You cannot protect biodiversity without considering agriculture
The ministerial round-table on agriculture at the UN's Biodiversity Conference highlighted the immense importance placed on agriculture when discussing protecting biodiversity.After an opening from...
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Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Fisheries at CBD
By Brian ThomsonFisheries and aquaculture are important contributors to food security and livelihoods at household, local, national and global levels. Today's roundtable on fisheries at the CBD...
View ArticleCBD COP13 – A warm welcome and agriculture firmly on the table
More than 190 government decision makers have gathered in Cancun, Mexico for the Conference on Biological Diversity (CBD). With just four years remaining to achieve the Aichi targets, the worry is high...
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The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries:...
Written by: Michele PentorieriPanel at the CFS side-event. ©IFAD/M. PentorieriOn 19th October, a side event at the Committee on World Food Security (CFS43) called "Human rights, food security and...
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Gender and Nutrition: A Happy Marriage
By Francesca AloisioA young mother in Mafupa Village (Malawi). She can use the chicken’s eggs to improve the family diet and then sell any extra for income. ©IFAD/Marco Salustro 2016Gender equality and...
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Round Table Dialogue on Consultation for Indigenous Peoples and local...
By Stefano Consiglio, IFAD Country Office TanzaniaOn 3-4 December 2016 a round table dialogue on consultation for indigenous peoples and local communities was co-hosted by IFAD Country Office in...
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Linking Zero Hunger and Biodiversity
On the first day of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) IFAD held a side event to discuss the linkages between biodiversity conservation, smallholder farmers and achieving the Sustainable...
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Whassup with Agriculture: AgTalks session focused on young innovators and how...
Written by: Michele PentorieriThe speakers at the AgTalks session that focused on youth in agriculture. ©IFAD/M. PentorieriOn 29th November, the eight session of AgTalks took place at IFAD's...
View ArticleBiomovies – IFADs prize for family farming
IFAD's Director for Environment and Climate Margarita Astralaga spoke at the biomovies award screening at the UN's Biodiversity Conference in Cancun (CBD COP13), where the finalists in the...
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Do you know what “gaslighting” is?
Written by Maria Hartl, Senior Technical Specialist - Gender and Social Equity, IFAD/PTAHave you ever heard about gaslighting? You are not alone if you wonder what it has to do with gender-based...
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Innovative ways of doing agricultural development sustainably
So how is the development community responding to the crisis facing smallholder farmers in the developing world relating to climate change while also dealing with the biodiversity crisis?Among other...
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Reaching out: WFP Men Stand for Gender Equality Movement at IFAD
By Patrick Teixeira, Programme Policy Officer, Gender Office, WFP, RomeMichael Hemling, Finance Officer, Yangon, WFP, MyanmarSam Sieber, Communication Specialist, Performance Management and Monitoring,...
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Gender-based violence is more than just a women's issue: WFP men’s group...
By Sabrina VerleysenAs the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence come to a close, I got the pleasure of attending a Gender Breakfast, an interactive and informal event that is held once a month...
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Learning Route on Practical Solutions to adapt to climate change in...
By Vivienne Likhanga“Climate change issues are pertinent all across the world. One moment we are experiencing floods and the next we are facing extreme drought. The climate change euphoria that is with...
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From home to the workplace and the operations we support: gender-based...
From the 25th November to the 10th December, the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign was a real learning journey for me. I particularly appreciated the learning event organized...
View ArticleEcological Intensification and Ecosystem Services
Forests play an important role in the production of food, fuel, fibre and the provisions of other goods and services critical for human well-being. The quality and quantity of biodiversity, that...
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First Sudanese Learning Route on Natural Resource Management and Agricultural...
By Mia Madsen IFAD-supported projects in Sudan organised a Learning Route on Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Productivity, from 24 October to 2 November 2016. The Learning Route was the...
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Promoting collective action for rural transformation in Tonga
By Soane Patolo, Monica Romano and Sakiusa Tubuna©IFADIn October 2016, the Tongan Government officially launched the newly formulated Community Development Plans (CDPs) prepared by communities living...
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Nuevos caminos para fortalecer el seguimiento, la evaluación y la gestión del...
Por Annibale FerriniLos sistemas de Seguimiento y Evaluación (S&E) siguen representando uno de los problemas que más afectan los proyectos de desarrollo rural apoyados por el FIDA en América...
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The COP13 kicked off as it meant to go on - with discussions among high level...
by Ricci SymonsAt the high-level ministerial roundtables and plenaries in the weekend preceding the official start of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), ministers of tourism, forestry,...
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