Release Date: October 2012 The report addresses an important aspect of the food security discourse: the ecological foundation of food security. The report argues that while factors such as availability, access, utilization and...
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This sector note -which has just been finalized- provides detailed advice and practical examples on how to integrate - or "mainstream"- environment and climate change in agriculture, food security and rural development programmes...
Publication Date: 2012 If current population and consumption trends continue, humanity will need the equivalent of two Earths to support it by 2030 (Global Footprint Network, 2012). These consumption trends are of particular...
Publication Date: 2011 In the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region organic agriculture could play a catalyst role in green economy transformation by re-vitalizing the farm and food sector and creating...
Publication Date: January 2013 This article summarizes the food security problems facing Africa, and suggests that Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) will be one of the most effective ways of meeting these challenges. The review...
Publication Date: January 2013 This report, compiled by Researchers from UNEP's World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, shows that an increase in the amount of land being used for crops is...
Article published in the European Commission magazine 'Commission en Direct' (April-May 2015 issue). It deals with the impacts of livestock on climate and the environment, while proposing options to make a difference, at a public...
Publication Date: 2008 This study examines the relationship between organic agriculture and food security in Africa, particularly East Africa, which is where UNCTAD and UNEP have, through their joint Capacity-Building Task Force...