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The challenge of climate change is daunting and demands the participation of all sectors. Agriculture needs to be part and parcel of efforts to meet international and national climate change objectives.
Alexander Mueller, Assistant Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Farmers need help to grow more food with less water
23 March 2009
23 March 2009
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf has called for more attention to be paid to water management in agriculture and for increased support and guidance for farmers in developing countries to tackle water scarcity and the related problem of hunger.
$18 Million approved under UN-REDD Programme
18 March 2009
18 March 2009
A United Nations programme aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from forests and boosting livelihoods in tropical nations has approved $18 million in support of five pilot countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The UN Programme on Reducing Emissions from...
Forestry in a new economic climate
16 March 2009
16 March 2009
The dual challenges of economic turmoil and climate change are bringing the management of forests to the forefront of global interest. The need to reform forestry institutions and increase investments in science and technology are key to the better...
Forests and the global economy: 10 million new jobs
10 March 2009
10 March 2009
Ten million new “green jobs” can be created by investing in sustainable forest management, according to FAO. “As more jobs are lost due to the current economic downturn, sustainable forest management could become a means of creating millions of green...