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Blue growth innovators: Fish plastic
In 2013, FAO launched the Blue Growth Initiative, which supports the development of aquatic resources and the communities that depend on them. Today, innovators across the globe are coming up with new and exciting ways to harness the ocean’s resources sustainably, from blue fish fashion to the medical use of fish skin. These creative inventions offer potential alternative income generating opportunities for fisheries communities worldwide. Lucy Hughes is the inventor of MarinaTex, a bioplastic made from fish waste. The graduate student's innovation won the 2019 James Dyson Award.
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Montenegro’s mountains, tourism and tradition
In Montenegro, smallholder farmers rely heavily on traditional agriculture practices for their livelihoods. So much so, that a poor blueberry harvest or honey season can have devastating impacts on rural households. That’s why the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are rolling out a project that links rural farming households with agro-tourism. The project aims to diversify the incomes of farmers in small villages across the region as well as promote Montenegrin cuisine and preserve traditional food production practices, and it’s having all kinds of positive impacts, particularly (...)
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Agriculture key to reducing emissions
The agriculture sector is a major contributor to global warming. If the world is to keep to 1.5°C warming targets by the end of the century, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector is key. As world leaders convene in Madrid this week for the United Nations climate summit, COP25, Alex Jones, director of the Climate and Environment Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), says agriculture is firmly on the climate agenda.
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UN: We need radical change
UN: We need radical change
19/11/2019
Building resilience on Colombia's border
Building resilience on Colombia's border
30/10/2019
Tackling global food loss and waste
How to tackle food loss and waste?
14/10/2019
Peace, critical to tackling hunger
Peace, critical to tackling hunger
19/09/2019
The women working in crises
The women working in crises
19/08/2019
African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever is spreading fast throughout Asia and has already affected several countries.
09/09/2019
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