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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureIntroduction to Sustainable Development Goal indicators under FAO custodianship 2020
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No results found.This fact sheet describes a short course that introduces the process of monitoring progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights the role of UN agencies in supporting data collection and analysis, and it presents the SDG indicators under FAO custodianship. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureCourse: SDG indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1 – Forest area and Sustainable Forest Management
Sustainable Development Goal indicators
2018Also available in:
No results found.This fact sheet presents a course that has been developed to guide countries in reporting on indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1. It illustrates the rationale of the indicators, the definitions and methodologies on which monitoring activities are based, and explains the process and the tools available for compiling data related to the two indicators through the Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) Programme. -
DocumentOther document2022 Virtual Training on SDG indicator 2.4.1 “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture” 2022
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookEucalyptus in East Africa
The Socio-economic and Environmental Issues
2009Also available in:
No results found.Eucalyptus is a name issued from New Latin, genus name, from eu- + Greek kalyptos covered, from kalyptein to conceal; from the conical covering of the buds( Merriam Webster Dictionary). Eucalyptus is a genus of more than 500 species, and it has become the most planted genus of trees in the world (Demel 2000). The major planting of this tree species, outside its home environment, was started in 1904 in Brazil. Eucalyptus is native to Australia, the Malaysian region and the Philippines. Today euca lyptus plantations cover at least 12 million hectares throughout the tropical zone, 90 percent of which has been established since 1955 (Turnbull 1999). This species was introduced to East Africa between late 19th and early 20th century. Already in the early 1970s, the area covered by eucalyptus in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Sudan reached 95684 ha (FAO 1979). The largest plantations during the same time existed in Ethiopia and Rwanda, with 42,300 and 23,000 ha, respectively. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2023
Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems
2023Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a billion people. However, their negative impacts due to unsustainable business-as-usual activities and practices are contributing to climate change, natural resource degradation and the unaffordability of healthy diets. Addressing these negative impacts is challenging, because people, businesses, governments and other stakeholders lack a complete picture of how their activities affect economic, social and environmental sustainability when they make decisions on a day-to-day basis.The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 looks into the true cost of food for sustainable agrifood systems. The report introduces the concept of hidden environmental, health and social costs and benefits of agrifood systems and proposes an approach – true cost accounting (TCA) – to assess them. To operationalize the TCA approach, the report proposes a two-phase assessment process, first relying on national-level TCA assessments to raise awareness and then moving towards in-depth and targeted evaluations to prioritize solutions and guide transformative actions. It provides a first attempt at national-level assessments for 154 countries, suggesting that global hidden costs from agrifood systems amount to at least to 10 trillion 2020 PPP dollars. The estimates indicate that low-income countries bear the highest burden of the hidden costs of agrifood systems relative to national income. Despite the preliminary nature of these estimates, the analysis reveals the urgent need to factor hidden costs into decision-making for the transformation of agrifood systems. Innovations in research and data, alongside investments in data collection and capacity building, are needed to scale the application of TCA, especially in low- and middle-income countries, so that it can become a viable tool to inform decision- and policymaking in a transparent and consistent way. -
Book (series)Technical studyLand tenure and rural development 2002This guide on Land tenure and rural development has been prepared to familiarize readers with key issues in land tenure, especially as they relate to food insecurity and rural development situations. Land tenure issues are frequently ignored in rural evelopment interventions, with often long-lasting, negative results. Analysis of how land tenure works in practice – as evidenced by who has what type of access to land and under what conditions – is essential. This guide is designed to assist tec hnical officers in governments and civil society in understanding why and how land tenure issues should be considered in rural development projects. It analyses important contexts such as environmental degradation, gender discrimination and conflicts, where land tenure is currently of critical concern. While the guide cannot provide jurisdiction-specific advice, it is intended to be relevant to those working in rural development projects throughout the world. Because tenure issues vary conside rably from one country to another, and even within a country, the guide does not attempt to provide readers with a detailed knowledge of land tenure. Instead, it provides guidance on how to identify whether or not land tenure issues are likely to occur in a rural development project, and gives recommendations as to how appropriate land tenure expertise can be built into project design and implementation.