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观点 / 粮食和农业

Pushing GMS food up the value chain

...smallholders are also becoming better at reaching out to regional and global markets. Connectivity to international markets expands the income pathways of small farmers. Agricultural and food trade in...

4 一月 2018

Pushing GMS food up the value chain

A crop cutting experiment conducted on a sample zero budget natural farming field in Andra Pradesh, India. Image: Sustainable India Finance Facility

观点 / 粮食和农业

In soil-stressed India, it's time to swap chemical pesticides for natural farming

India's green revolution, a period from 1960s onwards that advocated the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides to boost agriculture and food security, was useful in its time. But the time for a d...

8 二月 2019

In soil-stressed India, it's time to swap chemical pesticides for natural farming

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry in the direction of sustainability

...Smallholders turn slowly to integrated farming Faced with a rapidly deteriorating Mekong region and the challenge of working with thousands of small farmers like Hung and Le, Vietnamese authorities an...

20 七月 2018

Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry in the direction of sustainability

Dawn on the border of the Juma Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon

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The bleak fate of the Amazon

Last month, a deeply divided Brazil voted to elect its next president. Faced with a choice between Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party and the right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilians...

22 十一月 2018

The bleak fate of the Amazon

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Intensified farming ‘rarely’ aids wellbeing, environment

...smallholders in the cases studied often struggle to move from subsistence to commercial farming, and the challenges involved are not currently well reflected in many intensification strategies. Phil D...

17 七月 2018

Intensified farming ‘rarely’ aids wellbeing, environment

The women of Tongaradha village in Bangladesh

观点 / 碳与气候

The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions

My village, Tajpur, in the Lalmonirhat district of northern Bangladesh is very green and beautiful. It sits beside the river Tista and most of our community members work in agriculture. The area is pr...

18 十月 2018

The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions

新闻 / 政策和金融

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests

Dutch bank Rabobank and U.N. Environment have announced a $1 billion programme to finance new ways of farming that curb emissions, restore the land and protect forests. Agriculture produces about 24 p...

20 十月 2017

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests

观点 / 碳与气候

10 biggest changes of the decade for forests

The last decade was pivotal for the world’s forests. The 2010s saw the rise of unprecedented new commitments — from governments and the private sector alike — to bring deforestation to heel. The UN RE...

20 一月 2020

10 biggest changes of the decade for forests

观点 / 生活方式

In the world of sustainability, colonialism is not dead

Last week, Scandinavian fashion label and global It-brand Ganni hardly caused a stir when it closed Copenhagen Fashion Week with a sustainability-themed showcase titled “Life on Earth.” Considering th...

13 二月 2019

In the world of sustainability, colonialism is not dead

新闻 / 政策和金融

Conservation entrepreneurs are ready to get down to business. Watch their pitches here.

Business is booming in the arena of “nature-based” companies, which includes ventures ranging from ecological restoration companies to ecotourism to sustainable commodity production. One study estimat...

20 八月 2018

Conservation entrepreneurs are ready to get down to business. Watch their pitches here.

新闻 / 政策和金融

Indonesian parliament pushes to pass palm oil legislation this year

...smallholders and rural and indigenous communities. A key criticism is that it advocates the clearing of peatlands for plantations — a position at odds with the administration of President Joko “Jokow...

16 一月 2018

Indonesian parliament pushes to pass palm oil legislation this year

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Can the palm oil industry ever be fully sustainable?

...smallholders, and navigate a web of cultural and behavioural factors to drive a change in how they operate, including the elimination of the slash and burn approach to land clearing that has troubled ...

10 十一月 2017

Can the palm oil industry ever be fully sustainable?

观点 / 企业社会责任

Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

Trees do a lot more for us than you probably think. Their roots prevent soil from eroding, their canopies provide shade and their leaves decompose into nutrients for crops, which feed livestock. Trees...

27 九月 2018

Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

新闻 / 制造业

Work with suppliers, not against them, to end modern slavery

Companies that cut off a supply chain where forced or child labour exists may inadvertently worsen the situation for victims, said experts at a recent closed door event on modern slavery in Singapore....

14 十一月 2018

Work with suppliers, not against them, to end modern slavery

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?

...smallholders—to invest in certification. “For farmers who don’t have to change anything, it’s a no-regret effort to get certified,” Börner said. “But for those who would have to significantly adjust t...

12 十月 2018

Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?

观点 / 政策和金融

Agribusinesses can help ASEAN achieve the SDGs

...smallholders in their operations. As smallholders become more productive, they are able to invest in new business opportunities, increase their purchasing power, build resilience, and save for the fut...

29 五月 2017

Agribusinesses can help ASEAN achieve the SDGs

新闻 / 粮食和农业

UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste

FAO is entering an innovative strategic partnership with Unilever aimed at helping countries in their efforts to reduce food loss and waste and tackle climate change, in the context of the Sustainable...

25 九月 2017

UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste

A farmer in India ploughs his field with some help

观点 / 粮食和农业

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

...smallholders – which is generally considered to mean they have two hectares or less of land. The main crops are wheat, maize, rice, millets, pulses, sugarcane and oil-seeds. Indian farmers must conten...

20 二月 2018

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

新闻 / 粮食和农业

How do companies benefit from sustainable palm oil certification?

In Southeast Asia, the heartland of the palm oil trade, firms of all sizes and sectors face scrutiny from consumers and environmental groups to prove that this cheap, versatile ingredient found in hal...

9 十一月 2018

How do companies benefit from sustainable palm oil certification?

新闻 / 粮食和农业

What do Indonesians really think about palm oil?

The farming and production of palm oil has formed the backbone of many communities in Indonesia, the world's largest producer of the world's most widely consumed edible oil. Palm oil accounts for 11 p...

16 一月 2019

What do Indonesians really think about palm oil?

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Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change

This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country …
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RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay

EB工作室 The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land …
新闻 / 能源

Indonesia’s renewable energy plans may put forests at risk

Indonesia has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2060, but its reliance on biofuels could create new …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Sustainability innovations that made headlines in 2024

Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Trapped between conflict and climate disaster, women in Myanmar find limited channels to seek social support: research

Forced conscription has led to an exodus of men, forcing women to take on the role of primary …
新闻 / 政策和金融

Developing countries’ debt fears increase with new climate finance

Pakistan's Sherry Rehman said climate finance debt is pushing developing countries into "recovery traps".

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