The Philippines --- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing for the full implementation of a forest conservation strategy to help reduce climate change impacts in the country. DENR’s Forest Management Bureau, in cooperation with the German Government’s Environment Ministry, is working together for the implementation of...
The Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation Office celebrated two milestones yesterday at the Climate Change compound yesterday. The DEPC officially launched its National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan 2016-2030 and the opening of the new DEPC office. The Acting Director of DEPC, Mr Reedly Tari said that it was a...
Thailand’s Deputy Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasaia of the Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives (seventh from left) and Dr. Matthias Bickel, Director of Better Rice Initiative Asia and ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Thailand’s Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives (MoAC) recently received representatives from Better Rice Initiative Asia and...
Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) Bangkok is now offering training courses in a wide array of sectoral focus. Next in line are: Environmental Fiscal Reform, NAMA, Managing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Tendering and Evaluation of Renewable Energy Power Plants. Please see below for more details and help us get...
This issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to-date data and information to a wide range of readers – policy-makers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed all those interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. As always, the scope is global and the...
OBJECTIVE Providing advice to BMZ on CBD issues Providng advice to BMZ on biodiversity portfolio development Advancing selected CBD issues Mainstreaming biodiversity in other fields of development cooperation Expanding capacity development services PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION The purpose of the Sector Programme is to support the implementation of the CBD Strategic Plan. To that end, it advises the...
Cebu, PHILIPPINES – Representatives of ASEAN Member States (AMS) have gathered on 21–23 March 2017 in Cebu, Philippines to share their experiences on the provision of climate information services (CIS) in their respective countries, and generate actionable learnings and regional collaboration on its effective use in ASEAN agriculture. Dr. Margaret...
Mr. Thai Van Thiep, Researcher at the Center for Agricultural Policy at IPSARD, presents the analysis of the impacts of the NAIPP on the rice and livestock sector. (Photo credit Imelda Bacudo) HANOI, Vietnam – Stakeholders in Vietnam agree, agricultural insurance has proven to be an effective solution to support...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank Land and Poverty Conference 2017 convened under the theme, ‘Responsible Land Governance—Towards an Evidence-Based Approach,’ from 20-24 March in Washington DC, US. The event addressed, among other issues, the role of land rights for poverty reduction and sustainable development. Participants highlighted the fundamental importance...
