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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureAgricultural Information System- Building Provincial Capacity for Crop Estimation, Forecasting and Reporting based on the Integral Use of Remotely Sensed Data
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No results found.The overall objective of the project is to help the Government of Pakistan in improving current systems for the integral use of remotely sensed data into existing data collection, analysis, and dissemination systems and the development of complementary systems to enable integration of satellite remotely-sensed data and improved field estimates for area and yield forecasting; and estimation and crop condition monitoring. -
Book (series)Working paperIntegrating forest transects and remote sensing data to quantify carbon loss due to forest degradation: a case study of the Brazilian Amazon 2009
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DocumentOther documentThe FRA 2010 Remote Sensing Survey: An Outline of Objectives, Data, Methods and Approach
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2009The world’s forests provide vital economic, social and environmental benefits. They supply wood and non-wood forest products, support human livelihoods, supply clean water and provide habitat for half the species on the planet. However, approximately 13 million hectares of forest are converted to other land uses annually worldwide. This forest clearing along with other forestry related activities is responsible for about 17 percent of human induced greenhouse gas emissions. International process es related to forests demand accurate information on tree cover and forest resources. Since 1946, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides detailed information on the world’s forests, their extent, their condition and uses at 5 to 10 year intervals. For the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 (FRA 2010), a systematic, comprehensive, global survey of forests based on remote sensing imagery is being undertaken.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe 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. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookClimate change and food security: risks and responses 2015
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End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition are at the heart of the sustainable development goals. The World has committed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2030. But climate change is undermining the livelihoods and food security of the rural poor, who constitute almost 80 percent of the world’s poor. The effects of climate change on our ecosystems are already severe and widespread. Climate change brings a cascade of impacts from agroecosystems to livelihoods. Climate change impacts directly agroecosystems, which in turn has a potential impact on agricultural production, which drives economic and social impacts, which impact livelihoods. In other words, impacts translate from climate to the environment, to the productive sphere, to economic and social dimensions. Therefore, ensuring food security in the face of climate change is among the most daunting challenges facing humankind. Action is urgently needed now to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of food systems to ensure food security and good nutrition for all. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileWorld Livestock: Transforming the livestock sector through the Sustainable Development Goals 2018
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The report “Transforming the livestock sector through the sustainable development goals” examines the sector’s interaction with each of the SDGs, as well as the potential synergies, trade-offs, and complex interlinkages involved. The publication is intended to serve as a reference framework for Member States as they move forward to realize livestock’s potentially major contribution to the Agenda 2030.