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Report from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Download the report Background This report presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA). It complements other global assessments prepared under the auspices of the Commission on…...
Jorge Borrego, Premier Secrétaire Général adjoint de l’Union pour la Méditerranée, chargé de l’énergie et l’action pour le climat, nous livre ici les tenants et les aboutissants d’un développement durable de la zone méditerranéenne, dans le contexte de changements climatiques…...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has core focus on food security and nutrition. Eradicating hunger and malnutrition has been recognized as a complex phenomenon, with different manifestations depending on regional, country and local contexts. The identification of emerging issues…...
Significance Using 21st century climate model projections we show that for many crop-producing regions, average precipitation will change by more than the long-term natural variability, even under a low-emission scenario. However, emissions compatible with the Paris Agreement can significantly reduce…...
Highlights Forest management in the Mediterranean basin is challenging in a warming world. Scientific studies provide evidence on the short-term benefits of management. The implications of management for long-term resilience have been seldom assessed. Management for short-term benefits frequently has…...
Abstract Atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment alters seawater carbonate chemistry, thus threatening calcifying organisms such as corals. Coral populations at carbon dioxide vents are natural acidification experiments that mimic organism responses to seawater pH values projected for 2100. Even if demographic…...