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29 January 2019
On 17 December 2018, the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly voted in favour of the ‘Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other Persons Working in Rural Areas’. The declaration is a major step forward for rural communities around the world, and especially in the Global South, as it…
29 January 2019
Imagine having decisions made on your behalf, decisions that impact your livelihood, your home, your culture – and not having a voice in the process.
Throughout their long histories, Indigenous Peoples have often been left out of crucial decisions that determine the fate of the natural resources…
29 January 2019
Cinco días de trabajo y debate.
200 participantes de todo el planeta; representantes de gobiernos, organismos internacionales como FAO y FIDA, organizaciones agrarias regionales, Comités Nacionales de Agricultura Familiar, ONGs, sindicatos, cooperativas y centros de investigación y formación.
Y una…
28 January 2019
A growing population and urbanisation are expected to support growth of the vertical farming industry, new research suggests. Are vertical farms a sustainable solution?
27 January 2019
A FAO está chamando todos os interessados para fornecer informações através de pesquisa global.
Em dezembro de 2017, a Assembléia Geral das Nações Unidas proclamou a Década da Agricultura Familiar das Nações Unidas 2019-2028 como uma estrutura para o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas…
Climate change recognized as ‘threat multiplier’, UN Security Council debates its impact on peace ()
25 January 2019
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Friday to discuss its concrete impact on peace and security, and focus on tangible ways to…
22 January 2019
It’s a familiar refrain in environmental circles: to be effective and sustainable, landscape restoration initiatives must be founded on local communities’ desires and needs. “We have all been saying this for a long time,” said Paul Laird of the International Tree Foundation in his Landscape Talk in…
21 January 2019
Only about a tenth of the nearly 93 billion tonnes of materials utilised annually - including minerals, metals, fossil fuels and biomass - are currently put back into service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More of the billions of tonnes of materials the world uses each year…
19 January 2019
Por Alejandro Tena
Las mujeres que buscan la protección de los derechos de las comunidades indígenas tienen que hacer frente a la represión de los poderes económicos, pero también a la coacción y violencia que hay dentro de las propias comunidades indígenas que, ancladas en la tradición…
16 January 2019
The authors of a new report argue that investment in forests as a climate change mitigation strategy is just as important as addressing emissions from the energy sector.
Despite the recognized potential contributions of forests to slowing the warming of the earth, they aren’t typically seen as a…
14 January 2019
Para periodistas que han centrado la atención pública en temas relacionados con la seguridad alimentaria.
En reconocimiento de la importante función que cumplen los medios de comunicación en la lucha contra el hambre, desde 1979 la FAO entrega el premio A.H. Boerma a los periodistas o grupos…
14 January 2019
Para periodistas que han centrado la atención pública en temas relacionados con la seguridad alimentaria.
En reconocimiento de la importante función que cumplen los medios de comunicación en la lucha contra el hambre, desde 1979 la FAO entrega el premio A.H. Boerma a los periodistas o grupos…