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ProjectFactsheetSecuring Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable use in the Huangshan Municipality of China - GCP/CPR/049/GFF 2024
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No results found.Huangshan Municipality lies in the Anhui Province of eastern China. It is a forested, mountainous area that is home to over 1 800 species of plants and456 species of vertebrates, comprising seven percent of all known plant and animal species in the country. For many reasons, including illegal logging, hunting and fishing, the impacts of climate change, and an increase in domestic and international tourism to the area, the biodiversity in Huangshan Municipality is threatened. In fact, many of the plant and animal species in the area are endangered. Despite a strong commitment by the government and the public to conserve Huangshan’s biodiversity and ensure its sustainable use, the management of existing PAs needs improvement. To achieve this goal, the project evaluated, adapted and implemented best practices derived from the successfully managed Huangshan National Scenic Reserve (HNSR) to strengthen the management capacities of staff in the network of PAs established prior to the project. A tiered, community-based approach was implemented to ensure sustainability and the effective management of the large number of existing PAs. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening Biodiversity Conservation and Reducing Forest and Land Degradation in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue - GCP/RAS/262/GFF 2021
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No results found.The four Pacific Island Countries of Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue account for about 70 percent of the land area of the Polynesia Micronesia biodiversity hotspot, where species endemism is particularly high and one third to one half of species are currently threatened with extinction. Conservation whether in formally protected areas (PAs) or the wider production landscape is extremely weak. The project was developed to reverse the situation and improve biodiversity conservation in the four countries. Its development objective was to enhance the sustainable livelihoods of local communities living in and around PAs, while its global environmental objective was to strengthen biodiversity conservation and reduce forest and land degradation. The project was designed with six technical components to overcome identified weaknesses and barriers. Principally, the focus of the project was to conserve, protect and manage Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) identified by the respective governments concerned. -
ProjectFactsheetImproving Agricultural Productivity, Sustainable Land Use and Biodiversity Conservation in Western Jilin Province, China - GCP/CPR/048/GFF 2025
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No results found.Over the last six decades, the western Jilin wetlands have witnessed dramatic water and land use changes and shifts in water availability, as well as climatic changes negatively affecting their ability to provide ecosystem services. Land salinization in western Jilin shows significant acceleration in salinization processes in the past three decades. The overall degradation of ecosystems in western Jilin severely endangers the biodiversity and causes degradation and decrease in habitats for native and migrant birds and other wildlife. Against this background, the project aimed to demonstrate and replicate an integrated model for sustainable land and water management (SLWM) in saline alkaline productive landscapes, including rehabilitation and biodiversity conservation in western Jilin Province wetlands.
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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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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
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.