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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBiomass from Reeds as a Substitute for Peat in Energy Production in Belarus
Lida district, Grodno region, Belarus (LPF: N 53.8283389, E 25.4227639)
2015Also available in:
No results found.More than half of the total peatland area of Belarus (over 1.5 million ha) has been drained for agriculture, forestry, and peat extraction. Out of this area, 122 200 ha are cutover peatlands that have been abandoned after peat excavation and 36 800 ha are still being exploited. During the last few years, about 50 000 ha of drained peatlands have been rewetted. Currently, another 500 000 ha are potentially available for hydrological restoration. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRehabilitation of the Bog Achternmeer Combined with the Utilization of Peat
Community Wardenburg, Region Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany (53°04´16.50" N; 8°05´47.40" E)
2015Also available in:
No results found.The project ‘Rehabilitation of the bog Achternmeer by utilization of the peat’ combines the mining of peat from a bog previously used for agricultural purposes with continuous rewetting and the development of transition bog vegetation.The advantage of the applied excavation method (upper– and subfield process) is that the rewetting of the cutover subfields starts in the first year. The part of the peat profile which is planned to be excavated will be removed with a hydraulic excavator in once do wn to the rewetting horizon. This process will be done in several slots of 5 m to 15 m width in a year. During the following years the rewetted slat will expand continously until the complete field is at the level of the planned watertable. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRehabilitation of Bord na Móna Industrial Cutaway Peatland at Ballycon, Co Offaly
Ballycon, County Offaly, Ireland (UTM 621396, 590545; Lat 53 deg, 17 min, 3.9 sec, Long –7 deg 10 min 44.5 sec)
2015Also available in:
No results found.Bord na Móna (the Irish Peat Company) owns extensive areas of Irish peatlands (around 80 000 ha), primarily in the midlands of Ireland. These lands have been developed at an industrial scale for fuel, energy and horticultural growing media. Rehabilitation is being carried out in areas where peat production has ceased. One such site is Ballycon, Co. Offaly. The main aims of the rehabilitation are to: • ensure the stabilization of the former peat production areas, • minimize potential peat runoff and • encourage the re–establishment of a diversity of semi–natural habitats appropriate to the characteristics of the site.
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Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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DocumentOther documentСоздание глобальной концепции: продовольственной безопасности и питания на период до 2030 года 2020This 15th report from the CFS HLPE published 25 June 2020 calls upon governments and other actors to undertake urgent measures to radically transform food systems, to realize the right to food and ensure food security and nutrition for all - especially in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.