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Book (series)GuidelineDirectrices para la gestión de cadáveres
Eliminación eficaz de cadáveres de animales y materiales contaminados en explotaciones agrícolas pequeñas y medianas
2021Los brotes de enfermedades animales plantean dificultades que pueden tener fuertes repercusiones en los medios de vida, la seguridad alimentaria y el medio ambiente. La eliminación correcta de los cadáveres de los animales que mueren o se sacrifican durante un brote de enfermedad es fundamental para poder dar una buena respuesta ante estas situaciones, ya que ayuda a impedir que los patógenos se sigan propagando o que lo hagan en menor medida; en el caso de enfermedades zoonóticas, permite proteger mejor la salud de las personas. En las directrices prácticas que aquí se presentan se proporcionan consideraciones relativas a la gestión de cadáveres y de otros residuos afines, y se recomiendan procedimientos a tal efecto. Se han preparado para que los servicios veterinarios y otras autoridades oficiales encargadas de dar una respuesta las utilicen en la elaboración de planes de contención y erradicación de brotes de enfermedades animales. Las directrices son aplicables a brotes de enfermedades de animales de diferente magnitud, desde los que están aislados en una única explotación hasta los que se extienden por una región y afectan a numerosas explotaciones. No obstante, están centradas en las explotaciones pequeñas y medianas de países sin acceso a vertederos artificiales, plantas de procesamiento de desechos o incineradores controlados. Las directrices se han elaborado con la intención de que sean simples y factibles, considerando la limitación de recursos humanos y financieros que padecen muchos países al abordar esta cuestión. Se ha fomentado la presentación y el carácter práctico de las directrices para asegurar que los países las encuentren útiles para sus procedimientos de emergencia. Asimismo, las directrices contribuyen directamente al enfoque “Una salud”, ya que protegen la salud de los animales, de las personas y del medio ambiente.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition. -
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading: