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Community Organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Acronym
FAO
United Nations Agency

Focal point

Javier Molina Cruz
Phone number
+390657051

Location

Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153
Rome
Italy
Working languages
Arabic
Chinese
English
Spanish
French

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.

Members:

Naomi Kenney
Ilario Rea
Ana Paula De Lao
Marianna Bicchieri
Valerio Tranchida
Dubravka Bojic
Margret Vidar
Brad Paterson
Carolina Cenerini
VG Tenure
Stefanie Neno
Julien Custot
Francesca Gianfelici
Giulio DiStefano
Renata Mirulla
Gerard Ciparisse
Jeff Tschirley
Marieaude Even
Richard Eberlin
Yannick Fiedler
Rumyana Tonchovska
Ann-Kristin Rothe
Sally Bunning
Imma Subirats

Resources

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海洋

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013

联合国挑战徽章训练手册的目的旨在提高认识和教育、最重 要的是鼓励年轻人改变他们的行为并成为改变当地社区的积 极推动者。挑战徽章训练手册适合在学校班级和青少年团体 中使用并获得世界女童子军协会和世界童子军运动组织的认 可。手册包括广泛的活动且提供很容易由教师或领队进行调 整的想法。其他可用的或正在开发的一系列有关其他主题的 挑战徽章训练手册,包括:农业、生物多样性、气候变化、 能源、森林、管理、饥饿、营养、土壤和水。 海洋挑战徽章训练手册旨在帮助教育孩子和青少年海洋在支 持地球生命中扮演的重要角色。本挑战徽章训练探讨人们怎 样居住、探索和使用海岸、海洋和海洋产品,描述这对于海 洋环境的影响并提供个人能采取怎样的行动帮助使这一密切 关系变得更加可持续。

Bioenergy and Biofuels

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Brazil

Bioenergy accounted for roughly ten percent of the world total primary energy supply in 2009. Most of this is consumed in developing countries, where between two and three billion people rely on solid biomass (wood, charcoal, agricultural residues and animal waste) for cooking and heating, often in open fireplaces or traditional cook stoves. Biomass refers to non-fossil material of biological origin, such as energy crops, agricultural and forestry wastes and by-products, manure or microbial biomass.

Respeto del consentimiento libre, previo e informado

Reports & Research
November, 2013
Guatemala
Cameroon
Australia
Colombia
Suriname
Guyana
Ecuador
Togo
Africa

La reglamentación inapropiada en la adquisición de tierras se ha convertido en un problema grave, sobre todo en África subsahariana y Asia sudoriental, donde amenaza la seguridad alimentaria, los medios de vida locales y la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales y ha provocado conflictos por la tierra y abusos contra los derechos humanos. Los grupos sociales marginados están particularmente amenazados, especialmente los pueblos indígenas, otros propietarios consuetudinarios, las mujeres, los miembros de castas inferiores y las minorías étnicas.