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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureClassical biological control of insect pests in forestry: a practical guide 2017
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No results found.An increase in travel, trade volumes and speed of transport have facilitated the introduction of non-indigenous species. Many of these species have become invasive within their new environments and have caused substantial damage by threatening the ability of forests to provide their economic, environmental and social benefits. The poster will dissiminate the key messages of Guide for the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests which is intended for policy-make rs, planners, managers and educators as well as the forest workers who implement peat management activities on the ground level -
Poster, bannerPoster / banner / roll-up / folderClassical biological control of insect pests in forestry: introducing the forthcoming guide 2017
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No results found.An increase in travel, trade volumes and speed of transport have facilitated the introduction of non-indigenous species. Many of these species have become invasive within their new environments and have caused substantial damage by threatening the ability of forests to provide their economic, environmental and social benefits. The poster will dissiminate the key messages of Guide for the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests which is intended for policy-mak ers, planners, managers and educators as well as the forest workers who implement peat management activities on the ground level -
Book (series)Manual / guideGuide to the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests 2019
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No results found.Insect pests damage millions of hectares of forest worldwide each year. Moreover, the extent of such damage is increasing as international trade grows, facilitating the spread of insect pests, and as the impacts of climate change become more evident. Classical biological control is a well-tried, cost-effective approach to the management of invasive forest pests. It involves the importing of “natural enemies” of non-native pests from their countries of origin with the aim of establishing permanent, self-sustaining populations capable of sustainably reducing pest populations below damaging levels. A great deal of knowledge on classical biological control has been accumulated worldwide in the last few decades. This publication, which was written by a team of experts, distils that information in a clear, concise guide aimed at helping forest-health practitioners and forest managers – especially in developing countries – to implement successful classical biological control programmes. It provides general theory and practical guidelines, explains the “why” and “how” of classical biological control in forestry, and addresses the potential risks associated with such programmes. It features 11 case studies of successful efforts worldwide to implement classical biological control.
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DocumentOther documentSustaining Peace Webinar I: The role of conflict-sensitive natural resource management approaches
Webinar report - 23 January 2018
2018Also available in:
No results found.Interventions supporting food security and nutrition play a critical role in protecting and saving lives and livelihoods and in strengthening resilience in conflict-affected situations. However, interventions supporting livelihoods, particularly those focused on natural resource management, can also play an important role in sustaining peace and in directly preventing conflict, through a number of different pathways. Some of these pathways are explored in the 2017 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report on ‘Building Resilience for Peace and Food Security’, and are referenced in the 2015 CFS Framework For Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (CFS-FFA). This webinar examined the linkages between natural resource management (NRM), investment in resilient agricultural livelihoods and contributions to peacebuilding and sustaining peace. It explored how conflict-sensitive approaches to natural resource access and use can make contribution to sustaining peace, and how investments in building resilience can help reduce specific conflict drivers. The event drew on and be illustrated by examples from: 1. SIPRI’s perspectives on climate security and management of natural resource conflicts, focusing on laying the foundations for socially, economically and politically resilient peace; 2. Mercy Corps/pact’s experience on natural resource sharing agreements between the Dodoth and Turkana in Uganda to strengthen communities’ capacities to manage interethnic conflicts; and 3. FAO’s work on natural resource access and use between Misseriya and Dinka Ngok communities through a multi-sector livelihood project in the contested Abyei Administrative Area (AAA). -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAchieving Social and Economic Development in Africa through Ecological and Organic Agricultural Alternatives
Proceedings of the Plenary presentations of the 3rd African Organic Conference, 5-9 October 2015, Lagos, Nigeria
2018Also available in:
No results found.This publication, Achieving Social and Economic Development in Africa through Ecological and Organic Agricultural Alternatives, is a follow up to FAO’s 2013 publication Organic Agriculture: African Experiences in Resilience and Sustainability. It gathers in one volume the plenary papers presented during the Third African Organic Conference that took place in Lagos, Nigeria from 5-9 October 2015. The different chapters document the institutional support that is developing across Africa to ensure that research, markets, and policies can contribute to the positive developmental impact of ecological organic agriculture. Together, they provide information about the status of ongoing initiatives to develop continent wide policy supports, national approaches and local innovations. The topics addressed in this volume reiterate the contribution of farmers, consumers, researchers, educators, public officials, civil servants, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, financiers and other promoters of ecological organic agriculture to reducing food insecurity and rural poverty, by making agriculture, forestry and fisheries more sustainable and productive, enabling the creation of sustainable food systems and increasing the overall resilience of farmers’ livelihoods. -
Book (series)Manual / guideRecognizing Peste des Petits Ruminants
A field manual
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This booklet is one of a series prepared by FAO’s Emergency System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases (EMPRES) Livestock Unit, as an aid to emergency preparedness for the major transboundary diseases of livestock. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which is also known as goat plague, is a disease of increasing importance in Africa and Asia wherever small ruminants form an important component of agricultural food production. It can affect a broad range of species, including some antelopes, as has already been seen in zoological garden collections but, fortunately, not in the wild. The disease was once thought to be a comparatively restricted problem in West Africa, but it is now known to extend throughout most of West, Central and East Africa, reaching eastwards through western and South Asia.