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A new emerging rural world: an overview of rural change in Africa

Sarah Cummings updated the Information | 7 December 2016

The revised and supplemented 2 nd edition of the atlas A new emerging rural world: an overview of rural change in Africa takes stock of rural restructuring in Africa, both North and sub-Saharan. Prepared as background to the 2 nd Africa Rural Development Forum which endorsed the Yaoundé’...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Indonesia targets catastrophic wildfires, climate change with historic move to protect peatlands

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 6 December 2016

- Drained and burned peatlands are responsible for up to 5 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions - 2015 Indonesian peat fires caused economic losses of US$ 16.1 billion - At their worst, daily emissions from Indonesia's peat fires were greater than those of the entire US economy 5 December...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Scientists shine a spotlight on the overlooked menace of nitrogen

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 5 December 2016

5 December 2016 - A new, USD $60 million global initiative launched at the International Nitrogen Initiative Conference in Melbourne, Australia, aims to spearhead integrated management of the nitrogen cycle for clean water and air, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and better soil and biodiversity...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Land for life. Create wealth, transform lives

Sarah Cummings updated the Information | 5 December 2016

The publication Land for Life: create wealth, transform lives collects stories of communities' sustainable land management initiatives which succeeded to reverse the degrading situation of their land, enhancing the resilience of both ecosystems and livelihoods and creating wealth from their...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Loopholes in regulations allow illegal logging to thrive worldwide

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 5 December 2016

3 December 2016 - Illegally harvested and traded timber continues to strongly impact our environment, societies and economies, including endangering biological diversity and climate change mitigation. Existing regulations are not enough to stem the global illegal trade in timber, which is shifting...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Land for life. Create wealth, transform lives

Giorgia MEI posted Information | 2 December 2016

The publication Land for Life: create wealth, transform lives collects stories of communities' sustainable land management initiatives which succeeded to reverse the degrading situation of their land, enhancing the resilience of both ecosystems and livelihoods and creating wealth from their...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
A new emerging rural world: an overview of rural change in Africa

Giorgia MEI posted Information | 2 December 2016

The revised and supplemented 2 nd edition of the atlas A new emerging rural world: an overview of rural change in Africa takes stock of rural restructuring in Africa, both North and sub-Saharan. Prepared as background to the 2 nd Africa Rural Development Forum which endorsed the Yaoundé’...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Leaflet on EU global action on sustainable land management

Hanna Petri uploaded a new Document | 2 December 2016

leaflet_devco_c2_degradation-20161110-digital_version_2.pdf 10.9 MB

DG INTPA has produced a new leaflet on 'EU global action on sustainable land management'. This leaflet provides an overview of the EU’s commitment to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development for all through better management and restoration of landscapes that respect the environment while...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
More than 190 Governments prepare to take tough decisions to stop biodiversity decline worldwide

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 2 December 2016

- Governments need to ramp up efforts to stop biodiversity decline in light of pessimistic reports. - Time running out on global efforts to meet biodiversity targets with 2/3 still off track - Countries to focus on the value of biodiversity to engage other economic sectors as means of halting...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
New leaflet on EU global action on sustainable land management

Hanna Petri posted Information | 2 December 2016

DG DEVCO has produced a new leaflet on 'EU global action on sustainable land management'. This leaflet provides an overview of the EU’s commitment to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development for all through better management and restoration of landscapes that respect the environment while...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy

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