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Local sheep varieties in the Potato Park, Peru, where an agreement was recently forged to share indigenous crop varieties and knowledge about how to grow them in different climates and landscapes (Photo: IIED)
Indigenous farmers from Peru, China and Bhutan agree to share seeds for climate adaptation
News, 08 May 2014
Fish lot on a basket.
Harmful subsidies reduce effectiveness of fish poo as a carbon sink, analysis suggests
News, 26 February 2024
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… to the provision of key ecosystem services. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  says that … resource; its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future. The FAO is working on range of initiatives, … Soil Partnership , which will facilitate knowledge exchanges on sustainable management and use of soil resources.  Find out more about …
Article, 09 April 2015
A man wearing a mask, standing in front of a large number of solar panels, talks to a wider group of people who are mostly wearing high visibility clothing and hard hats.
Rethinking rural electrification: are cooperatives best for delivery?
… not only where it is lucrative. Rural electric cooperatives Yet sustainable rural electrification in the global South has never relied … systems of oppression. Empowering communities through reliable, sustainable power History has shown that electric cooperatives are a …
Insight, 25 September 2023
With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse
News, 31 October 2011
Financing forest-related enterprises in ways that reduce both deforestation and poverty is critical to climate action and sustainable development (Photos: K Traumann/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Webinar: Strengthening the effectiveness of private sector engagement in addressing deforestation
… private sector finance to support scaling up of finance for sustainable forest-related enterprises. This is the second of two … increase the viability and scale of transformative investments in sustainable forest-related enterprises that will enhance livelihoods and … Tabi Karikari, national FIP coordinator, Ghana:  Tabi is also agriculture and natural resource management officer with the African …
Event, 11 April 2018
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The Positive Deviance approach to malnutrition – a behaviour-influence analysis
… Such approaches can be seen in different sectors (such as, agriculture, health, and education) in both high-income and developing … social interactions within communities. It was low-cost, low-tech and sustainable. … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 September 2013
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
News, 12 February 2015
A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)
Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?
… finance work.  The question was raised at last week's United Nations Sustainable Energy For All Forum – and will be the focus of a session … poorest people? The EDD is the EU's annual development forum and ' sustainable energy for growth ' is a key theme this year. The EU has … such as mini-grids or solar home systems, are often cheaper and more sustainable than extending the grid to reach poor or remote communities. …
Insight, 29 May 2015
Stalls of fruits and vegetables.
Food Systems Summit: implications for global food governance
… malnutrition and unhealthy diets are on the rise. Industrial-scale agriculture is driving deforestation, carbon emissions and biodiversity … has been catering for this complexity. Housed in Rome at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), CFS facilitates and regulates … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 30 September 2021