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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureMaintaining and restoring wetlands in agricultural settings 2025
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No results found.This course explores the critical relationship between agriculture and wetlands, examining how agricultural practices impact wetland ecosystems and the essential role wetlands play in food production, livelihoods, and ecosystem services. It offers practical strategies for harmonizing agricultural activities with wetland conservation and restoration. -
Book (stand-alone)Training materialConducting farm-based trainings on how to enhance on-farm ecosystem services 2015
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No results found.This handbook is intended to facilitate an educational approach designed to increase the adoption of on-farm practices that support the organisms that provide ecosystem services. It is produced through the contribution of two projects: the Global Environment Facility (GEF) supported project “Conservation and management of pollinators for sustainable agriculture, through an ecosystem approach” implemented in seven countries – Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa; and the EU-funded FP7 project LIBERATION (linking farmland Biodiversity to Ecosystem services for effective eco-functional intensification) – focusing on building the evidence base for ecological intensification in intensive and extensive farming landscape of countries within Europe. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureEcosystem Approach to Fisheries - Introduction 2021
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No results found.This fact sheet describes the course that aims to provide guidance on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) and its application to fisheries management. It provides a comprehensive overview of the world fisheries and goes on explaining fisheries management, its objectives, mechanisms and challenges. Subsequently EAF is introduced, explaining its underlying principles and key elements.
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GCP/GLO/949/EC PROJECT “Strengthening Food Control and Phytosanitary Capacities and Governance” - September 2025
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No results found.This report synthesizes key findings, strategic priorities, and capacity-building needs identified through national Food Control System (FCS) assessments and strategic action plans developed by ten countries participating in the project GCP/GLO/949/EC, "Strengthening Food Control and Phytosanitary Capacities and Governance." It highlights common strengths and challenges across countries, as well as variations in national strategies, offering a regional perspective on priority areas for strengthening FCSs.The report aligns national-level actions with the strategic objectives of the African Union, illustrating how country-specific efforts contribute to broader continental goals in food safety and trade facilitation. It supports the FAO Strategic Framework by promoting better production, nutrition, environment, and life through safer and more effective food systems.Targeted at policymakers, regulatory authorities, regional bodies, and development partners, the report provides a foundation for harmonized capacity-building and regional collaboration. It identifies cross-cutting trends and shared priorities, helping guide evidence-based policymaking and coordinated technical support.By facilitating knowledge sharing and informed planning, this report aims to strengthen regional cooperation, enhance the visibility of FAO and its partners, and support the development of tailored capacity-building initiatives. Ultimately, it contributes to a more unified, resilient, and effective approach to food control across the region. -
DocumentOther documentISPM 12. Phytosanitary certificates
Adopted 2022
2022This standard provides the requirements and guidelines for the preparation and issuance of phytosanitary certificates (phytosanitary certificates for export and phytosanitary certificates for re-export). Specific guidance on requirements and components of a phytosanitary certification system to be established by national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) is provided in ISPM 7 (Phytosanitary certification system). -
ArticleJournal articleNurturing Soil Life through Agroforestry – The Roles of Trees in the Ecological Intensification of Agriculture 2023
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No results found.Soil resources constitute the very foundation of agriculture, so sustainable agriculture is inherently dependent on soil health. Soil health reflects the capacity of soil to respond beneficially to agricultural management, maintaining both agricultural production and the provision of varying ecosystem services, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity conservation in the long term. Soil health depends on the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the soil that are required for plant growth and development. Ecological intensification differs from current strategies for agricultural intensification by embracing agroecological transitions to more sustainable agriculture and food systems. This chapter discusses the pivotal role that trees play in building and maintaining the soil health and functional resilience that are required for the ecological intensification of agriculture. It summarizes the current knowledge about functions and impacts of trees on soil health, and highlights the tree/soil biodiversity interactions that drive these functions.