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Putting citizens at the heart of food system governance
… or social justice. Evidence shows that it can also lead to more sustainable livelihoods and environments. And yet, across the world, … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 May 2012
Pope Francis met with indigenous leaders, including Yesica Patiachi who is from the Harakbut people, one of the three main ethnic groups in the Madre de Dios region
On pilgrimage in Madre de Dios: starting a journey to sustainable artisanal mining
… to exploit its resources or deforest its lands to pursue large-scale agriculture. He condemned the distortion of conservation policies that … On pilgrimage in Madre de Dios: starting a journey to sustainable artisanal mining …
Insight, 07 February 2018
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Sustainable financing of protected areas in Cambodia: Phnom Aural and Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuaries
… Cambodian government is starting to issue economic concessions in 'sustainable development zones' of of protected areas. The Phnom Aural … They are home to about 30,000 people who rely on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, and collection of non-timber forest … project sustainability. Thus there is a need to develop long-term sustainable finance for their management. Part of this challenge is …
Publication, 01 January 2008
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Provocation 6: Rural youth today, farmers tomorrow?
… Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Article, 24 May 2012
The logo of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
IIED at the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
… The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture aims to establish a global system to provide farmers, plant … heritage and indigenous knowledge  for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. During the session, IIED's … resources and biocultural heritage territories in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Swiderska based her presentation on …
Event, 30 October 2017
Evelyne Flora Latabu shaking a bowl of grains.
The Ugandan diet: food voices and choices
… and traditional foods. A photographic exhibition curated by the Sustainable Diets for All programme explored the Ugandan diet through … the land losing fertility.” The photo exhibition was curated by the Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme in Uganda . SD4All builds more sustainable food systems in Bolivia, Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia …
Insight, 24 October 2019
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Shifting the power – climate justice means gender justice: Make Change Happen podcast episode 16
Article, 29 March 2022
Woman, wearing a hat and a basket on her back, picks vegetables
The unsung heroes for nature and climate
… Foodthink , a non-profit organisation that spreads knowledge about sustainable food systems in China, has conducted numerous field visits, … This has intensified in the past 20 years, as diverse and resilient agriculture landscapes, heritages and practices managed by smallholder …
Insight, 07 December 2022
Despite the importance of the agriculture sector in Ethiopia, access to credit is limited (Photo: Morgana Wingard/USAID, Flickr via Creative Commons)
Farming impacts in sub-Saharan Africa
… Development (IFAD) , the series seeks to explore the role of agriculture in the context of a changing political and institutional … of the agrarian political economy. Richard Meyer's ' Financing agriculture and rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa: progress, challenges … the way forward ' summarises innovations used to improve access to sustainable financial services for agriculture and rural areas in …
News, 23 April 2015
A woman farmer bends over in a field of crops in front of forest in the background.
Flourishing forests and prosperous people – together
… troubling are the more powerful drivers associated with industrial agriculture, mining and infrastructure development, fuelled by the … is helping to build the capacity of local organisations to develop sustainable forest and farm businesses, for example surveying different … ‘Social justice in forestry’, highlighting innovations that spread sustainable community forestry in ‘ Unseen foresters ’, how to engage ‘ …
Article, 04 January 2022