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On 11 May 2012, the Committee on World Food Security endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. The Guidelines are intended to contribute to global and national efforts towards the eradication of hunger and poverty by promoting secure tenure rights and equitable access to land, fisheries and…

Responsible governance of tenure promotes and supports the progressive realization of the right to adequate food, which is one of the objectives of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT; hereafter the Guidelines). The Guidelines also aim to foster sustainable social and economic development,…

Today all nations are concerned about the phenomenon of desertification. Policies, strategies, projects and programmes have been formulated and implemented at both world and country level. At the same time, the role of forests and trees in land use should become more important in order to restore degraded land, support agriculture, strengthen food security, safeguard water…

The Family Farming Knowledge Platform gathers digitized quality information on family farming from all over the world; including national laws and regulations, public policies, best practices, relevant data and statistics, researches, articles and publications. It provides a single access point for international, regional and national information related to family farming issues;…

A super El Niño weather system is causing extreme weather in many parts of the world, including drought and flooding. The poorest and most vulnerable people are being hit hardest, leaving millions facing water shortages, hunger and disease this year. El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that occurs every few years. It happens due to a heating up of the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean…

What are the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)? In December 2011 in Durban, the parties to the Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) committed to create a new international climate agreement by 2015, which would enter into force in 2020. In 2013, the parties decided that every country would submit an 'Intended Nationally Determined…