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The report finds that, depending on the conservation scenario, doubling the amount of conserved land and national waters could require an additional USD 20 billion to 45 billion a year. In more than half of the conservation areas identified “the economic benefits from ecotourism and sustainable fishing alone could outweigh these costs by at least three times”. Doubling the amount of…

New approaches and solutions are needed to address worsening food loss and waste, the UN Secretary-General has said, in a message marking the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction. Last year, the UN General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day, recognizing the fundamental role that sustainable food production plays in…

WASHINGTON — Artificially low food prices that distort markets contribute to the 30% of food that is currently wasted and lost around the world, according to a new report from the World Bank. The report, “Addressing Food Loss and Waste: A Global Problem with Local Solutions,” notes that both producers and consumers avoid paying for the true cost of the environmental impact of agriculture…

Launched on the fifth anniversary of the SDGs' adoption, the report shares how data are being used for better decisions and to improve lives. The report highlights five key lessons: good data takes time; progress depends on people; politics drives technical change; values count; and systems not silos. The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data launched a report on…

The State of the Climate in Africa 2019, report provides a snapshot of climate trends, observed high-impact events and associated risks and impacts on key sensitive sectors in Africa. The report also draws lessons on existing gaps in climate change action. DROUGHT AFFECTS LARGE PARTS OF AFRICA. Drought is the natural hazard with perhaps the most widespread significance in Africa…

Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to argue that “social media changes people’s political behaviour”. Four pressure points are identified and analysed in detail: the attention economy; choice architectures; algorithmic content curation; and mis/disinformation. Policy implications are outlined in detail. This report is the second…