This report is intended for development practitioners, extensionists and leaders or pioneers in farming communities, to inform them about the experiences and initiatives of farming communities in conservation agriculture in Santa Catarina State, Brazil.

Indigenous peoples’ organizations, the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC) led successfully a consultation and mobilization process for the San to be recognized as the indigenous peoples of the Okavango Delta during its inscription of the delta as a Natural World Heritage Site.

This study aims to: contribute to global and regional gender-climate policy data; enrich regional and national information to better target assistance to countries, their stakeholders and supporters; and inform more robust gender-responsive policymaking, knowledge and action at greater scales.

Indigenous communities continue to face marginalization and exclusion from vital resources and opportunities, leading to alarming rates of poverty and malnutrition, particularly among women and young people.

This paper aims to identify key strategic priorities for food and agriculture in the region for the next ten years, and how FAO can best support countries in addressing these priorities in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This paper summarises the salient conclusions of the three STAP studies and draws lessons and recommendations for Global Environment Facility(GEF) in further developing its strategic approach to the Land Degradation Focal Area(LD FA) and guiding future investments in sustainable land management (SLM) in order to address gaps in the scientific knowledge and areas where investments will achieve greatest global environmental benefit.

The aim of this study is simply to take stock of the existing knowledge that could be useful in the formulation of adaptation strategies geared at improving the resilience of the rural communities in southern Africa, who depend heavily on agriculture for their livelihood.

While developing profitable organizations that contribute to inclusive development, providing empowerment opportunities also for women and youth, family farming cooperatives are also committed to community wellbeing and environmental sustainability, having a positive impact over society and the planet.

This paper focuses on how FAO provides ways for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, using a systems-based approach to tackle the complex challenges, FAO is working to accelerate innovation, technology, data, governance, and institutions to transform today’s agri-food systems for tomorrow’s world.

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping cattle. A group of Maasai women have turned to producing honey from beehives in the forest to generate additional income. This has enabled them to pay for their children’s education, buy more livestock and is helping to regenerate the forest around their hives.