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MeetingMeeting documentProvisional Agenda of the International Meeting on Maintaining Global Freedom from Rinderpest
Rome, Italy. 20-22 January 2016
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No results found.FAO, with the support of the OIE, is holding an International Meeting (20 -22 January 2016, Rome) of countries that are still storing RVCM in their laboratories along with selected neighbouring countries. The overall purpose of the meeting is to commit countries to destroy their stocks of virus or arrange for its relocation to a FAO-OIE RHF. -
ProjectFactsheetMaintaining Global Freedom from Rinderpest - GCP/GLO/891/USA 2023
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No results found.The world has been free of rinderpest, a highly contagious bovine illness, since 2011, when it was eradicated. Prior to the implementation of this project, an initial Phase I project successfully supported twelve countries in destroying or transferring their rinderpest virus stocks to rinderpest holding facilities (RHFs), among other things. The aim of this Phase II project was to continue to maintain global freedom from rinderpest by: (1) strengthening awareness of clinical signs and impacts of rinderpest re-emergence; (2) coordinating the destruction and consolidation of remaining rinderpest virus containing material (RVCM) into secure RHFs; (3) encouraging unapproved laboratories to destroy and consolidate RVCM stocks in targeted countries; and (4) developing and implementing the Global Rinderpest Action Plan (GRAP). The project was carried out by FAO and the World Organisationfor Animal Health (WOAH) Rinderpest Co-secretariat and their Joint Advisory Committee (JAC). -
MeetingMeeting documentMaintaining Global Freedom from Rinderpest
Summary Report of the Meeting
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No results found.The official Declarations of Global Freedom from Rinderpest were made during meetings at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in 2011. At these historic celebrations, the Member States of each organisation directed the two organizations to work jointly in managing all aspects of rinderpest in the post-eradication period and they recommended that every country should destroy their stocks of rinderpest virus-contain ing material (RVCM) or sequester them in a secure facility for safe keeping. The African Union (AU) has already shown its support for this process by recommending that all Member States should destroy any remaining RVCM or relocate it to a secure holding facility at the AU Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (Recommendation of the 8th Conference of Ministers responsible for animal resources in Africa, May 2010; Endorsed by the African Union Heads of State and Government, (AU Decision: EX.CL/De c. 610 (XVIII), January 2011).
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Book (stand-alone)FlagshipThe State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture 2019
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No results found.The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems. It is essential to the structure, functions and processes of these systems, to livelihoods and food security, and to the supply of a wide range of ecosystem services. It has been managed or influenced by farmers, livestock keepers, forest dwellers, fish farmers and fisherfolk for hundreds of generations. Prepared through a participatory, country-driven process, the report draws on information from 91 country reports to provide a description of the roles and importance of biodiversity for food and agriculture, the drivers of change affecting it and its current status and trends. It describes the state of efforts to promote the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity for food and agriculture, including through the development of supporting policies, legal frameworks, institutions and capacities. It concludes with a discussion of needs and challenges in the future management of biodiversity for food and agriculture. The report complements other global assessments prepared under the auspices of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which have focused on the state of genetic resources within particular sectors of food and agriculture. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe future of food and agriculture - Trends and challenges 2017
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021. -
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.