blog article
Conference eyes sustainable future for Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture
Fisheries experts convene today in Sofia, Bulgaria – to take stock of progress towards sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Black Sea and propose actions to maintain the momentum.
All Black Sea countries signed the landmark Bucharest Declaration in 2016, with the goal of a sustainable future for fisheries and aquaculture in the...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
CEJA 2017 Activity Report
CEJA's 2017 Activity Report showcases the organisation's work for 2017. It includes information on CEJA's structure and projects, interviews with members of the Presidency, contributions from stakeholders and sponsors, and a calendar detailing its future activities.
European Union
2018 - CEJA
Journal
Rural connections - The European rural development magazine
The Rural Connections magazine is being published at a formative time for Rural Development policy. The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which has been taking shape over the past months is crystallising – with the European Commission's proposals for the future EU budget published on 2 May, followed shortly afterwards by...
European Union
2018 - European Network for Rural Development
Blog article
Urgenci Voices for CSA advocacy project launched in Rome this week
Urgenci’s advocacy capacity is central to strengthening the role of the Community supported Agriculture (CSA) movement at local and global level. As a global social movement, the CSA and theirs networks need to work collectively to show how they contribute to overcoming global challenges to the food system. This is...
European Union
2018 - Urgenci
Blog article
FAO launches regional initiative on sustainability, climate change
Managing natural resources sustainably while also coping with climate change is the focus of a new FAO initiative for food and agriculture in Europe and Central Asia. The initiative was endorsed by FAO’s regional governing body when it convened last month in Voronezh, Russian Federation.
The FAO Regional Conference for Europe...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
FAO, GEF launch project to nurture natural resources in Central Asia and Turkey
In the past 50 years, the population of the Central Asia region has tripled. With the need to feed a larger number of people amid increasingly limited water resources and highly vulnerable climatic conditions, the region faces serious food security challenges.
A newly launched regional project from FAO and the Global...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Event
Festival of northern fishing traditions brings global small-scale and indigenous fishermen to north
Co-organised by Interreg Nord Summer Whitefish and Snowchange Cooperative, the Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions has wrapped up successfully in Tornio, Finland. Over 150 small-scale and Indigenous fishermen around the world joined forces to discuss climate change, traditional knowledge, governance and direct exchanges on common challenges.
Finland
2018 - Interreg Nord Summer Whitefish
Policy brief/paper
LIFE position on Eel
LIFE reacts to the Commission’s proposal on Eel ahead of Monday’s Council
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Report
The impact of the common agricultural policy on developing countries
Being the biggest world agri-food importer and exporter, the European Union plays an important role in international agricultural markets. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has considerable influence on international agri-food market. With the CAP 2014-2020, the distortive effect of the policy have been dramatically reduced. However, voluntary coupled support are...
European Union
2018 - European parliament
Policy brief/paper
Christmas Council Annual Quota Carve Up: Getting the Balance Right
Life calls for a more level playing field and a fairer allocation of quota between larger scale and smaller scale fisheries.
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Newsletter article
News from the Deck – November 2018
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Newsletter
Teikei #49 November 2018
Urgenci's Newsletter - The International Network ofCommunity Supported Agriculture.
Urgenci's newsletter has been named TEIKEI,«cooperation» in Japanese, as a tribute to the pioneering role of the Japanese organic agriculturemovement in setting up the first Community -supported Agriculture models. It is also a tribute to the victims ofthe March 2011 Earthquake and...
2018 - Urgenci
Blog article
Researchers conclude 21 days at sea surveying Black Sea fish
The Bosphorus, the narrow strait in Istanbul that connects the Black Sea basin to the rest of the world, hosted a special guest on 12 July. Affectionately named “Bilim” (Turkish for “Science”), the oceanographic research vessel (RV) from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey was just embarking on...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
BFT: from recovery to fair management
Bluefin Tuna: the move from recovery to management must directly benefit coastal artisanal fleets.
European Union
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Blog article
Hungarian folk art festival showcases FAO’s work on rural crafts in Central Asia
A Hungarian master attentively places his basketry utensils while Konobaeva Venera, a weaving master from Kyrgyzstan, packs up after a weaving workshop. Nearby, other masters from Uzbekistan and Hungary prepare for their time slots in the FAO stand at the Festival of Folk Arts, which runs through 20 August at...
Hungary
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
Great expectations in the Med & Black Sea
Deep rooted problems, great expectations: can the ministerial declaration and regional plan of action signed recently in Malta turn the tide of fortune for small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea?
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Blog article
Montenegro looks to Austria to develop recipe for food, agriculture and tourism
Montenegro is looking to strengthen the links between agriculture, food and tourism, uniting its mesmerising coastline and spectacular mountains with its traditional foods – ranging from speciality cheeses and cured hams to bitter greens and crisp wines.
As part of this agritourism push, at the end of June a Montenegrin delegation...
Montenegro
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Statement
LIFE writes to ICCAT’s Chair
An invaluable opportunity for a more sustainable and fair BfT fishery
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
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