Download documents, research papers and reports to gain an in-depth understanding of the critical issues linked with the present and future of food and to learn how to engage the public in taking an active role in building a more just society.
   

Comunicating Sustainability (8 files)

Communicating Sustainability
How to produce effective public campaigns
by Lucy Shea, Futerra, in co-operation with Solange Montillaud-Joyel, UNEP.
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Ethical Communication
The European NGOs Code of Conduct on Messages and Images,best practices and challenges
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Strategic Communication
for Sustainable Development. A conceptual overview
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Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit
UNESCO - Education for Sustainable Development in Action Learning & Training Tools N°1
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Promoting Sustainable Behavior
A guide to successful communication
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Environmental Communication
Applying Communication Tools Towards Sustainable Development
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Summer School 2012, Background documentation
Change Lab: Engaging local society in sustainable development
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Food Security Communications Toolkit
Communications toolkit  prepared in the context of the EC-FAO Programme on “Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security.”
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Food Issues (25 files)

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    Judy Adoko – Prawo do ziemi
Rozmowa z Judy Adoko, ugandyjską działaczką organizacji LEMU, której głównym celem jest obrona prawa do ziemi i przeciwdziałanie jej zawłaszczaniu.
Judy Adoko przekonuje, że właściwie egzekwowane prawo zwyczajowe chroni interesy drobnych rolników (przede wszystkim kobiet i dzieci) lepiej niż tytuł własności, forsowany przez międzynarodowe instytucje i niektóre organizacje pozarządowe.
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Jak uniknąć globalnego kryzysu żywnościowego jutra
Jakie kroki powinna podjąć Unia Europejska, żeby przezwyciężyć nadchodzący kryzys systemu żywnościowego? Przedstawione propozycje obejmują ograniczenie spekulacji towarami rolnymi, zmianę polityki w zakresie biopaliw, która sprzyja przejmowaniu ziemi w krajach Południa, wsparcie dla drobnych rolników,bardziej energiczną walkę ze zmianami klimatu.
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The state of the world fisheries and aquaculture 2012
Main statistics and trends in world fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization.
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The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009
High food prices and the food crisis – experiences and lessons learned.
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The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture - 2011
Summary of the SOLAW report on the growing issues of land and water for crops. The report examines the kinds of production responses needed to meet the growing demands.
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Agricultural Biodiversity Is Essential for a Sustainable Improvement in Food and Nutrition Security
Scientific article that explores the role of agricultural biodiversity as an essential component of a more secure food supply.
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Teaching agrobiodiversity: a curriculum guide for higher education
A curriculum guide for the inclusion of agrobiodiversity in higher education programmes.
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Agricultura Familiar e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional na CPLP
Resumo dos resultados da consulta electrónica “Fórum sobre Agricultura Familiar e Segurança Alimentar na CPLP” organizada pelo Fórum Global sobre Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional.
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Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security
Stakeholder Perspectives on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Caderno ‘Segurança Alimentar’
Contribuição para a reflexão no Fórum Social Mundial.
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Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use in the U.S. -- the first 16 years
Scientific article presents the results of the analisys of 16 years of intensive use of GMO crops on the amounts of pesticide used in the USA
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The State of Food Insecurity
Economic growth is necessary but not sufficient to accelerate reduction of hunger and malnutrition
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Rio+20: the future we want and food security
This article mainly focuses on one of the 7 priorities of Rio+20 negotiations, that is, food security and sustainable agriculture.

Tes_Rio_20.pdf 253.79 kB
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  The scaling up of agroecology: spreading the hope for food sovereignty and resiliency
A contribution to discussions at Rio+20 on issues at the interface of hunger, agriculture, environment and social justice (www.agroeco.org/socla)

Rio20.pdf 1.95 MB
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(BIO)FUELING INJUSTICE?
Europe’s responsibility to counter climate change without provoking land grabbing and compounding food insecurity in Africa. The EuropAfrica 2011 Monitoring Report on EU Policy Coherence for Food Security
Executive summary and recommendations
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  Agriculture at a Crossroads
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development
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  Least Developed countries series
Sustainable agriculture and food security in LDCs
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  Urgent Actions Needed to Prevent Recurring Food Crises
Shenggen Fan, Maximo Torero, and Derek Headey
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INNOVATIONS IN ACTION: Nourishing People and the Planet
WorldWatch Institute
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THE STATE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE Closing the gender gap for development
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Difesa fitosanitaria e sicurezza alimentare
La difesa sanitaria può contribuire a contenere la riduzione della produzione di derrate alimentari
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Agricoltori e filiera corta
Profili giuridici e dinamiche socio-economiche
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Il degrado della risorsa suolo, quale futuro per l’agricoltura e per l’ambiente?
Il suolo svolge funzioni ambientali fondamentali che riguardano l’agricoltura
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Sfamare un mondo di nove miliardi di persone
Le sfide per una zootecnia sostenibile
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Sistemi ortofrutticoli sostenibili
L'implementazione di proven technology, le coltivazioni in ambienti estremi e il miglioramento genetico
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