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1. No poverty
While extreme poverty has eased considerably since 1990, pockets of the worst forms of poverty persist. Ending poverty requires universal social protection systems aimed at safeguarding all individuals throughout the life cycle. It also requires targeted measures to reduce vulnerability to disasters and to address specific underserved geographic areas within each country.
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Food & Agriculture
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Opinion
Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and preferences of women farmers in developing countries. Only then can the huge female agricultural labour force reach its potential to ensure food security and drive economic growth.
As Laos prepares to graduate from the United Nations’ least developed country category, the bigger challenge is no longer escaping poverty but building a future defined by clean space and green growth.
If development programmes are serious about long-term change, they have to create real pathways towards paid, respected roles within the communities women already belong to.
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Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
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Corporate Responsibility
Meet the families working in Indonesia’s palm oil industry
EB Studio
What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
Food & Agriculture
For Southeast Asia’s migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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Podcasts
EB Studio
Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.
Carbon & Climate
Protecting 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030: Mission impossible?
EB Studio
Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.
The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?
Food & Agriculture
Can plant-based diets save the planet?
Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.
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