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This book encompasses a broad range of natural resource sectors, with discrete chapters on water, land, forestry, fisheries, mining, petroleum and agriculture. Given this broad range of areas...

Key messages: Climate change and malnutrition are two of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. A common set of risks and vulnerabilities across people and societies means...

The economic contribution of women to agricultural and irrigation activities and to the livelihoods, well-being and food security of families and communities is often unrecognized, invisible and mostly undervalued. Moreover, the role of women...

Gender inequality in Palestine has contributed to the marginalization of women from access and control over available resources including water. This inequality has been entrenched through legal...

Highlights: The report focuses on eight of the SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15). At the mid-point of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, there is...

Key messages The state The interconnected systems of land, soil and water are stretched to the limit. Convergence of evidence points to agricultural systems breaking down, with impacts...

See the world’s forests in a new light: Take a look at our forests from two different vantage points. Along the way, you’ll get some fascinating insights...

The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance...

The Union of Comoros, made up of the three islands of Grand Comore, Anjouan_and_Moheli, faces a range of natural disasters including volcanic eruptions, cyclones, flash floods, torrential rains...

Water – drinkable, usable water – is likely to be one of the most limiting resources in the future, given the growing global population, the high water demand...