Cooperation between Tajikistan and FAO has been ongoing since the country joined the Organization in 1995. FAO assistance was initially provided in the form of short-term emergency interventions to respond to a locust outbreak and also to help the country in its transition to stability after a spell of civil war. More recently, cooperation has shifted to a focus on rehabilitation and development interventions to build a sustainable agriculture sector and food and nutrition security.

La coopération avec la République démocratique du Congo remonte à 1978, année de l’ouverture du bureau de la FAO dans le pays. L’assistance s’est tournée vers l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, notamment l’appui à la formulation de politiques et stratégies pour le développement agricole et rural, la gestion des ressources naturelles et le renforcement de la résilience face au changement climatique.

This working paper reports the first successfully implemented field pilot study in the management strategy of arsenic in crop production and for sustainable environment.

The development of the Pillar 1 plan of action was initiated during the “Managing Living Soils” workshop held in Rome, Italy during December 2012. This workshop focused on the regional and national status, as well as challenges and priorities for sustainable soil management. This was followed by a Pillar 1 discussion session during the 2nd Global Soil Week held in Berlin, October 2013. The aim of the discussion was to decide on the structure of the plan of action and its main content.

Ce recueil d'initiatives rcentes de dveloppement durable dans le domaine de la gestion des terres et de l'agriculture a t labor comme document d'appui au Rapport de la Commission de travail examinant le volet Terres et agriculture pour les chapitres 10, 12 et 14 de l'Action 21. Ce rapport prsente un ensemble de 75 tudes de cas provenant de 45 pays et illustrant les diffrents aspects d'une amlioration de la gestion des terres et de l'agriculture et du dveloppement durable.

The Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (VGSSM) were adopted by the 4th GSP Plenary Assembly (Rome, 23 May 2016), approved by the 25th session of the FAO Committee on Agriculture (Rome, 28 September 2016) and finally endorsed by the 155th session of the FAO Council (Rome, 5 December 2016). These guidelines provide technical and policy recommendations on how sustainable soil management can be achieved. The successful implementation of these guidelines should pave the way to boosting soil health.

Lithuania became an official member of FAO in 1991, and FAO has since contributed more than €4.3 million to finance over 20 projects in the country. These initiatives centred on developing capacities in multiple sectors, including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock and the environment. In recent years, Lithuania has contributed to FAO’s activities in sustainable forest management by supporting the negotiations of the legally binding agreement on forests (LBA) in Europe.

Ce mois-ci, nous célèbrerons, le 22 mars, la journée mondiale de l’eau. Le thème retenu pour cette année est: l’eau pour les villes: répondre au défi urbain. Dans ce numéro, nous vous proposerons une analyse des grands défis auxquels sont confrontées les ressources en eau, en raison de l’accélération des migrations et nous évoquerons une solution possible pour une meilleure utilisation de ces ressources. Nous aurons également le plaisir d’accueillir une nouvelle secrétaire exécutive pour la Commission des ressources génétiques pour l’agriculture.

Настоящее Техническое руководство разработано в дополнение к Кодексу поведения ФАО для ответственного рыболовства (Кодекс). Кодекс и многие международные соглашения и конференции подчеркивают выгоды и необходимость принятия экосистемного подхода к рыболовству и экосистемного подхода к аквакультуре путем тщательной разработки соответствующих правил и принципов.

The Elements to Facilitate Domestic Implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for Different Subsectors of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture aim to assist governments considering developing, adapting or implementing access and benefit-sharing measures to take into account the importance of genetic resources for food and agriculture, their special role in food security and the distinctive features of their different subsectors, while complying, as applicable, with international instruments.

Цель Элементов содействия осуществлению на национальном уровне доступа и распределения выгод для различных субсекторов генетических ресурсов для производства продовольствия и ведения сельского хозяйства состоит в том, чтобы помочь правительствам, рассматривающим возможность разработки, адаптации либо осуществления мер обеспечения доступа и распределения выгод, учесть важность генетических ресурсов для производства продовольствия и ведения сельского хозяйства, их особую роль в обеспечении продовольственной безопасности и отличительные особенности их различных субсекторов, а также, в соответс