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Two farmers wearing traditional dress, walking through their crops in Ghana.
One million voices, one vision: strengthening governance for grassroots producer organisations
… and To adapt strategically to new opportunities and challenges. These goals are only achievable through strong internal governance – anchored … planning, also reflects a shared vision for inclusive rural development. Despite its strengths, GhaFFaP’s assessment revealed areas … together over 100 participants, including FFPO leaders as well as development partners, government institutions, civil society actors, …
Insight, 02 October 2025
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Indigenous Naxi-Moso cultural values and worldviews for sustainable development: Four Village Biocultural Heritage Coalition, Yunnan, China
… knowledge and practices effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection. … of biocultural heritage in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals.  This case study in China was coordinated by the UN Environment- … Indigenous Naxi-Moso cultural values and worldviews for sustainable development: Four Village Biocultural Heritage Coalition, …
Publication, 06 August 2021
Flags outside the Palais des Nations, Geneva
Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development
… environmental diplomacy, including the Paris Agreement. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have charted a new bold sustainable development agenda that … Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development …
Project, 08 June 2020
A row of women sitting with baskets of freshly picked tea leaves
We need more than business as usual, to leave no one behind
… value chains) can help companies detect and mitigate these risks. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a valuable framework to do so. For businesses in an … Sustainable markets … Profit with purpose: the role of business in achieving sustainable development …
Insight, 10 January 2020
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Lessons learned from Millennium Development Goal 8
… guide implementation will be critical to the success of a new global sustainable development agenda. As specific priorities for implementation are being … efforts to enable implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 8 called for governments to … Lessons learned from Millennium Development Goal 8 …
Publication, 01 November 2014
A woman farmer tends her crops, surrounded by her crops
Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals
… have many of the land- and marine-based solutions to deliver the goals of the framework, and this needs to be better recognised. During … everyone – governments, the private sector and all sectors working on development and conservation – to step up their commitment to … Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals …
Insight, 14 February 2022
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Aid and business for sustainable development. Emerging lessons from effective aid-business partnerships for sustainable development
… The year 2015 was pivotal in moving towards a fairer, more sustainable world. The global Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UN … Sustainable markets … Aid and business for sustainable development. Emerging lessons from effective aid-business partnerships …
Publication, 01 January 2016
View of the town of Pisaq in Peru, near the Potato Park Biocultural Heritage Territory
Indigenous biocultural heritage for sustainable development
… have been altered by colonial administrations in some cases.  Development policies commonly seek to modernise Indigenous societies and … about the potential for Indigenous biocultural heritage to support sustainable development. Funded by the British Academy , the project … of the relationship between cultural heritage, biodiversity and sustainable development, and how Indigenous worldviews, cultural values …
Project, 29 April 2019
Community member in Indonesia casting a net over water from a boat, to catch fish.
UN Food Systems Summit: reasons for hope but more work to do
… new actions, solutions and strategies to deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), each of which relies on healthier, more sustainable and …
Insight, 07 August 2025
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Sowing the seeds for a just transition: how food and agriculture investments can support fairer contracting
Publication, 29 March 2023