Search Results - "United Nations Environment Programme"

Scenarios and sustainability transformation by Ozkaynak, B., Pinter, L., Vuuren, Detlef P. van, Bizikova, L., Christensen, V., Floerke, M., Kok, M., Lucas, P., Mangalagiu, D., Alkemade, R., Patterson, T., Shilling, J., Swanson, D., Bassi, A., Feldmann, F., Jager, J., Ochola, W., Qu, W., Ramakrishna, K., Ringler, Claudia, Ertor, P., Pervushina, N.

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Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in Asia CCAFS Workshop Report by Sheinkman, Michael, McKinley, J, Adaro, C., Bandyopadhyay, S., Panda, A

“…A regional workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies was organized by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in collaboration with the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) research program for Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS), with financial support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Participants from thirteen (13) Asian countries attended the workshop, which consisted of two days of presentations on technical, organizational, and financial aspects of CSA technologies in Metro Manila, Philippines and a field visit to the IRRI campus in Los Baños, Philippines to view the development and testing of CSA technologies.…”
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Livelihood implications of in situ conservation strategies of wild fruit tree species in Uzbekistan by Gotor, Elisabetta, Caracciolo, Francesco, Elias, Marlène, Trincia, C.

“…Throughout 2006 and 2011, Bioversity International has been promoting the conservation and use of plant genetic diversity in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF).After 2013, an impact assessment study was carried out to examine whether the tangible benefits of the Bioversity International project were transferred at the household level, with specific emphasis on Uzbekistan, selected for the country relevance in terms of household characteristics and area covered by the project.In particular, the assessment focused on the effects of the interventions in the activity areas involving the enhancement of use and consumption of target fruits, as well as of their marketing value, to improve household food security and wellbeing.…”
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Using the One Health approach to prevent and manage zoonotic diseases by Bett, Bernard K.

“…A new research-based report published jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) provides an overview of how COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases emerge and spread. …”
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Recommendations for specific breeds and species for conservation by management and preferred techniques by Adeniji, K.O.

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Drivers by Levy, Marc A., Morel, Alexandra C, Adamo, Susana B., Barr, Jane, McMullen, Catherine P., Dietz, Thomas, Lopez-Carr, David, Rosa, Eugene A, Crawford, Alec, Desombre, Elizabeth R., Gluschankoff, Matthew, Goulias, Konstadinos, Jabbour, Jason, Kim, Yeonjoo, Laborde Debucquet, David, Rosa Moreno, Ana, Msangi, Siwa, Paterson, Matthew, Punsalmaa, Batimaa, Tomalty, Ray, Townsend, Craig, Dhakal, Shobhakar

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CGIAR's Accreditation to UNEA: Strengthening Science for Global Environmental Policy by Edward-Uwadiale, Regina

“…Accreditation also enables deeper collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other partners, positioning CGIAR to advance integrated solutions that align agricultural development goals with global environmental targets. …”
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Baseline Survey Report:IV. Hanku, Jumla. Integrating traditional crop genetic diversity into technology: Using a biodiversity portfolio against unpredictable environmental change i... by Palikhey, E., Sthapit, S.R., Gautam, S., Gauchan, D., Bhandari, B., Joshi, B.K., Sthapit, B.R.

“…The Local Crop Project is being implemented from 2014 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and is executed in Nepal by Bioversity International, National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (NAGRC) within the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) and the Department of Agriculture (DoA). …”
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Modelación de la Accesibilidad en ArcView 3: Una extensión para calcular el tiempo de viaje y obtener información sobre captación de mercados by Farrow, Andrew, Nelson, A.

“…CIAT donors generously funded the development of Accessibility Analyst, in particular, the Ecoregional Fund to Support Methodological Initiatives (managed by the International Service for National Agricultural Research); Environmental Economics and Indicators Unit of the World Bank; and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme.…”
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Baseline survey report: III. Chhipra, Humla. Integrating traditional crop genetic diversity into technology: Using a biodiversity portfolio against unpredictable environmental chan... by Parajuli, A., Subedi, A., Adhikari, A.R., Sthapit, S.R., Joshi, B.K., Gauchan, D., Sthapit, B.R.

“…The Local Crop Project is being implemented from 2014 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and is executed in Nepal by Bioversity International, National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (NAGRC) within the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) and the Department of Agriculture (DoA). …”
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¿Qué es la biotecnología?

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The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project by Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L.L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R.P., Alhusseini, Tamera I., Bedford, Felicity E., Bennett, Dominic J., Peri, Pablo Luis, Purvis, Andy

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Conservation of fruit tree diversity in Central Asia: policy options and challenges by Lapeña, I., Turdieva, M.K., López Noriega, Isabel, Ayad, W.G., Bioversity International

“…From 2005 to 2010, the United Nations environment Programme (UNEP) with the Global environmental Fund (GEF) supported a project coordinated by Bioversity International to understand “In situ/on-farm Conservation and Use of Agricultural Biodiversity in Central Asia”. …”
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Implications of trends in land use change for livestock systems evolution in East Africa: lessons from the LUCID project by Olson, J.

“…We would also like to acknowledge the financial support to LUCID of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Global Environment Facility.…”
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Estrategia de conservación y uso sostenible del maíz silvestre de Guatemala by Echeverría, José Luis, Morales, Rolbin, Azurdia Pérez, César

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Evaluation design for the environmental and natural resource management project in Malawi by Coen, Thomas, Mamun, Arif, Ringler, Claudia, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Velyvis, Kristen, Xie, Hua, Powell, Helen, Brecher-Haimson, Jeremy, Dumitrescu, Anca, Sloan, Matt

“…Mechanical removal of weeds and dredging of sediment around dams and in head ponds should dramatically improve water flow in the short term, but longer term solutions likely entail engaging upstream communities in improved agricultural and environmental practices that focus on preventing environmental degradation, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff (United Nations Environment Programme 2013). Economic poverty, population density, and a lack of suitable agricultural land, especially in the Shire River catchment area, have prompted households to cultivate in fragile areas, on steep slopes, and along river banks, creating a challenge for households to change land management practices. …”
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Global progress on adaptation implementation by Leiter, Timo, Njuguna, Lucy, Singh, Chandni

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Climate change impacts in Bhutan: challenges and opportunities for the agricultural sector by Parker, Louis, Guerten, Nora, Nguyen, Than Thi, Rinzin, Chimi, Tashi, Dawa, Wangchuk, Dorji, Bajgai, Yadunath, Subedi, Kiran, Phuntsho, Loday, Thinley, Namgay, Chhogyel, Ngawang, Gyalmo, Tasho, Katwal, Tirtha B., Zangpo, Tshelthrim, Acharya, Sagar, Pradhan, Sangita, Penjor, Sonam

“…A joint study by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF), funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), was undertaken to assess the impacts of climate change on five key crops (i.e. rice, maize, potato, chili and tomato) and three diversification crops (i.e. quinoa, kiwi and cardamom). …”
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National Biosafety Framework for Tanzania: Regulatory regime on genetically modified organisms by Mugurusi, K., Mwinjaka, S.

“…The Office of the Vice President of Tanzania, in collaboration with national stakeholders and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has developed a National Biosafety Framework (NBF) for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. …”
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Calendario 2024 Leyendas guatemaltecas sobre el origen del maíz

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