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Mohammad Aminul Islam & Muhammad Asaduzzaman Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development for which the environment is recognised as an important actor. It is estimated that the annual AMR attributed death toll will reach 10 mill

Business , Featured , Food , Sustainable Development / 12/11/2017

Organic label suffers setback in US, as big agri-business takes over

Francis Thicke The organic food movement suffered a major setback recently, when the US National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted in favour of allowing hydroponically-grown products to receive the “organic” label. This decision should not have come as a surprise to those who have watched th

Food , Sustainable Development / 12/10/2017

Assam youth are netting healthy incomes from fish seeds

Abdul Mannan Taking advantage of the plentiful water bodies in Assam state of India, the production and supply of fertilized fish eggs has emerged as a promising and sustainable livelihood for unemployed youth in rural Assam Gohainpukhuri village in Narayanpur administrative block of Lakhimpur distr

Energy , Food , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 11/21/2017

New fish smoking ovens launched in Asia

Technology pioneered by FAO boosts incomes, provides better food and protects health The traditional method of fish-smoking in this small fishing community in eastern Sri Lanka sees women spending many hours tending to fish laid out on mesh over smoking coals. Health hazards from smoke inhalation

Climate , Energy , Food , Water / 11/11/2017

New initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors announced at COP 23

New commitments and initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors were announced, at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, under the auspices of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action to help implement the Paris Agreement. The Marrakech Partnership ai

Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Videos / 11/09/2017

Mangroves vanishing: Is COP 23 listening?

Despite being the fastest disappearing forest ecosystems world wide, the vanishing of mangrove forest ecosystems has not received much public attention, nor in climate talks. According to a 2014 report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), mangroves are being destroyed at a rate that is

Aid , Business , Food , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/16/2017

Rabobank and UN Environment create new billion-dollar facility for sustainable agriculture

The Facility aims to finance sustainable land use, help achieve the Paris Climate Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals and aims to provide grants, de-risking instruments and credit to clients involved in sustainable agricultural production Rabobank and UN Environment announced the creation of a

Data & Reports , Featured , Food , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/12/2017

Hunger a ‘Serious’ problem in India, more acute than even Nepal and Bangladesh

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017 is just out. India ranks 100th among 119 developing countries. The country has been given a score of 31.4 score in the index and that puts it at a high end ‘Serious’ zone. Even North Korea with 93 rank and Iraq at 78th place fare better than India. A [&hell

Aid , Biodiversity , Environment , Food , Sustainable Development / 10/10/2017

FAO seeks to shift African, Caribbean and Pacific countries from wildmeat to alternative sources of food

A €45 million multi-partner programme launched by FAO intends to halt unsustainable wildlife hunting, conserve their natural heritage and strengthen people’s livelihoods and food security. Funded by the European Commission, the seven-year programme is an initiative of the African Caribbean a

Food , Forests , Governance , Sustainable Development / 09/24/2017

Niyamgiri tribe revive wild harvests after Vedanta victory, India

Abhijit Mohanty Judicious use of wild uncultivated foods and revival of indigenous crops are helping the Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri to boost food security beyond their successful campaign against mining giant Vedanta The Dongria Kondhs of Odisha, one of India’s vulnerable tribal groups, have

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