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DocumentOther documentSouth Pacific Islands – Marine turtle resources
A report prepared for the South Pacific Islands Fisheries Development Agency
1972Also available in:
This report, covering work done in the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and in Papua-New Guinea, is based upon interviews with Government and fishery Officials, marine turtle fishermen and farmers, and local inhabitants in a position to contribute useful information and opinions. It also covers personal visits by the author to turtle nesting beaches and feeding areas, market places and turtle farms. It follows Informal report FI/SF/SOP/REG 102/2 by Harold Hirth. -
DocumentOther documentA travel report prepared for the South Pacific Islands Fisheries Development Agency, 12 February – 4 March 1971
Reefs and lagoons sub project
1971Also available in:
No results found.The present paper presents the results of a travel report, held from February 12th to March 4th 1971, to obtain information about present and future research projects on reef and lagoon fisheries and to summarize historical information about Pacific islands fisheries. -
DocumentOther documentSouth Pacific Islands - Reef and lagoon productivity
A report prepared for the Fisheries Development Agency Project
1972Also available in:
No results found.Reefs and lagoons are associated with most South Pacific Islands and with all atolls. They are integral parts of the human habitats of these regions, protect the land, form harbours and provide high protein food but despite their importance and recognized value, information about them is usually fragmentary. Evidence shows that the finely balanced reef-lagoon biological system can be disturbed by careless exploitation and other human activities. Imbalances in the natural components occur and ma ny of their fisheries are underproductive because of over-fishing. Failure to develop management and conservation practices in keeping with population growth, tourism and pollution can cause island environments and fisheries to become depleted. Fishery production from the reefs and lagoons can be enhanced and stabilized through management and considerable increases in production are possible through expanding the fishing areas and improving techniques. Further expansion is possible through caref ul and thoughtful manipulation of the environments.
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LetterLetter from the Acting Secretary, Department of State to D. Lubin, Hotel Raleigh, Washington 1907
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No results found.Asks for Lubin’s written views on IIA. With reference number RRFNo. 548/30; T/L). -
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. -
BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
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.