SPARC's new documentary shines a spotlight on one of the most critical, but marginalised livelihoods in Africa – and paints a rarely seen picture of the dynamism of people living in the drylands.

This is the first in a series of case studies on the innovative tactics used by forest and farm producer organisations or Indigenous Peoples and local community groups to improve the uptake of one of three main types of agroforestry system: shade grown cash crops (that mix trees and crops),...

In the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil, women are cultivating medicinal plants in community gardens, creating spaces that promote health, social connection and environmental care.

En el corazón del campo mexicano, millones de mujeres trabajan día y noche para alimentar al país. Sin embargo, su esfuerzo sigue siendo ignorado, subvalorado y, en muchos casos, explotado. A pesar de que realizan el 60% del trabajo agrícola , solo el 25% son dueñas de las tierras que cultivan , evidenciando una...

Esta publicación tiene como marco referencial las luchas y acciones que, desde diversos territorios de América Latina, impulsan las mujeres para garantizar el acceso y la gestión sostenible del agua como un derecho humano fundamental. Reúne estudios de caso que evidencian cómo las mujeres enfrentan la crisis hídrica en sus...

The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region faces a growing number of complex, overlapping and compounding hazards that are undermining livelihoods, deepening food insecurity and slowing economic development. Increasingly frequent and severe climate extremes – such as droughts, flash floods, heatwaves – are converging with transboundary plant and animal...

The Central American Dry Corridor, spanning six countries and home to 11.5 million people, is highly vulnerable to climate change, with droughts and land degradation threatening food and water security. The RECLIMA project in El Salvador restores ecosystems and strengthens climate resilience through native tree planting, agroforestry, and sustainable land...

Sustainable development aspires to “leave no one behind”1. Even so, limited attention has been paid to small-scale fisheries (SSF) and their importance in eradicating poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Through a collaborative and multidimensional data-driven approach, we have estimated that SSF provide at least 40% (37.3 million tonnes) of global fisheries...

Malaria, sleeping sickness, dengue fever and other insect-borne diseases continue to present grave health risks to humans and their livestock. This Biovision project is employing a new approach: Animals act as a kind of “natural decoy” to attract insects, which are killed using a newly developed, environmentally friendly insect repellent....

What influences soil fertility in organic cotton farming in India? Andrin Schilliger, a student at the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), investigated various soil fertility parameters and potential influencing factors as part of his bachelor's thesis at FiBL. For this, he spent six months in India in...

The EcoFoodSystems project supports agroecological transitions towards more sustainable, healthy and affordable diets in city regions. It does so by bridging rural-urban food systems and generating evidence to support climate and nutrition-sensitive decision-making.  Hanoi and Addis Ababa are used as examples to co-develop data systems and research outputs that connect national...

Tanzania is building sustainable cassava-seed systems for high-quality seed through cassava seed entrepreneurs. However, women are often shut out of such business opportunities due to their lack of land, capital, and social norms that limit their mobility and literacy.

Around the world, enough food is produced daily to feed everyone, yet millions go hungry. A third of all food ends up in landfills and diet-related diseases are on the rise. Current food systems contribute significantly to deforestation, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, soil depletion, greenhouse gas emissions and global health...

En el 29/septiembre/2025, se publicó en la Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba el DECRETO 128 DE LA AGROECOLOGÍA Este Decreto acompaña la Política Pública de Agroecología presentada desde marzo del 2021 y representa un paso normativo de gran importancia, ya que dota al paradigma agroecológico de un...

This publication provides a comprehensive analysis of mitigation and adaptation actions for agrifood systems in the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) of Europe and Central Asia, focusing on progress since the latest NDC Policy Analysis Report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2021. As the...

Mali, a largely rural West African country with a young population, faces interconnected challenges of poverty, conflict, and climate shocks that threaten rural livelihoods and food security. Given these conditions, effective communication is crucial to empower communities, bridge information gaps, and enhance resilience, and this factsheet examines Mali’s media and...

West Africa’s ecosystems are transforming, reshaping its vast savannas into forest islands or arable lands. This change, mainly driven by human activity, has profound implications for soil health and ecosystem sustainability.

Belarus has eliminated extreme poverty, and economic growth and a stable system of social benefits mean that the national poverty rate is low. However, gender and spatial disparities still exist, with the rural population at greater risk of income poverty. In terms of individual poverty levels, women fare better than...

Atrilogy of short stories from Quito, Ecuador illuminates the importance of urban agriculture in cities, where people often lack connection with nature and its cycles as well as with other people. Community projects are transformational in how they connect people with each other through food, and these connections often have...

This issue of Unasylva will be dedicated to the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean region. Ten years after the last issue on Mediterranean forests, this volume will provide a status of Mediterranean forest resources with a specific focus on restoration efforts, recent developments, and opportunities to achieve...