La FAO y Transparency International piden una mejor gobernanza.Apuntando a una de las cuestiones centrales que afectan a la agricultura y la seguridad alimentaria a nivel mundial, las conclusiones de la FAO y TI en más de 61 países indican que una gobernanza débil incrementa la posibilidad de corrupción en la tenencia y administración de la tierra, al tiempo que intensifica el impacto de la presión sobre su uso.

FAO and Transparency International release working paper, call for improved governance. Striking at one of the core issues affecting agriculture and food security worldwide, the findings of FAO and TI in more than 61 countries show that weak governance has increased the likelihood of corruption in land tenure and administration, and is intensifying the impact of pressures on land use.

More attention to forest foods and services can improve food security in poor nations. According to the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), of which FAO is an active member, forests can play an even greater role in feeding the world and helping farmers cope with climate change, but their potential to do so is not being fully realized.

Tokyo, August 29, 2011 – Greenpeace today called on the Japan’s incoming Prime Minister to delay the September 1st opening of schools in Fukushima City, after a Greenpeace radiation monitoring team found dose rates exceeding international safety standards (1). The international environmental organisation also described the government’s announcement of new “basic decontamination plan” for the greater Fukushima area as deplorably late and inadequate.

FAO urges tea-producing countries to push domestic consumption of beverage

Millions risk hunger in Sahel

The World Health Organization is pledging its support to the One Million Safe Schools and Hospitals Campaign launched yesterday in Manila.

Credit-based system improves livelihoods

FAO publishes key findings of global forest resources assessment