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Policy briefPolicy briefSustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Policy Brief - Build back better in a post COVID-19 world
Reducing future wildlife-borne spillover of disease to humans
2020Also available in:
We need to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, to better understand the root causes of zoonotic diseases, in order to prevent future outbreaks and support a green recovery. Approximately 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases today, and almost all recent pandemics, originate from animals and particularly wildlife (e.g. Ebola virus, Lassa virus, and human immunodeficiency virus). Emerging evidence indicates that such outbreaks of animal-borne diseases are on the rise, mostly due to environmental degradation and the intensification of livestock production and trade in livestock and wildlife. Human-wildlife-livestock interactions are increasing as human populations expand, and urbanization and economic activities (such as wildlife trade, husbandry, agriculture, fishing, infrastructure development, mining and logging) encroach into wildlife habitats. This greater proximity enhances the probability of disease spillover from wildlife to humans, or wildlife to livestock to humans. This policy brief provides decision-makers with a set of actionable recommendations that can be implemented to prevent future epidemics caused by the spillover of diseases from wildlife and wild meat. The recommendations are based on an associated White Paper, which assessed: a) why spillover of disease from wildlife to humans occurs, and why these zoonotic disease outbreaks can spread and become epidemics and pandemics such as COVID-19; b) what they can do to prevent, detect and respond to future spillover events, with a special focus on priority interventions at the human–wildlife–livestock interfaces. It has been produced as part of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, which is an Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) initiative funded by the European Union. *** The SWM Programme is being implemented by a dynamic consortium of four partners with expertise in wildlife conservation and food security: • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) • Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) For more information, please visit the SWM Programme website: www.swm-programme.info -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBuilding back a better post-COVID-19 world with sustainable forest products 2020
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No results found.Following the impact of COVID 19 on the forest sector, the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) and its members call upon FAO, the private sector and other stakeholders to jointly strengthen their engagement on a statement. In the statement, the ACSFI advises those developing strategies to build back better after the COVID-19 crisis that sustainable forest-based industries provide a range of benefits. These include forest products, sustainable livelihoods, green jobs, support to sustainable food systems through the production of wood energy and long-term management of forest resources, as well as tangible contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Forest Goals of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests. -
Policy briefPolicy briefNote d’orientation Programme de gestion durable de la faune sauvage (Sustainable Wildlife Management «SWM» Programme) – Reconstruire en mieux dans un monde post-covid-19
réduire les risques de propagation de maladies à l’homme liés à la faune sauvage
2020Also available in:
Nous devons tirer les leçons de cette pandémie, afin de mieux comprendre les causes profondes des zoonoses, de prévenir les futures épidémies et de soutenir une reprise verte afin de «reconstruire en mieux». Environ 70 pour cent des maladies infectieuses émergentes et presque toutes les épidémies récentes ont pour origine des animaux, en particulier des animaux sauvages (par exemple le virus Ebola, le virus Lassa, l’hantavirus et le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine). Les recherches indiquent que les foyers de maladies d’origine animale sont en augmenta on, principalement en raison de la dégradation de l’environnement et de l’intensification de la production et du commerce du bétail. Les interactions entre l'homme, la faune et le bétail augmentent à mesure que les populations humaines se développent et que l'urbanisation et les activités économiques (telles que le commerce de la faune sauvage, l'élevage, l'agriculture, la pêche, le développement des infrastructures, l'exploitation minière et forestière) empiètent sur les habitats des espèces sauvages. Cette plus grande proximité augmente la probabilité de propagation des maladies de la faune sauvage aux humains, ou de la faune sauvage au bétail aux humains. Cette note d’orientation fournit aux décideurs un ensemble de recommandations pratiques qui peuvent être mises en œuvre pour prévenir de futures épidémies causées par la propagation de maladies provenant de la faune sauvage et de la viande de ces animaux. Les recommandations sont basées sur un livre blanc, qui évalue:- pourquoi la propagation des maladies de la faune sauvage à l’homme se produit et comment ces épidémies de zoonoses peuvent se propager et devenir des épidémies et des pandémies comme la covid-19;
- quels efforts peuvent être faits pour prévenir et détecter les épidémies futures et atténuer leurs impacts en renforçant la résilience.
- l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO)
- le Centre français de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)
- le Centre de recherche forestière internationale (CIFOR)
- la Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Policy briefPolicy briefSustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Policy Brief - Build back better in a post COVID-19 world
Reducing future wildlife-borne spillover of disease to humans
2020Also available in:
We need to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, to better understand the root causes of zoonotic diseases, in order to prevent future outbreaks and support a green recovery. Approximately 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases today, and almost all recent pandemics, originate from animals and particularly wildlife (e.g. Ebola virus, Lassa virus, and human immunodeficiency virus). Emerging evidence indicates that such outbreaks of animal-borne diseases are on the rise, mostly due to environmental degradation and the intensification of livestock production and trade in livestock and wildlife. Human-wildlife-livestock interactions are increasing as human populations expand, and urbanization and economic activities (such as wildlife trade, husbandry, agriculture, fishing, infrastructure development, mining and logging) encroach into wildlife habitats. This greater proximity enhances the probability of disease spillover from wildlife to humans, or wildlife to livestock to humans. This policy brief provides decision-makers with a set of actionable recommendations that can be implemented to prevent future epidemics caused by the spillover of diseases from wildlife and wild meat. The recommendations are based on an associated White Paper, which assessed: a) why spillover of disease from wildlife to humans occurs, and why these zoonotic disease outbreaks can spread and become epidemics and pandemics such as COVID-19; b) what they can do to prevent, detect and respond to future spillover events, with a special focus on priority interventions at the human–wildlife–livestock interfaces. It has been produced as part of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, which is an Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) initiative funded by the European Union. *** The SWM Programme is being implemented by a dynamic consortium of four partners with expertise in wildlife conservation and food security: • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) • Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) For more information, please visit the SWM Programme website: www.swm-programme.info -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBuilding back a better post-COVID-19 world with sustainable forest products 2020
Also available in:
No results found.Following the impact of COVID 19 on the forest sector, the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) and its members call upon FAO, the private sector and other stakeholders to jointly strengthen their engagement on a statement. In the statement, the ACSFI advises those developing strategies to build back better after the COVID-19 crisis that sustainable forest-based industries provide a range of benefits. These include forest products, sustainable livelihoods, green jobs, support to sustainable food systems through the production of wood energy and long-term management of forest resources, as well as tangible contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Forest Goals of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests. -
Policy briefPolicy briefNote d’orientation Programme de gestion durable de la faune sauvage (Sustainable Wildlife Management «SWM» Programme) – Reconstruire en mieux dans un monde post-covid-19
réduire les risques de propagation de maladies à l’homme liés à la faune sauvage
2020Also available in:
Nous devons tirer les leçons de cette pandémie, afin de mieux comprendre les causes profondes des zoonoses, de prévenir les futures épidémies et de soutenir une reprise verte afin de «reconstruire en mieux». Environ 70 pour cent des maladies infectieuses émergentes et presque toutes les épidémies récentes ont pour origine des animaux, en particulier des animaux sauvages (par exemple le virus Ebola, le virus Lassa, l’hantavirus et le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine). Les recherches indiquent que les foyers de maladies d’origine animale sont en augmenta on, principalement en raison de la dégradation de l’environnement et de l’intensification de la production et du commerce du bétail. Les interactions entre l'homme, la faune et le bétail augmentent à mesure que les populations humaines se développent et que l'urbanisation et les activités économiques (telles que le commerce de la faune sauvage, l'élevage, l'agriculture, la pêche, le développement des infrastructures, l'exploitation minière et forestière) empiètent sur les habitats des espèces sauvages. Cette plus grande proximité augmente la probabilité de propagation des maladies de la faune sauvage aux humains, ou de la faune sauvage au bétail aux humains. Cette note d’orientation fournit aux décideurs un ensemble de recommandations pratiques qui peuvent être mises en œuvre pour prévenir de futures épidémies causées par la propagation de maladies provenant de la faune sauvage et de la viande de ces animaux. Les recommandations sont basées sur un livre blanc, qui évalue:- pourquoi la propagation des maladies de la faune sauvage à l’homme se produit et comment ces épidémies de zoonoses peuvent se propager et devenir des épidémies et des pandémies comme la covid-19;
- quels efforts peuvent être faits pour prévenir et détecter les épidémies futures et atténuer leurs impacts en renforçant la résilience.
- l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO)
- le Centre français de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)
- le Centre de recherche forestière internationale (CIFOR)
- la Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Policy briefPolicy briefSustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Policy Brief - Build back better in a post COVID-19 world
Reducing future wildlife-borne spillover of disease to humans
2020Also available in:
We need to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, to better understand the root causes of zoonotic diseases, in order to prevent future outbreaks and support a green recovery. Approximately 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases today, and almost all recent pandemics, originate from animals and particularly wildlife (e.g. Ebola virus, Lassa virus, and human immunodeficiency virus). Emerging evidence indicates that such outbreaks of animal-borne diseases are on the rise, mostly due to environmental degradation and the intensification of livestock production and trade in livestock and wildlife. Human-wildlife-livestock interactions are increasing as human populations expand, and urbanization and economic activities (such as wildlife trade, husbandry, agriculture, fishing, infrastructure development, mining and logging) encroach into wildlife habitats. This greater proximity enhances the probability of disease spillover from wildlife to humans, or wildlife to livestock to humans. This policy brief provides decision-makers with a set of actionable recommendations that can be implemented to prevent future epidemics caused by the spillover of diseases from wildlife and wild meat. The recommendations are based on an associated White Paper, which assessed: a) why spillover of disease from wildlife to humans occurs, and why these zoonotic disease outbreaks can spread and become epidemics and pandemics such as COVID-19; b) what they can do to prevent, detect and respond to future spillover events, with a special focus on priority interventions at the human–wildlife–livestock interfaces. It has been produced as part of the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, which is an Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) initiative funded by the European Union. *** The SWM Programme is being implemented by a dynamic consortium of four partners with expertise in wildlife conservation and food security: • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) • Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) For more information, please visit the SWM Programme website: www.swm-programme.info -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBuilding back a better post-COVID-19 world with sustainable forest products 2020
Also available in:
No results found.Following the impact of COVID 19 on the forest sector, the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) and its members call upon FAO, the private sector and other stakeholders to jointly strengthen their engagement on a statement. In the statement, the ACSFI advises those developing strategies to build back better after the COVID-19 crisis that sustainable forest-based industries provide a range of benefits. These include forest products, sustainable livelihoods, green jobs, support to sustainable food systems through the production of wood energy and long-term management of forest resources, as well as tangible contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Forest Goals of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests. -
Policy briefPolicy briefNote d’orientation Programme de gestion durable de la faune sauvage (Sustainable Wildlife Management «SWM» Programme) – Reconstruire en mieux dans un monde post-covid-19
réduire les risques de propagation de maladies à l’homme liés à la faune sauvage
2020Also available in:
Nous devons tirer les leçons de cette pandémie, afin de mieux comprendre les causes profondes des zoonoses, de prévenir les futures épidémies et de soutenir une reprise verte afin de «reconstruire en mieux». Environ 70 pour cent des maladies infectieuses émergentes et presque toutes les épidémies récentes ont pour origine des animaux, en particulier des animaux sauvages (par exemple le virus Ebola, le virus Lassa, l’hantavirus et le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine). Les recherches indiquent que les foyers de maladies d’origine animale sont en augmenta on, principalement en raison de la dégradation de l’environnement et de l’intensification de la production et du commerce du bétail. Les interactions entre l'homme, la faune et le bétail augmentent à mesure que les populations humaines se développent et que l'urbanisation et les activités économiques (telles que le commerce de la faune sauvage, l'élevage, l'agriculture, la pêche, le développement des infrastructures, l'exploitation minière et forestière) empiètent sur les habitats des espèces sauvages. Cette plus grande proximité augmente la probabilité de propagation des maladies de la faune sauvage aux humains, ou de la faune sauvage au bétail aux humains. Cette note d’orientation fournit aux décideurs un ensemble de recommandations pratiques qui peuvent être mises en œuvre pour prévenir de futures épidémies causées par la propagation de maladies provenant de la faune sauvage et de la viande de ces animaux. Les recommandations sont basées sur un livre blanc, qui évalue:- pourquoi la propagation des maladies de la faune sauvage à l’homme se produit et comment ces épidémies de zoonoses peuvent se propager et devenir des épidémies et des pandémies comme la covid-19;
- quels efforts peuvent être faits pour prévenir et détecter les épidémies futures et atténuer leurs impacts en renforçant la résilience.
- l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO)
- le Centre français de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)
- le Centre de recherche forestière internationale (CIFOR)
- la Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAppropriate food packaging solutions for developing countries 2014The study was undertaken to serve as a basis for the international congress Save Food!, taking place from 16 to 17 May 2011, at the international packaging industry fair Interpack2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Save Food! has been co organized by Interpack2011 and FAO, aiming to raise awareness on global food losses and waste. In addition, Save Food! brings to the attention of the international packaging industry the constraints faced by the small- and medium-scale food processing industries in dev eloping countries to obtain access to adequate packaging materials which are economically feasible. This revised edition, dated 2014, contains a new section on investment opportunities in developing countries (paragraph 3.7).
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No results found.Behind the new-look Non-Wood News is the usual wealth of information from the world of NWFPs. The Special Features section covers two different aspects of NWFPs: a specific product (bamboo) and a developing market (cosmetics and beauty care). Bamboo is versatile: it can be transformed, for example, into textiles, charcoal, vinegar, green plastic or paper and can also be used as a food source, a deodorant, an innovative building material and to fuel power stations. Reports indicate that natural c osmetics and beauty care are a huge global market, with forecasts indicating an annual growth of 9 percent through 2008. The Special Feature on Forest cosmetics: NWFP use in the beauty industry builds on this and includes information industry interest and marketing strategies (consumers are being drawn to natural products and thus their content is emphasized). As can be seen from the articles on shea butter in Africa and thanakha in Myanmar, many societies have always used and benefited from nat ural cosmetics. This issue includes other examples of traditional knowledge, such as the uses of the secretions of a poisonous tree frog in Brazil and the use by the traditional healers in India of allelopathic knowledge. -
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