Field guide for rapid assessment of forest protective function for soil and water
A scientifically sound, cost effective and easy-to-apply method for collecting data to promote forest management for protection of soil and water. Prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015
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Book (stand-alone)Testing field methods for assessing the forest protective function for soil and water
Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper No. 185
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No results found.This report is an important step towards collecting consistent and comparable data and improving capacity for reporting to national inventories and national and global forest resource assessments. These data will support evidence-based decision- and policy-making for sustainable forest management as well as awareness raising on the important protective functions of forest. -
Book (stand-alone)Global assessment of the impact of plant protection products on soil functions and soil ecosystems 2017
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No results found.This assessment focuses on three main services that plant protection impacts on soil can significantly affect: provisioning services for food, fibre, and fuel supply and regulating services for water quality and erosion. The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) at its 2016 plenary session requested that the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) complete “an assessment at global level of the impact of Plant Protection Products on soil functions and ecosystems”. It is an activity under the strategic objective SO2 and indirectly contributing to all FAO strategic objectives. The report aims to draw attention of organizations and policy makers concerned with food security, sustainable development and environment about the importance of plant protection products and their impacts on soils functions and ecosystems. The increasing use of plant protection products has led to widespread concerns about the effect of plant protection products on the environment and especially on human health. In response to these concerns, international agreements and national regulatory frameworks have been developed to regulate the use of plant protection products. The Global Soil Partnership (GSP) at its 2016 plenary session requested that the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) complete “an assessment at global level of the impact of Plant Protection Products on soil functions and soil ecosystems”. This publication presents the key findings of this assessment. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetDamage and losses due to weather and climate-related disasters in agricultural Sectors 2016
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No results found.We know comparatively little about the full impact of climate related natural disasters on agriculture and its subsectors. Using available primary and secondary data, this brochure provides an overview of damage and losses caused by climate related extreme events in developing countries between 2003 and 2013 in agricultural sectors. This information is crucial to support effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) policy and practice, and to enable the design of m easures specific to crops, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry. Evidence-based disaster prevention and preparedness is the key to building resilient livelihoods and helping to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The data and analyses provided in this leaflet are largely based on FAO’s publication on the The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security
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