Tag Archives: UNEP

Ten Commandments in Our Nutrient World

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Friday marks the annual observance of World Water Day, during which issues around freshwater management come to the forefront. One of the major threats to the quality of freshwater resources is pollution from the land. In the past 50 years, … Continue reading →

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A World of Waste

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Food loss and waste has been a hot topic the past couple of weeks. A new report by the UK-based Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not, estimates that 30-50% of all food produced is wasted in harvesting, storage, … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Cropland for Biodiversity Conservation

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

While last week the Landscapes Blog paid particular attention to the part a productive landscape plays in maintaining ecosystem services, this week actually marks the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Bonn, Germany. … Continue reading →

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Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, or NBSAPs, are national-level instruments for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. As part of the Convention, signatory countries are required develop a national strategy for biodiversity conservation applicable to all sectors that impact biodiversity. … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Future Famines

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

In an event yesterday, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) released the report Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Foundation of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems. Launched at Rio+20, the report challenges the business as usual methods for growing … Continue reading →

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Managing Water in Agroecosystems for Multiple Services

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

The reliance upon water for the many services ecosystems provide, forms the basis for a recent report published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).  Releasing the Pressure: Water Resource Efficiencies and Gains for Ecosystem Services,  produced by researchers at … Continue reading →

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Shifting a Sustainable Development Paradigm

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative co-organizers the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) gear up for the United Nations Convention on Sustainable Development Rio+20.  This upcoming meeting is an important one … Continue reading →

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Managing for Ecosystems in Africa

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Ecosystem management has been defined by the United Nations Environment Programme as “an approach to natural resource management that focuses on sustaining ecosystems to meet both ecological and human needs in the future … integrating social, environmental and economic perspectives to … Continue reading →

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How to Feed 9 Billion People in 2050

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

By Ibrahim Thiaw, Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya It is very likely that by 2050 the planet’s population will have passed 9 billion people. The question we are all asking is … Continue reading →

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