Land Resources
26 Jul 2012
World Food Day 2012 will focus on "Agricultural Cooperatives - Key to Feeding the World" at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). The World Food Day organizers have also released an informational brief on agricultural cooperatives. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/world-food-day-2/ ]
25 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 July 2012: The latest issue of Global Island Partnership’s (GLISPA) “Event Spotlight” features an event that was convened on 20 June 2012, on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), titled “Securing the island future we want: Enabling steps to achieving a green blue economy at regional scale.”
According to GLISPA, key messages emerging from the event included: for islands, issues of health, energy, land and oceans cannot be...
18 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 July 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the ninth issue of its quarterly Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin, which features stories on UNDP support to: enhance adaptive capacity in Asia-Pacific; strengthen climate early warning systems (EWS) across Africa; and enhance adaptation interventions in Sudan.
The Asia-Pacific spotlight includes stories on: integrated climate financing to increase farmer resilience to climate risks and reduce poverty in Mindanao, the Philippines...
11 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 June 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced three winners of its first “Land for Life Award,” highlighting community organizations that demonstrate tangible evidence of combating land degradation and promoting sustainable land management.
The UNCCD’s Land for Life Award winners, receiving a total of US$100,000, were announced at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The Award was launched at the 10th...
09 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2o June 2012: At the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Government of Brazil and the Secretariat of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) announced plans to share the US$102.6 million of Brazil’s Amazon Fund with the other seven ACTO member States (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela) to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
Preceding the announcement, the Foreign Relations Ministry’s (“Itamaraty”)...
