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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Technical studyFAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes - Eastern Central Atlantic Fishing area 34 and part of 47, Volumes I-VII 1981
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No results found.This publication is the fourth in a series initiated by FAO which began with the Mediterranean/Black Sea (1973, two volumes) and continued with the Eastern Indian Ocean/Western Central Pacific (1974, four volumes) and the Western Central Atlantic (1978, seven volumes). This series is aimed at establishing a worldwide annotated and illustrated inventory of aquatic species of interest to fisheries that should provide the fishery worker with a tool for the correct identification of the species occu rring in his/her area, an international system of vernacular species names and elementary data on the fisheries for these species. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideThe marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka
FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes
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No results found.This field guide includes the marine and brackish-water species of bony fishes, sharks, batoid fishes, lobsters, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and other molluscs, holothurians, edible algae, and sea turtles believed to be of interest to fisheries in Sri Lanka. Each major resources group is introduced by a general section on technical terms, followed by an annotated and illustrated list of the more important species, which includes FAO (English) names, local names commonly used (Sinhalese and Tamil ), maximum Size, habitat, habits and interest to fisheries. To facilitate identification, the chapters on bony fishes, sharks, batoid fishes, lobsters, and shrimps and prawns are preceded by an illustrated guide to the different families.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition. -
Book (series)Manual / guideField identification guide to the living marine resources of Myanmar 2019
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No results found.This field guide covers the major resource groups likely to be encountered in the fisheries of Myanmar. This includes stomatopods, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, bivalves, gastropods, brachiopods, sea cucumbers, cephalopods, sharks, batoids and bony fishes. Each resource group is introduced by a general section on technical terms and measurements pertinent to that group and an illustrated guide to orders and families of the group. The more important species are treated in detail with accounts providing scientific nomenclature, FAO names in English and French (where available), local names used in Myanmar, diagnostic features, one or more illustrations, maximum size, and notes on fisheries and habitat. Colour plates for a large number of the species are included. The guide is fully indexed and a list of further literature is appended. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading: