Books published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Examines case studies from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland and other European countries to identify good practices regarding data systems currently in use and recommend solutions for some of the challenges facing the management of bodies of inland water.

Provides an overview of the activities and developments of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and regional fisheries advisory bodies (RFABs) from 2000 to 2017, based on a compilation of data and information for 46 RFMOs and RFABs.

This review is an update to the first worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas, published in 2009 based on information from 2003 to 2006. It provides States and other interested parties with a summary of the current status of high seas bottom fisheries worldwide.

The Disaster Risk Reduction challenge badge is designed to help educate children and young people about hazards, disasters, and the crucial role that disaster risk reduction plays for life on our planet. This material is appropriate for use in school classes, Guide or Scout groups and other youth groups.

El Marco de Referencia para el Desarrollo de cadenas de valor sensibles al ge?nero de la FAO, elaborado en 2016, enfatiza la necesidad de evaluar las limitaciones en funcion del genero (LFG) como parte integral del analisis de la cadena de valor.

Looks at how, despite a recent slowdown in undernourishment, food insecurity is rising due to economic downturns, conflict and climate extremes. This report suggests that countries should develop policies and invest to achieve a more diversified economy and an inclusive structural transformation.

Ce document vise a aider les gouvernements a elaborer, adapter ou mettre en oeuvre des mesures legislatives, administratives ou politiques en matiere d'Acces et de partage des avantages afin de prendre en compte l'importance des ressources genetiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture.

Este documento ayuda a los gobiernos a desarrollar, adaptar o implementar medidas legislativas, administrativas o politicas sobre el acceso y distribucion de beneficios para que tengan en cuenta la importancia de los recursos geneticos para la alimentacion y la agricultura.

Shares practical measures to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture based on case studies from Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda. This field guide takes readers through their real-term implementation, calling for action to be taken at all levels, by agricultural practitioners, scheme managers, and up to policy-makers.

This publication aims to facilitate the systematic integration of gender equality dimensions into value chain (VC) development programmes. It raises awareness about gender inequalities and discusses the importance of addressing these dimensions in VC development, while also building a common approach towards work on gender-sensitive VC development.

Presents a set of measures for the management and conservation of fisheries resources in both the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, including establishing further precautionary and emergency measures for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea; and setting minimum standards for bottom trawling fisheries of demersal stocks in the Strait of Sicily.

La Insignia del Cambio Climatico esta disenada para ayudar a educar a ninos y jovenes sobre el papel vital que juega el clima en el apoyo a la vida en la Tierra.

Les Directives sur le droit a l'alimentation fournissent des conseils pratiques sur les moyens avec lesquels mettre en i?1/2uvre le droit a une alimentation adequate a travers une approche fondee sur les droits de l'homme.

Reports that, in Europe and Central Asia, food security has improved substantially over the past two decades and the vast majority of the 50 or so countries monitored managed to keep the prevalence of undernourishment below 5% - less than half of the world average.

This study quantifies global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aquaculture, and explains how cost-effectiveness analysis could be used to appraise GHG mitigation measures - thereby contributing to Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action), while supporting SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth).

This paper takes stock of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, based on agricultural censuses and survey data. It shows that there are more than 608 million farms in the world, with more than 90% being family farms which occupy around 70-80% of farmland and produce about 80% of the world's food in value terms.

La Insignia de la Nutricion esta disenada para ayudar a los ninos y jovenes a aprender sobre la importancia de una dieta equilibrada y variada para garantizar que se satisfagan todas las necesidades nutricionales del cuerpo para una vida feliz y saludable.

Looks at the nature of the relationships between conflict, food security and peace. The book shows how food security and nutrition outcomes vary across different types of conflict, identifying the conditions that seem to influence those outcomes the most, and reviews evidence on the channels through which conflict and violence affect food security.

Provides learning and facilitation tools and recommended workshop scheduling, as well as background information, key messages, resources and presentations on a variety of topics, including forest-water relationships, the impact of changing landscapes on water, and field studies.