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Working paper
National Strategy for Mangrove Ecosystem Management: A reference for the conservation and rehabilitation of coastal areas to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and Low Carbon Development

Sustainable Development Goals and Low Carbon Development are global- and national-scale development agendas Indonesia is currently applying. Mangrove ecosystems are included to achieve the targets within the same time frame, and a coordinated strategy and integrated planning are necessary. The National Strategy for Mangrove Ecosystem Management clearly separates between conservation and...
Indonesia
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF

Newsletter
EU CAP Network Newsletter August 2023

In the new EU CAP Network, innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI play a crucial role in sharing good practices and connecting people across EU agriculture, forestry and rural areas. The new edition of the Agrinnovation magazine offers inspiring stories, interviews, Operational Group updates and other news from across Europe.
European Union
2023 - EU CAP Network

Practices
Feed intake and growth performance of sheep (Ovis aries L.) fed with Napier (Pennisetum purpureum Sch.) silage added with varying levels of L. plantarum as inoculant

In the Philippines, climatic unpredictability has been one of the main factors causing fluctuations in forage production; as a result, an efficient feed preservation strategy must be used. This study assessed the effect of various levels of L. plantarum as Napier silage inoculant on sheep's feed intake and growth performance. Using a...
Philippines
2023 - College of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Mindanao State University at Naawan, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, 9023 Philippines 1 Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines

Report
Ghana: Beyond Knee-jerk Reactions

Ghana’s efforts at providing social development, employment and decent work in its fisheries sector must focus on improving education, health and social protection in fishing communities
Ghana has about 550 km of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, along the Gulf of Guinea. Within the coastal space, more than two million people are directly and indirectly engaged in fisheries. The country’s engagement with the sea results in about 300,000 tonnes of fish every year, apart from nearly...
Ghana
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Report
Africa - Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023

Statistics and trends
Africa is facing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions. Millions are expected to be at risk of worsening hunger in the near future due to the rippling effects of the war in Ukraine, which are compounding the devastating impacts that conflicts, climate variability and extremes, economic slowdowns and downturns, and...
2023 - FAO; AUC; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); WFP;

Blog article
The Innovation Award for Women Farmers

This competition was developed by Copa-Cogeca to shed a light on the hundreds of innovative projects conducted every year all over Europe by Women farmers. In 2023 it will particularly showcase the innovative and novel solutions implemented by women that are supporting all the three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental...
European Union
2023 - Copa&Cogeca

Article
Proyecto de Educación Ambiental “Arbolando Ando”

El proyecto de Educación Ambiental “Arbolando Ando” nace en el seno de la Comisión de Estudios de Problemáticas Ambientales (CEPA), que entre otras funciones también desarrolla actividades de educación ambiental en ejercicio de la responsabilidad social de las Universidades. Este proyecto tiene como premisa fundamental llevar a cabo acciones colaborativas entre...
Argentina
2023 - Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR)

Blog article
FAO initiative validates new advocacy strategy to boost women’s capacities to scale up gender-responsive policy making

A new advocacy strategy to scale up dryland women’s participation in climate change policy discussions was officially validated by WeCaN members at the initiative’s first Global Gathering today. WeCaN is an FAO platform for women’s empowerment in dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral areas. It is a South-South knowledge sharing space for women to connect,...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
Connecting the dots in forest monitoring in Paraguay

Equipped with FAO remote sensing tools, local experts are studying deforestation dynamics
The fight against deforestation in Paraguay is getting a boost from an unlikely source: cutting-edge technology and data from space, coupled with the expertise of local forest conservationists. In 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a one-week training in Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, for twenty international...
Paraguay
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
Comprendre les principales exigences relatives aux programmes de surveillance des organisations nationales pour la protection des végétaux

Guide de surveillance
La norme internationale pour les mesures phytosanitaires (NIMP) n° 6 (Surveillance) fait référence aux «exigences en matière de surveillance, y compris les éléments d'un système de surveillance national». Un programme national de surveillance des phytoravageurs doit être mené conformément à la présente norme pour s'assurer que ses résultats sont exacts,...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Video
Lancement de la plateforme scientifique citoyenne Un Million de Voix pour l'Agroécologie

Le 14 juin 2023, la Plateforme de Partenariat pour la Transformation Agroécologie (Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform) a hôté un webinaire de lancement de la plateforme scientifique citoyenne One Million Voices of Agroecology intitulé “ De quelle science s'agit-il d'ailleurs ? Lancement d'une plateforme qui permet à chacun de concevoir les...
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF

Event
Ciencia, ¿al servicio de quién?: Debate científico sobre el maíz transgénico en México

En el contexto del Ciclo de Webinarios: 10 años de la #DemandaColectivaMaíz en perspectiva, se desarrolló el Webinario II: Ciencia, ¿al servicio de quién?: Debate científico sobre el maíz transgénico en México, el día miércoles 9 de agosto de 2023, 5:00 pm En el webinario participaron: Participaron:  Alma Piñeyro Nelson | Investigadora, UAM Xochimilco  Antonio Turrent Fernández | investigador,...
Mexico
2023 - Vía Orgánica (VO)

Fact sheet
Rural Youth Employment: New Factsheet available online

Job creation and generational renewal are priorities for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a focus on young people. Our CAP Implementation Contact Point has recently published a new factsheet featuring recommendations for policy-makers to support rural youth employment. A concise review of good practices adopted at the national, EU and wider level to help...
European Union
2023 - EU CAP Network.

Policy brief/paper
Agroecology dialogue series - The interface between agroecology and territorial approaches for food systems transformation

T his paper presents five main findings and key recommendations (see summary in Figure 1) of a dialogue that explored how integrating agroecology† and territorial approaches†† might support and accelerate a systemic transformation at scale in food systems. Agroecology offers values and principles that underpin sustainable solutions to challenges around...
2023 - ©FAO, Biovision Foundation, Food Policy Forum for Change, and Agroecology Coalition

Project
Evaluación final del proyecto “Conservación y uso sostenible de la agrobiodiversidad para mejorar la nutrición humana en cinco macrorregiones”

El objetivo de este proyecto fue conservar in situ la agrobiodiversidad en cinco macroecorregiones, mejorar los medios de vida de la población local, y manejar y aprovechar la agrobiodiversidad de manera sostenible. Todo ello, con el fin de mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, con un acceso mejorado de las...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Sri Lanka’s fishermen face double whammy of climate and economy

Babarandage don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from climate change have complicated his work. “We used to always go at 9am, then 1pm. It’s no longer that predictable,” Sarath told Al Jazeera. They have...
Sri Lanka
2023

Working paper
Bioenergy sustainability in the global South: Constraints and opportunities

Many countries have recently adopted bioenergy as part of a critical strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet targets under the Paris Climate Agreement. Because of increased efficiency and lower production costs, along with legislative support and investment incentives, bioenergy use is swiftly becoming a renewable energy substitute...
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF

Event
Luchas internacionales por la defensa de las semillas nativas: América Latina y África

En este webinario, puedes conocer algunas experiencias de resistencias en diversos territorios, frente a la privatización de las semillas nativas, en el Webinario III" Ciclo de Webinarios " 10 años de la #DemandaColectivaMaíz🌽 en perspectiva " Participan: Lucía Sepúlveda [Chile] | Chile Mejor Sin TLC Anabel Pomar [Argentina] | Periodista, productora, investigadora y activista...
Mexico
2023 - Vía Orgánica (VO)

Report
Ghana: A Good Year

Interview with Jojo Solomon, president, Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC) on how artisanal fishers should fish responsibly
Most countries look up to Ghana when it comes to responsible fisheries and management. Fortunately for us, this time around, we have a minister who has at least demonstrated a political will to do that which is right politically. Ghana is moving forward with a lot of reforms.
Ghana
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Report
La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe

América Latina y el Caribe es un importante protagonista en la producción y el comercio de productos agroalimentarios, ya que es el principal exportador neto de estos productos. La región cuenta con los recursos naturales (tierra, agua y energía renovable) y la capacidad necesaria para producir alimentos de manera sostenible...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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