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This report highlights the critical role of sustainable and circular bioeconomy in addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in the agrifood sector. By leveraging nature-based...

Highlights: Jointly prepared by the World Bank, the World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), this report examines how...

Ministers have approved Council conclusions on a potential Europe-wide research and innovation initiative on advancing sustainable natural resource management, food systems security and the deployment of the bioeconomy...

This report analyses the effect of the Russian Invasion on the longer-term future of Ukraine’s population size and structure. The qualitative scenarios spanning a range of possible migration futures are translated...

Fragility has become a prevailing reality in an increasing number of countries in various areas, including Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA). The concept of fragility encompasses...

Land-based mitigation is essential in reducing net carbon emissions. Yet, the attribution of carbon fluxes remains highly uncertain, in particular for the forest-rich region of Eastern Europe (incl...

Agroforestry and food production: Establishment of “green belt” of 15,000 hectares protective forest in the Aral Sea region (estimate). Planting of agroforestry crops such as rosehip...

Highlights Declining water quantity and quality are leading to increasing soil salinity and threatening sustainability of salt-affected irrigated drylands Experiments, simulation, and multi-criteria trade-off...

The Overview of Food Security in the Countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) provides a comprehensive review of the current status of food security in the region, highlighting the characteristics of food security...

In the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, the low-input cropping systems dominated by cereal monoculture and intensive tillage have a marked negative impact on pressure from diseases, weeds...