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Abstract: Malnutrition in all its forms (undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, overweight and obesity) is a major global challenge, and improving nutrition is a key priority for global development, as recognized in the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this context, ensuring availability, physical accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious food at territorial level is crucial to ensure the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In many developing countries, territorial markets are key retail outlets for fruits and vegetables, but also for animal source foods and staple foods. Besides the relevance, data concerning the availability of the different food groups and characteristics of food retailers and consumers in territorial markets are seldom considered in national data collection systems. This publication presents a structured methodology and a series of guidelines for mapping territorial markets, as developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with representatives of producer organizations and academics.
Abstract: The MOOC was jointly developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and funded by the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Lead authoring unit/office: Forestry Division (NFO)
Abstract: The national forest monitoring system (NFMS) assessment tool has been developed under the project “Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest)” implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The tool aims to assist countries in carrying out a comprehensive capacity assessment of forest monitoring across three complementary themes – institutional arrangements, measurement and estimation, and reporting and verification.
Lead authoring unit/office: Forestry Division (NFO)
Abstract: A lack of institutional and individual capacity often undermines the long-term impact of otherwise technically sound programmes. To support efforts towards sound and impactful forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a national forest monitoring system (NFMS) assessment tool to help countries identify capacity gaps and weaknesses in order to address their real needs in a targeted manner.
Lead authoring unit/office: Forestry Division (NFO)
Abstract: FAO is committed to scaling up support to countries to ensure that high quality and comparable data for the SDGs are produced and used in support to decision-making and SDG national, regional and global monitoring. The Organization has developed regional roadmaps to ensure that this support is embedded in FAO’s cooperation framework and activities at country level. This document, prepared by FAO’s Office of the Chief Statistician, contains a wealth of relevant information which can support countries in producing, analyzing and using SDG indicators, as well as understanding how they can receive support from FAO.
Lead authoring unit/office: Office of Chief Statistician (OCS)
Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 2.5.1.b "Number of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in medium or long term conservation facilities". Last updated: March 2021.
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 2.5.1.a "Number of palnt genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in medium or long term conservation facilities". Last updated: March 2021.
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 2.1.2 "Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale". Last updated: February 2021.
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
Abstract: This document reflects the latest reference metadata information available on SDG-indicator 5.a.1. "(a) Percentage of people with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land (out of total agricultural population), by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure". Last updated: February 2021.
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
Abstract: The CWP Handbook covers the concepts, definitions, classifications and data exchange protocols – and not least the codes as applied to fishery statistics globally. Many of these concepts and definitions are applied in a wider context, but the user is advised to check the validity of such applications. The handbook indicates the principles applied by the international agencies and no attempt has been made to include details of national systems, many of which, having been developed for specific national purposes, may differ from those employed internationally.
Lead authoring unit/office: Fisheries Division (NFI)
