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Humanity at a crossroads Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the Convention. GBO-5 provides global summary of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity…

The study investigated youth employment challenge and rural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study employed panel data analysis for 54 independent African countries from 2010 to 2017. The results suggest that youth employment (rural and urban) to population ratio, 15+ , has a great positive influence on rural transformation in African countries. However, results also suggest that an…

Opportunities for employment, or the lack of them, have long been a central interest of African governments, young people, and their families. Youth employment[1] is also currently the subject of considerable policy, research, and practitioner interest. The “youth employment” crisis now features centrally in most discussions about labor markets and public policy in sub-Saharan Africa.[2] The…

This paper presents a methodological framework for assessing the extent to which youth unemployment can be addressed through employment creation in industries without smokestacks in individual countries, as well as the skill gaps in the youth population that need to be addressed for this potential to be reached. There are two components to the method: (i) estimating skill demand, and (ii)…

“The aspirations of young people are essential to their human capital investment, educational choices and labour market outcomes.” Poverty, despair and precariousness are commonly understood to deprive young people of significant opportunities, experiences and even freedom. The effects of poverty can extend beyond economic opportunities and deprive young people of their aspirations and…

This collection of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices was compiled as part of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) funded project ‘Scaling up SLM practices by smallholder farmers: working with agricultural extension services to identify, assess and disseminate SLM practices’ implemented by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern,…