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Facing Climate Change in the Field: Models of Forest and Territorial Governance Working in a Positive Way in Mesoamerica
(2019)The Mesoamerican experience confirms that where territorial and cultural rights are recognized for the access and use of natural resources, the beneficiaries and holders of such rights assume the control and management of ... -
Faith for Earth Dialogue at UNEA 5.2: Faith for Stockholm+50
(2022-02)This session during the Faith for Earth Dialogue at UNEA 5.2 (21 February 2022 - 4 March 2022) will provide a space to discuss the success and challenges FBOs have met while implementing the 2030 Agenda and global SDGs, ... -
Faith for Earth Dialogue: Changing the Future - The United Nations Environment Assembly - UNEA 5.2: 21 February – 4 March 2022
(2022-02)COrganized by dozens of Faith-Based Organizations, this event includes more than 120 speakers representing different religions and spiritual practices to address the main theme of UNEA 5.2 :"Strengthening Actions for Nature ... -
Faith for Earth National Coordination Hub in Bosnia & Herzegovina: Environmental Activities Report
(2021-08)• The concept of environmental peacebuilding is not present in Bosnia and Herzegovina • Eco-literacy quite low among people, citizens awareness for the necessity of active participation in addressing environmental issues ... -
Faith for Earth: Engaging with Faith-Based Organizations to Achieve the SDGs - UN Strategic Capacity-Building Concept Note
(2019)To develop the capacities of United Nations staff and partner faith-based organizations to capitalize on the intrinsic relationship between faith and religious beliefs and environmental sustainability -
‘Faiths for Forests’ Declaration, Campaign and Global Action Agenda
(2019)We are proposing a global declaration, campaign and action agenda called ‘Faiths for Forests’ which would be endorsed at the Religions for Peace World Assembly (August 2019) by over 1,000 of the world’s most senior and ... -
FAO contribution to the Nature Based Solutions workstream for the Climate Action Summit - Recarbonization of Global Soils: A facility for Implementing the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) with Focus on Agricultural and Degraded Soils
(2019)Soils perform crucial functions in the global carbon balance and recognition of the importance of soils and their sustainable management for addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation is increasing. Recent discussions ... -
FAO contribution to the Nature Based Solutions workstream for the Climate Action Summit -Low Carbon Livestock Coalition
(2019)Because of their diversity and complexity, targeting low emission livestock requires an integrated approach that recognizes the linkages within livestock systems and with associated sectors and activities. The Low Carbon ... -
Fe De Erratas [GEO Cities Methodology: page 18 of the English version and page 16 of the Spanish version]
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2009)Errata referring the GEO Cities Methodology (page 18 of the English version and page 16 of the Spanish version) -
Financial Risk and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy Towards a Carbon Stress Testing Framework - Working Paper
(2015)The report shows that there is no fundamental barrier to integrating climate & carbon risks into financial risk and value on models. In addition, addressing this challenge requires not just a focus on the models but also ... -
Fishing for Climate Resilience: Empowering Vulnerable, Fisheries Dependent Communities Adopt Ecosystem-based-adaptation Measures to Secure Food and Livelihoods
(2019)The project will empower vulnerable, fisheries dependent communities across Indonesia, the Philippines and Micronesia to identify and adopt ecosystem-based-adaptation (EbA) measures to restore and sustain small-scale ... -
Food and Land Use System Transformation
(2019)Governments, including ministries of finance and planning, will work together on the transformation agenda for food, land and water systems by: Developing aspirational, long-term targets and pathways that set clear direction ... -
Food Loss and Waste Reduction for Climate Action - FAO contribution to the Nature Based Solutions Workstream for the Climate Action Summit
(2019)FAO, through its Technical Cooperation Programme, has laid a good foundation in countries across the globe to apply systemic approaches to address the reduction of FLW. This included supporting the public sector to develop ... -
Food System Transformation: A Sustainable and Healthy Nature-based Solution
(2019)The organizations behind this contribution commit to taking action within national and subnational jurisdictions as well as in business strategies and practices to address two key drivers of climate change and malnutrition ... -
Format for the Contracting Parties of the SPAW Protocol to report to the Organization
(2001)Every environmental convention requires some form of reporting by its Contracting Parties. Reports can be periodic or can be used to provide information on special issues or unique events. For the Secretariats of these ... -
Fossil Fuel Abatement for Diesel-Based Power Systems: An Action to Meeting SDG 13 through Sustainable Electricity
(2019)This proposal is a concerted effort as a Contribution Action in achieving “SDG-Goal 13: Climate Action - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in ... -
Fostering Sustainable Soil Governance in Africa: Note by the Secretariat - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Eighteenth Session
(2022-07-15)Soil is the thin layer of organic and inorganic materials that covers the Earth’s rocky surface. The organic portion comprises plant and animal decayed remains, while the inorganic portion is made up of rock fragments. ...