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2018 Global Nutrition Report
The 2018 Global Nutrition Report shares insights into the current state of global nutrition, highlighting the unacceptably high burden of malnutrition in the world. It identifies areas where progress has…
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The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (FAO report)
Report from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Download the report Background This report presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA). It complements other…
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Interview with J. Borrego from UfM (in French)
Jorge Borrego, Premier Secrétaire Général adjoint de l’Union pour la Méditerranée, chargé de l’énergie et l’action pour le climat, nous livre ici les tenants et les aboutissants d’un développement durable…
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Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition (FAO)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has core focus on food security and nutrition. Eradicating hunger and malnutrition has been recognized as a complex phenomenon, with different manifestations depending on…
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Robust precipitation changes across crop production areas in the 21st cent. (article)
Significance Using 21st century climate model projections we show that for many crop-producing regions, average precipitation will change by more than the long-term natural variability, even under a low-emission scenario.…
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Forest management for adaptation to climate change in the Mediterranean (article)
Highlights Forest management in the Mediterranean basin is challenging in a warming world. Scientific studies provide evidence on the short-term benefits of management. The implications of management for long-term resilience…
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Events
1st MedECC Assessment Report Lead Author meeting, 4-7 March 2019, Milan
The 1st MedECC Assessment Report (MAR1) Lead Author meeting was held in the CNR Center in Milan (Italy) from 4 to 7 March 2019. The meeting gathered 59 participants from 16 countries:…
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Opportunities
Recruitment efficiency in coral and pH decrease (article)
Abstract Atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment alters seawater carbonate chemistry, thus threatening calcifying organisms such as corals. Coral populations at carbon dioxide vents are natural acidification experiments that mimic organism responses…
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Impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture (FAO)
The technical paper has been prepared by over 90 scientists from over 20 countries with a view to assisting countries in the development of their National Determined Contributions (NDCs) to…
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