Twelve consecutive months have met or exceeded the 1.5°C threshold. The past year also recorded the highest global average temperatures ever, with significant heatwaves in Europe and other regions.
Fragmentation from agriculture and roads significantly impacts tropical forests, reducing canopy height and biomass. This deep-reaching effect threatens biodiversity and carbon storage, highlighting the urgent need for…
Many Fairtrade certified farmers may struggle to meet the EU Organic Regulation's requirements. These regulations could create significant challenges for numerous groups and jeopardise the livelihoods of over 800,000…
The forests of Central Africa are at the centre of an increasingly urgent global environmental crisis. This ecosystem is severely threatened by deforestation, degradation and climate change. The OFAC Hybrid Forum brought…
In the quest to combat climate change, we often overlook some of the most powerful natural allies available: peatlands. These unique ecosystems, found across nearly every country world-wide, have been under the spotlight…
Early in May 2024, the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit, organised by the African Union (AU) and the Government of Kenya, took place in Nairobi. About 4,000 participants, including over 60 African heads of…
Women are particularly vulnerable to the changing climate, a new study shows. Climate change could significantly increase the amount of time women in households without running water spend collecting water.
Merely modest steps forward have been taken at the Bonn Climate Change Conference, according to UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. Non-governmental organisations criticise that the conference outcome is…
More than two million farmers and workers were organised in Fairtrade-certified producer organisations in 2022. They invested their Premium in improving production and farming practice, direct cash payments to top up…
Participants on the Policies against Hunger Conference agreed on peace as a precondition to eradicate hunger. They stressed the need to transform food systems and to develop more inclusive approaches, and they discussed…
UN Tourism has unveiled a pioneering digital self-assessment tool designed to progress tourism development in rural areas which is available for all rural destinations in UN Tourism Member States.
Large, threatened mammals such as great apes and forest elephants and other wildlife are better conserved in FSC-certified forests compared to non-certified ones.
The International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI) Digital Innovations for a Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project is set to enter its second phase. The new grant will enable expanded scope and collaboration and make…
Years of excessive use have resulted in severe depletion of Africa’s soils, reducing their capacity to produce optimal crop yields. At the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit African leaders demonstrated their…
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