Through nuclear techniques, contributes to biodiversity while supporting countries to reach their strategic objectives towards food security, sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services.
Natural Resources and the Environment
50 billion tons: enough to build a wall 27 metres wide and high around planet Earth - sand must be recognised as a strategic resource and its use needs to be rethought, finds a new report by .
Phayvieng Vongkhamheng was born at the end of the Laotian wet monsoon season in 1984. From a young age, Mr. Vongkhamheng had the impression that village life and wilderness intermingled symbiotically. Mr. Vongkhamheng is now the Assistant Project Manager for the . With support, the project has been promoting sustainable land and forest management in dry forest ecosystems and protection of critical wildlife habitats with its biodiversity.
Biological diversity resources are the pillars upon which we build civilizations. Fish provide 20% of animal protein to feed about 3 billion people. Over 80% of the human diet is provided by plants and 80% of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on plantâ€based medicines. This International Day of Biological Diversity (22 May) highlights biodiversity as the answer to several sustainable development challenges. Biodiversity is the foundation to build back better from climate, health, food, and water security to sustainable livelihoods.
For centuries, bees along with other pollinators, enable the production of an abundance of a wider variety and better quality of fruits, nuts and seeds, contributing to food security and nutrition. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity. This year, for World Bee Day (20 May), calls to celebrate the diversity of bees and beekeeping systems in a .
Argan Oil is widely famous for its culinary and cosmetic use. The Argania, a tree from Morocco, and its fruits support income generation -specially for rural women-, increases resilience, improves climate adaptation, and keeps a valuable cultural heritage. This year’s observance of the International Day of Argania aims to highlight the role of Argania in reinforcing resilient communities, adapting to climate change and empowering rural women. Resilience helps communities and ecosystems overcome hardships, build endurance to climate stress and find local solutions for sustainable development.
The 15th of the takes place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May 2022. Leaders from around the world meet to drive progress in the future sustainable management of one of our most precious commodities: land. Drought, land restoration, and related enablers such as land rights, gender equality and youth empowerment are among the top items in the conference agenda.
Sir David Attenborough is the recipient of the for his dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy for the protection of nature and its restoration.
There are about 100 billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy, according to NASA. But other than Earth, few, if any, have the conditions necessary to support human life. It’s taken billions of years of transformation for Earth to reach conditions that are just right, including a stable climate that is not too cold and not too hot. Its magical features include liquid water and an atmosphere full of oxygen that allow our complex biosphere to flourish. A home looks different from one culture and geographic location to another, but we all share the same ocean, air and climate.
To honour and commemorate the impact of the late Kenyan environmentalist, who championed forest issues across the globe, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012. Maathai was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace in 2004. Her legacy lives on with the CPF Wangari Maathai Forest Champions.
Replacing more of the plastic things we use every day with wood-based products from sustainably managed forests can help combat climate change and achieve the SDGs. reminds us how vital it is to consume and produce wood in a more environmentally friendly way for the planet and its inhabitants. Let’s protect this easily renewable resource with a sustainable management of forests. Choose sustainable wood for people and the planet.
For millions of people across the world, wood helps provide safe drinking water, food and shelter - but wood can do much more and is a renewable resource when forests are managed sustainably. Join in celebrating the International Day of Forests on 21 March and choose sustainable wood for people and the planet.
calls for nominations for the Champions of the Earth Award - the UN’s highest environmental honour - to recognize outstanding leaders their transformative impact on the environment.
Forests are essential for planetary health and human well-being. They provide people with goods, as well as help combat climate change and protect ecosystems. Even though deforestation is slowing, “each year we still degrade and destroy some 10 million hectares of forestâ€, reports UN Chief, António Guterres. For this year’s International Day of Forest (21 March), choose wood from legal and sustainable sources to help reduce deforestation while providing people with jobs and renewable materials. to know how forest-based innovations can contribute to a sustainable lifestyle.
In recognition of Covid-19’s world-altering effects,, and the, implemented by , made a call for proposals to support communities dependent on wildlife-based tourism. Grants and the projects they’ve facilitated, have been working to build resilience in communities in wildlife-rich areas and support the continued protection of threatened wildlife in their remaining strongholds despite pandemic hardships.