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Commercially important sea cucumbers of the world
Sea cucumbers are harvested and traded in more than 90 countries worldwide. They are exploited in industrial and small-scale fisheries, nearly from pole to pole, especially in the tropics. In some fisheries, more than 20 species are exploited by fishers. Fishers in general know how to distinguish the species they...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Sustainability by numbers
Forest products at FAO
Over more than three-quarters of a century, FAO’s work on forest product statistics has made the Organization the recognized authority for data fundamental to what we now call the global bioeconomy. Forest product data are essential in monitoring impact and innovation in the global wood industry; responding to climate change...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Artículo de revista especializada
Indigenous farmers' perception of climate vulnerability, barriers and factors influencing farmers adaptation intention: evidence from mountainous area of Vietnam
Climate change has adversely affected the agriculture of indigenous farmers. Farmers can lessen agricultural losses by using adaptation strategies to climate change. However, the adaptation process depends on several factors, including barriers. This paper examines the farmers’ opinion toward adaptation barriers and tries to identify how the barriers influence farmers’...
Viet Nam
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF
Hoja informativa
Organic agriculture and its benefits for climate and biodiversity
Organic farming´s systemic approach
Helps mitigating climate change
Supports farmers´adaptation to climate change
Creates resilient farming systems
All while it protects and improves biodiversity
#OrganicIsPartOfTheSolution
2023 - IFOAM – Organics International
Parte de un libro
Uso, demanda y prospectiva de la producción de yuca en Colombia
En el presente capítulo se aborda el contexto del mercado para las raíces frescas de yuca que se destinan principalmente para la producción de almidón nativo y almidón fermentado en Colombia. Se hace una descripción general de algunas dinámicas prospectivas y de las principales variables del mercado que afectan el...
Colombia
2023 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Sitio web
UN World Water Day
World Water Day 2023 is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
Dysfunction throughout the water cycle undermines progress on all major global issues, from health to hunger, gender equality to jobs, education to industry, and disasters to peace.
In 2015, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 as part...
2023 - United Nations UN
Sitio web
Women, Girls and Land campaign
About #HerLand campaign
Together with partners, activists and influencers, UNCCD is launching the campaign #HerLand to promote successful examples of women and girls’ contributions to sustainable land management and mobilize support to advance land rights for women and girls around the world.
You too can lend your support by reaching out to your communities and advocating...
2023 - UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Artículo de blog
Tackling loss and damage in countries vulnerable to the effect of the climate crisis: improving evidence and co-generating pathways to impact
Loss and damage is one of the most important issues for climate-vulnerable developing countries.
Communities and ecosystems around the developing world are experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events. Driven by climate change, these shocks will worsen with every increment of global heating, exposing billions of people to catastrophic loss and damage – from loss of...
2023 - IIED
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Depredation by marine mammals in fishing gear
A review of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic area
Marine mammal depredation refers to the phenomenon of marine mammals partially or completely removing catch from fishing gear. Its results, which can include damage to gear or target fish, disturbance to fishing activities and economic losses for fishers, are becoming a growing cause for concern in several Mediterranean and Black...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Boletín informativo
Food Policy Monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region. 1st Quarter 2023 | Bulletin
While global food and fertilizer prices have continued to withdraw from their March 2022 peaks, they remain high compared to their 2019–2021 levels. International grain quotations also remain well above their value in preceding years. Tight international grain markets, the ongoing war in Ukraine, uncertainties about the Black Sea Grain...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Aprendizaje en línea
Transforming dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems
This course seeks to build the competencies needed for program and project managers, field practitioners and policy makers to apply a transformational sustainability approach to decision-making in the management of dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral production systems.
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Vídeo
Organic's recommendations for the pesticides use regulation (SUR)
In this video, part of the longer one "Organic approach to plant health care and pesticides regulation", we focus on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation that is currently being discussed in the EU. IFOAM Organics Europe supports this crucial reform, but considers that, in order for it to be...
2023 - Ifoam Organics Europe
Artículo de blog
Sowing the seeds for a just transition
Increased investment in the food and agriculture sector is central to achieving many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the goals on gender equality, reduced inequalities and climate action.
Yet IIED research shows that contracts and contracting processes used by companies operating in the food and agriculture sector in low- and middle-income...
2023 - IIED
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Gender, water and agriculture
Gender inequality in Palestine has contributed to the marginalization of women from access and control over available resources including water. This inequality has been entrenched through legal, political and social systems. Palestine’s Gender-Responsive Water Assessment was carried out in the West Bank in 2021 by the Food and Agricultural Organization...
Palestine
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo
The use of Moringa oleifera in ruminant feeding and its contribution to climate change mitigation
Livestock production in developing countries faces several difficulties such as a general shortage of feed resources, regional availability, and quality. Climate change further exacerbates these problems, leading to a massive reduction in ruminant productivity. Therefore, there is a need for the use of adaptable and resilient forage plants that can...
2023
Vídeo
Video Contest: Advancing Climate Resiliency through Farmers’ Organizations and Cooperatives
Climate change has significant and far-reaching impacts on agriculture. Addressing these impacts requires adaptation strategies such as developing drought-tolerant crops, improving water management practices, adopting precision agriculture techniques, promoting sustainable land management practices, and implementing climate-resilient farming systems.
Farmers worldwide are making remarkable efforts and developing innovative solutions to confront the...
2023 - Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC) through the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program (APFP) – Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) (funded by the IFAD and EU) and ARISE programs (funded by IFAD) and with the support of the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV), the AgriCord through FO4A (funded by EU), the Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network (PIFON) through the Farmers’ Organisations for Africa, Carribean and Pacific (FO4ACP) and Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus (PIRAS) Facility (funded by the IFAD and Australian government).
Estudio de caso
Contract-Based Agriculture Production
A Case Study of Organic Rice Production in Cambodia
Objectives of the Study General Objective. The case study aims to contribute to the enhancement of the exchange of knowledge and best practices on family farming and agroecology relevant initiatives and institutional context and contribute to the implementation of the Programme Priority Areas (PPA) BP1: Innovation for sustainable agriculture production...
Cambodia
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Resultados económicos de modelos productivos porcinos. Informe N° 78. Enero 2023
Este documento elaborado en el marco del Proyecto “Caracterización de gestiones económicas de sistemas de producción agropecuarios de pequeña y mediana escala” (vigente desde enero del 2020) presenta estimaciones sobre comportamientos de resultados económicos de modelos productivos y tiene como propósito aportar información que favorezca la inclusión de productores, mejore...
Argentina
2023 - Centro de Información de Actividades Porcinas (CIAP)
Proyecto
Launch of Europe-wide research project on soil health
In mid-February, the transdisciplinary project BENCHMARKS was launched at Wageningen University. The 5-year research project focuses on monitoring soil health across Europe. FiBL Switzerland is one of the 29 partner organisations from across Europe. The European Commission, the Joint Research Centre and representatives of the business and land management sectors...
European Union
2023 - FiBL Switzerland
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean – Report of the forty-fifth session
Tirana, Albania, 7–11 November 2022
This report summarizes the discussions held during the forty-fifth session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and twelfth session of the Committee on Administration and Finance. During the session, progress in activities related to fisheries, aquaculture, compliance and other strategic activities was reviewed. The Commission adopted 17 binding...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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