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Book (series)Respecting free, prior and informed consent
Practical guidance for governments, companies, NGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities in relation to land acquisition
2014Improving governance of tenure is the objective of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Guidelines), which serve as a reference and set out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices. The Guidelines state that responsible investments should do no harm, safeguard against dispossession of legitimate tenure right holders and environmental damage, and should respect human rights. This technical guide on Respecting free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) sets out practical actions for government agencies to respect and protect FPIC and for civil society organizations, land users and private investors globally to comply with their responsibilities in relation to FPIC, as endorsed by the Guidelines. -
Book (series)Compulsory acquisition of land and compensation 2008
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No results found.Compulsory acquisition is the power of government to acquire private rights in land without the willing consent of the owner or occupant in order to benefit society and is often necessary for social and economic development and the protection of the natural environment. The exercise of these powers is frequently contentious and problematic. The guide explains what compulsory acquisition and compensation are, and what constitutes good practice in this area, examining the consequences of poor legi slation, procedures and implementation. It is likely to be of most use in countries that are seeking to understand good practice in this area and to improve their own legislation, procedures and implementation in compulsory purchase and compensation in the interests of society as a whole. -
Book (series)The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
2024Also available in:
No results found.Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food. Nevertheless, progress in many countries provides hope of the possibility of getting back on track towards hunger and malnutrition eradication. Implementing the policies, investments and legislation needed to revert the current trends of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition requires proper financing for food security and nutrition. Despite a broad agreement on the urgent need to increase financing for food security and nutrition, the same cannot be said for a common understanding regarding how this financing should be defined and tracked. The report provides a long-awaited definition of financing for food security and nutrition and guidance for its implementation. There are recommendations regarding the efficient use of innovative financing tools and reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Establishing a common definition of financing for food security and nutrition, and methods for its tracking, measurement and implementation, is an important first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and to ensure access to healthy diets for all, today and tomorrow. -
Book (stand-alone)Free Prior and Informed Consent: An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2016
This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners of a broad range of projects and programmes of any development organization, by providing information about the right to FPIC and how it can be implemented in six steps.
In an FPIC process, the “how”, “when” and “with and by whom”, are as important as “what” is being proposed. For an FPIC process to be effective and result in consent or lack of it, the way in which the process is conducted is paramount. The time allocated for the discussions among the indigenous peoples, the cultural appropriateness of the way the information is conveyed, and the involvement of the whole community, including key groups like women, the elderly and the youth in the process, are all essential. A thorough and well carried FPIC process helps guarantee everyone’s right to self-determination, allowing them to participate in decisions that affect their lives.
This FPIC Manual will ena ble field practitioners to incorporate FPIC into project and programmes’ design and implementation, ensuring that indigenous peoples’ rights are duly respected. FPIC can be considered the “gold standard” because it allows for the highest form of participation of local stakeholders in development projects.
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Book (stand-alone)The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021.
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Book (series)Practical surveillance guidelines for the progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease and other transboundary animal diseases 2024
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No results found.Progressive control pathways provide a stepwise, measurable approach to disease control and, potentially, eradication. Surveillance systems must be capable of providing useful information to document programme progress, assessing intervention efforts, and the achievement of interim outcomes. This document demonstrates a practical surveillance approach that progressesfrom measuring broad disease epidemiology and risk factors to specifically evaluating intervention options and documenting low disease prevalence. The process focusses on aligning practical surveillance components with disease programme outcomes while focusing on foot-and-mouth disease as an example. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Desk review of livestock-related emergencies and response in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2024
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No results found.This review covers three types of emergency: slow onset (such as drought); rapid onset (flooding, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis; and complex (mostly war or conflict-related). It considers natural disasters and protracted crises only and covers all of these categories of emergencies within Eastern Europe and Central Asia over the past 25 years, based on a set of crises prioritized by the FAO regional team (see Annex A for the list of countries and emergencies). Food chain crises – due to animal disease outbreaks – are beyond the scope of thestudy. The review aims to record the impact of the emergencies on livestock smallholders, the scope, scale, and type of any FAO intervention, and where possible, look at the effectiveness of the interventions for these farmers, trying to draw links to LEGS Core Standards. Cases of each of the three types of emergency are presented. The review concludes that timely humanitarian assistance combined with a medium to long term development and resilience-building approach is essential for sustainability. A conscious effort is needed to identify potential opportunities and logically build on the foundation created by an emergency intervention. The review indicates a wide spread of responses within the region, which have been categorized using the LEGS Core Standards to demonstrate how and where they align. FAO Strategic Objective 5 (Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises) is also referred to where relevant to show how the responses conformed to FAO organizational outcomes and outputs. -
Book (series)Handbook for data collection on recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea 2021
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No results found.Marine recreational fisheries are an integral part of Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal life and are commonly practiced throughout the region. Recreational fisheries also represent an important driver of coastal tourism, which constitutes one of the region’s most important maritime sectors in terms of gross value added and employment. However, despite their ubiquity and potential socio-economic contribution, recreational fisheries are a data-poor sector and can vary widely from one country to another, thus impairing proper consideration of the recreational fisheries sector in policy-making and undermining efforts towards sustainable fisheries management at the regional level. The main goal of this handbook is therefore to provide a clear methodological framework to allow Mediterranean and Black Sea countries to implement suitably harmonized sampling and survey monitoring schemes for recreational fisheries. This handbook establishes a minimum set of necessary information for monitoring recreational fisheries, while, at the same time, allowing for flexibility to accommodate national specificities and data collection needs. It also provide guidance on the data analysis process as well as advice to successfully engage stakeholders in the data collection process. -
Policy briefActualización de las Guías Alimentarias para la Población Argentina
Un enfoque de dietas saludables y sistemas alimentarios sostenibles. Informe de avance
2024Also available in:
No results found.Este informe detalla los avances en la actualización de las Guías Alimentarias para la Población Argentina (GAPA), enfocándose en la promoción de dietas saludables y sostenibles. El proceso de revisión incorpora un enfoque participativo y transparente, asegurando que las guías sean culturalmente apropiadas y alineadas con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Este trabajo destaca la importancia de adaptar las políticas alimentarias nacionales a las necesidades actuales, promoviendo la salud y el bienestar a largo plazo.En este documento se exploran los desafíos y oportunidades presentados durante el proceso de actualización, incluyendo la necesidad de considerar factores ambientales, económicos y sociales en la elaboración de recomendaciones dietéticas. El informe subraya cómo estas guías no solo deben fomentar la salud individual, sino también contribuir a la sostenibilidad del sistema alimentario en su conjunto, para esto se incluyen detalles sobre las metodologías utilizadas y los principios rectores que guían este proceso.En su conjunto, este documento ofrece una perspectiva integral sobre cómo las guías alimentarias pueden ser una herramienta poderosa para impulsar cambios positivos en los hábitos alimenticios de la población y en la protección del medio ambiente. Se presentan recomendaciones clave y se proyecta el impacto potencial de estas guías en la salud pública de la República Argentina y en la sostenibilidad. -
BookletAnticipating La Niña
A mitigation, preparedness and response plan 2024
2024Also available in:
No results found.The Plan seeks to complement the Somalia Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) 2024, with a set of targeted, evidence-based, preventive and scale-up readiness actions across three pillars of work:1. Early warning: Somalia’s robust early warning systems have been activated and additional resources are required to ensure that information is consistently made available and widely disseminated to key stakeholders, including at-risk communities. This includes ongoing monitoring of drought conditions to inform early action and scale-up readiness.2. Early action and scale-up readiness: early warning alerts must be linked to timely action, this requires flexible resources to be made available ahead of shocks. Partners will equip communities with skills, knowledge and inputs to activate their own advance planning measures, safeguarding their livelihood assets and helping them to mitigate the worst impact of the drought. Partners will also promote scale-up readiness to ensure actors are in a position to respond at scale and in time in the event of a worsening scenario.3. Government-led coordination and monitoring: as the mandated agency for disaster management, the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) will provide overall coordination and leadership in collaboration with key line ministries (Agriculture, Livestock, Water), working closely with all actors including local communities and authorities in at-risk areas.