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MeetingMeeting documentGlobal political processes: United Nations Forum of Forests, Sustainable Development Goals, and the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change
Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission, 29th Session. Lima, Peru, 9 - 13 November, 2015
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Book (series)Technical studyFAO Framework Methodology for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments of Forests and Forest Dependent People
A framework methodology
2019Also available in:
No results found.Negative impacts of climate change on forests threaten the delivery of crucial wood and non-wood goods and environmental services on which an estimated 1.6 billion people fully or partly depend. Assessment of the vulnerability of forests and forest-dependent people to climate change is a necessary first step for identifying the risks and the most vulnerable areas and people, and for developing measures for adaptation and targeting them for specific contexts. This publication provides practical technical guidance for forest vulnerability assessment in the context of climate change. It describes the elements that should be considered for different time horizons and outlines a structured approach for conducting these assessments. The framework will guide practitioners in conducting a step-by-step analysis and will facilitate the choice and use of appropriate tools and methods. Background information is provided separately in text boxes, to assist readers with differing amounts of experience in forestry, climate change and assessment practices. The publication will provide useful support to any vulnerability assessment with a forest- and tree-related component.
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Book (stand-alone)GuidelineTechnical guidance on fall armyworm
Coordinated surveillance and an early warning system for the sustainable management of transboundary pests, with special reference to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda [J.E. Smith]) in South and Southeast Asia
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No results found.Worldwide, maize is the third most important cereal after rice and wheat. It occupies 197 million hectares of planted area. Asia contributes to nearly 30 percent of global maize supplies, and area and production of the crop is rapidly increasing in the continent. Minimum support prices, swelling market demand from the animal feed and processing industries, as well as human consumption, have all led to increased maize production in zones where precipitation limits rice cultivation. However, maize production is currently threatened by the arrival in Asia (in 2018) of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) – a native to North America. It invaded India in 2018 and since then it has marched to most of the Asian countries. In 2019, its presence was confirmed in 13 Asian countries including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. In 2020, it was confirmed in Australia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. In August 2021, it reached the Solomon Islands, posing a serious threat to other Pacific islands. FAW is a fast-dispersing, migratory, transboundary insect pest. While high FAW incidences have been reported on several crops in Asia, the most important economic damage caused is to maize (followed by sorghum). The FAW invasion threatens the food security of millions of family farms in Asia, with smallholder farmers being especially vulnerable. The negative economic impact of FAW is not only evident in yield loss: the pest also leads to a significant increase in insecticide applications, with associated health, environmental and cost issues. At the same time, resilience to FAW on the continent is currently weakened by the limited access to necessary tools, technologies and sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) practices for FAW. Thus, there is an urgent need to implement an effective approach to FAW management in Asia. -
Book (series)Technical report水产养殖认证准则 2011
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全球水产养殖生产大幅增长，为人类消费提供了数量越来越多的鱼类和其他水产品，预测这一趋势仍将继续下去。虽然水产养殖发展仍有潜力满足不断增长的水产品需求并对粮食安全、减贫和更广泛意义上实现可持续发展和千年发展目标做出贡献；但人们也愈发认识到，要实现这一潜力还需要提高该产业的管理水平。目前，应用水产养殖认证被视为一个以市场为依托的可行手段，能够在水产养殖生产和销售环节最大限度地降低潜在负面影响并增加社会和消费者的收益和信心。本准则旨在为制定、组织和实施有效的水产养殖认证方案提供指导。 -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interest为实现零饥饿而奋斗 2017本书为一本图片专辑，记录了自1945年以来粮农组织如何在全世界抗击饥饿中发挥主导作用。它强调了本组织进行不懈努力，帮助其成员国在一个不断变化，面临新的、日益紧迫的移民和气候变化挑战的世界中实现“零饥饿”。 粮农组织总干事的前言和粮农组织综合交流办公室主任的序言提供了粮农组织工作的背景情况以及零饥饿如何能够改善人们现实生活的实例。 此外，还有五个最近任命的粮农组织零饥饿特别亲善大使的简介。接下来的照片及其说明以及某些附带文字展示了粮农组织的工作及其历某些重要的历史时刻。读者可以通过整个图片的上下文来了解个别框架。