Topic: UN Food and Agriculture Organization

Allegations of fund leakages notwithstanding, the MGNREGA scheme has improved access to financial services for farmers and holds a great scope for...

Fears of Looming Food Shortage

There are fears of a looming food shortage in Burundi after heavy rains damaged two successive harvests, say officials.. . "More than half of the...
A seminar on "Agostinho Neto's sustainable environment thought" will be held on Thursday, in Catete village, Luanda Province, ANGOP has learnt.....
Healthy seas and coasts would pay healthy dividends in a green economy, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme...

Cleaner oceans would boost world economy

Cleaner and better-managed seas and coasts would help boost economic growth and reduce poverty and pollution, a United Nations Environment ...

UN Issues Global Deforestation Report

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released a new study of global forests, noting a net loss of 72.9 million hectares...

World deforestation rate 'accelerating': UN

The world's deforestation rate has accelerated to 6.4 million hectares a year, a new UN survey showed on Wednesday, but Asia showed net gains in forest land-use largely due to extensive planting in China.The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation ...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization released a new report suggesting that global food prices should continue to rise in coming...

UN urges cities to protect their trees

The United Nations urged the world's cities on Monday to protect their trees, saying they can ease fallout from natural disasters and can help a metropolis mitigate the effects of climate change."Good practices in urban and peri-urban forestry can contribute ...

Dollars and Sense: 5 Outrageous U.S. Spending Habits

(iStockphoto). . Have you ever watched a television show like MTV Cribs or any of the Real Housewives series and started to do the math? Have you...