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- Assuring Food Security in Developing Countries under the Challenges of Climate
- This is a discussion paper from Untied Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published in February 2011, authored by Ulrich Hoffmann. In ...
- Warming experiments underpredict plant phenological responses to climate change
- The results of a recent study comparing experimental and observational data of the effects of global warming on plant flowering and leafing shows that ...
- A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change
- A meta-analytic synthesis of studies of the effect of species loss indicate that the negative effects of such loss on the environment are of similar magnitude ...
- Vital GEO Graphics
- An electronic booklet that is based on "Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4)." This is one of many publications produced within the ...
- Landscapes for People, Food and Nature: The Vision, the Evidence, and Next Steps
- This paper explains the rationale for the ‘whole landscape’ approach, describes its main elements, and summarizes the existing evidence on the prevalence and ...
- Sustainia100 Guide
- Gathered from 56 countries spread over six continents, Sustainia100 is a complete guide to innovative and scalable solutions instrumental in creating ...
- MDG-F/ILO Phils Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) Cases No. 1 to 3
- Three of the Eight cases on CCAP Experience from the point of view of Partner Financial Service Providers and Farmer Beneficiaries of the CCAP Integrated ...
- The Green Economy Pocketbook: the case for action
- The Green Economy Pocketbook: the case for action describes a vision for change. Drawing lessons from a series of national dialogues in developing and ...
- Decent and green jobs in Pakistan's agriculture sector
- Pakistan is joining the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) with a vision of making the country a destination of choice for International Carbon Finance ...
- Business and governments discuss green economy ahead of Rio+20
- A two-day consultation addressed how to best leverage business strengths in innovation, adaptation and implementation to facilitate the transition to a green ...
- Businesses scramble to keep up with green product demand
- Green businesses are being urged to overhaul their design and supply operations, after a new report by consultancy Accenture revealed that many firms selling ...
- Climate change adaptation cannot take place in isolation, but needs to be integrated with community development in a sustainable manner
- When monsoon arrives on time, nobody feels happier and more liberated than the farmer. This year, however, the late arrival of monsoon around the country has ...
- Droughts Bring Climate Change Home to Nepali Farmers
- “There are no experts telling the farmers what to do during such situations and there are also no policies or programmes guiding them,” said a Nepali ...
- Farmers decry loss of water to mine
- Kristine L. Alave, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 May 2012 - Farmers and irrigators’ associations in Davao del Sur and Davao City have asked the government to ...
- Live blog from Oxford University: food, water and energy for all
- Jo Confino blogs live from the high level Resource sustainability conference at Oxford University's Smith School, which is looking at new ways to manage ...
- Rice terraces taken off endangered list
- Manila Times, 28 June 2012 - THE Philippines’ rice terraces in the Cordillera region has been removed from the list of endangered heritage sites, according to ...
- Rio+20 Dialogues
- The Sustainable Development Dialogues, to be held in Riocentro, between June 16 to 19, in the context of the Rio+20 Conference, is an instrument to convene ...
- Rio+20 Seminar: Gender Equality is Sustainability
- Sustainable development cannot be achieved without equality between women and men. This seminar organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers aims to reaffirm ...
- Rio+20 Voluntary Commitments
- The Rio+20 Secretariat, together with the UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, has received over 700 Rio+20 voluntary commitments. ...
- Sparking greener economic growth
- Matt Haskins, leader of PwC's Sustainable Business Solutions tax practice, gives a business perspective of Rio
- Spotlight on IT: Innovation for a greener economy
- Jenny Marusiak, Eco-Business.com, 30 May 2012 - IT is an increasingly important component of achieving sustainable development goals. This article highlights ...
- Sustainable agriculture: “Bridging the knowledge gap between farmers and scientists”
- AltertNet, 24 June 2012 - In their RIO+20 Call-to-action, CGIAR urged to support knowledge sharing systems that engage with smallholder farmers to improve the ...
- Webinar - May 10: Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing - Report of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability in Light of Rio+20
- The High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) was established by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable ...
- WFUNA Webinar: Get Rio: Global Governance for a Sustainable Future
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) is one of the two main themes of Rio+20. But what exactly does this ...
- World's resource problems need "whole landscape" solutions
- Astrid Zweynert, AlertNet, 15 June 2012 - This way of doing business, known as the “whole landscape approach”, is key in helping combat hunger, poverty, ...
- Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa
- The study demonstrates that organic agriculture can be equal or better for food security than most conventional systems and is more likely to be sustainable in ...
- 25% Renewable Energy for the United States by 2025: Agricultural and Economic Impacts
- This study was designed to determine the feasibility of America’s farms, forests and ranches providing 25 percent of U.S. total energy needs while continuing ...
- Elephant grass could offer viable alternative to coal
- Climate News Network, 30 Sep 2015 - By adapting a tropical grass to grow in the British climate, scientists hope to be able to replace coal in power stations ...
- India underscores vital links between climate, water, Himalayas
- The Third Pole, 13 Oct 2015 - In its climate submission the the UN, India highlights crucial links between climate change, water and the Himalayas and ...
- Asia-Pacific Green Jobs Network Meeting
- 12th e-discussion, 31 May 2021
