Agroecology Knowledge Hub

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Agroecology plays an important role in contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, and as a means to facilitate the transition to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food systems. Creating a greater awareness of agroecology and its advantages is an important step to help policy-makers, farmers and researchers to apply this approach to achieve a world without hunger.

The database provides a starting point to organize the existing knowledge on agroecology, collecting articles, videos, case studies, books and other important material in one place. The objective is to support policy-makers, farmers, researchers and other relevant stakeholders through knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer. The database is a ‘living process’ that is constantly being updated.

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The Traditional Knowledge Advantage-Indigenous peoples’ knowledge in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies

Higher temperatures, wildlife extinction, rising sea levels, droughts, floods, heat-related diseases and economic losses are among the consequences of climate change. Climate change disproportionally affects the poorest and most marginalized communities living in vulnerable regions, among them indigenous peoples, whose livelihoods depend on natural resources. Nevertheless, indigenous peoples are also...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Chad - India - Philippines - Solomon Islands
Case study
2016

Indigenous and Local Knowledge of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Africa

To spearhead its work on this challenging objective, IPBES Plenary created at its Second Meeting the Task Force on Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) Systems. The present document is a contribution to the IPBES regional assessment for Africa. Its aim is twofold: 1. To assist the co-chairs, coordinating lead authors and lead...
Report
2017

Why are bees dying?

Friends of the Earth present this video explaining the cause of the bees’ death: the use of neonic pesticides. It is based on a study that shows that U.S. Agriculture is 48 times more toxic to insect life now than two decades ago, when they started using neonic pesticides. The...
United States of America
Video
2019

The agroecological transition of agricultural systems in the Global South

The French Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), as part of its research mission, and the French Development Agency (AFD), as part of its mandate of providing development aid to countries in the Global South, are exploring the possibilities of developing systems based on the scientific principles of agroecology. Several...
Book
2019

Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides

Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill. America’s agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to honeybees, and likely other insects, than it was 25 years ago, almost entirely due to widespread...
United States of America
Article
2019

An assessment of acute insecticide toxicity loading (AITL) of chemical pesticides used on agricultural land in the United States

We present a method for calculating the Acute Insecticide Toxicity Loading (AITL) on US agricultural lands and surrounding areas and an assessment of the changes in AITL from 1992 through 2014. The AITL method accounts for the total mass of insecticides used in the US, acute toxicity to insects using...
United States of America
Journal article
2019
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