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South African indigenous community win environmental rights case over mining company

09 Dec 2018 News in Land and Agriculture

The Land in Numbers

… - are national security issues.2 • In 2008, more than 60 food riots occurred worldwide in 30 different countries, 10 … as vital natural capital, we can make a positive impact on food and water security while coping with a changing climate. … The most obvious services that land provides include the food we eat, the water we drink and the plant materials we …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… fight or flight. DeclInIng opTIons, global consequences FooD (In)securITy - FarmIng ourselves InTo exTIncTIon in 2008, food insecurity triggered riots in over 30 countries. But it … depend on rainfed agriculture that contribute to global food security. the livelihoods of over 2 billion people …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 2,300 scientists, working in the fields of agriculture, food, biodiversity and the environment, much of their work … is a global research partnership for a food secure future. The CGIAR aims to reduce rural poverty, improve food security, human health and nutrition and encourage more …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… and the Global Mechanism will, in particular, work on: Food Security Globally we face increasing demand for food and a growing productivity yield gap. In economic terms, … rural poor who depend directly upon the land for their food and income. Sustainable intensification of food
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… is likely to be the impacts on agriculture and thus food security, especially due to increased water shortage. … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/food-security … ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change so that food production is not threatened, while enabling economic …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers

… etc.). Due to accumulation of some toxics along food chains and in individuals even low environmental … in and around sensitive nature areas, a reduction of food waste and stimulating low-meat diets. Diets that require …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… (e.g. domestic heating and small industrial boilers); (e) Food industry; (f ) Iron and steel industry; (g) Handling and … sources Catalytic converters Thermal reactors E. Food industry 50. The food industry sector covers a wide range of VOC-emitting …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

… the only ozone-depleting substance directly connected to food security (production and post-harvest applications), and … (c) That the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations … of the International Plant Protection Convention of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, may …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Introduction to Ozone Depletion - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… aquatic plants) that form the basis of the world’s marine food chain. 3.2. Is the Ozone Hole human-made? Yes, …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere