Pesticides management is important for sustainable agriculture and green growth. Sound pesticides management and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in particular are widely acknowledged as important mechanisms to mitigate pre- and post-harvest losses and to achieve sustainable agricultural intensification.
This report shares the analysis on the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in Liberia based on the assessment conducted during July–September 2020. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing a project to contribute to data collection and analysis linked to COVID-19 to inform evidence-based programming in selected countries.
In the past decade, greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions, municipal waste generation, energy and material consumption, and water abstractions decreased, However, Belgium's performance remains insufficient to halt biodiversity loss and to alleviate the growing pressures of demographic development, urbanization and intensive agricultural practices.
Tourism brings economic development as well as cultural and social benefits, but its growth has also significantly increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, pressure on energy and water resources, and the creation of waste. This poses a threat to the environment and to Saint Lucia as a viable and desirable tourism product. This action plan is for policymakers, destination planners and managers, and private sector industry stakeholders. It explains how to make the accommodation value chain more sustainable, reducing the negative impacts of tourism, such as marine pollution and environmental degradation, and its high demands on natural resources.
This report showcases 13 projects covering eight fields, namely, biodiversity and ecosystem, clean energy, clean water, sustainable transportation, solid waste treatment, sustainable consumption and production, green buildings, and corporate social responsibility.
Cambodia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, with an average annual GDP growth rate of 7.7% between 1995 and 2018. The overall objective of this study is to develop an investment project proposal that can facilitate the deployment of electric motorcycles (EM) in Cambodia and contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions in the transport sector
This report first assesses emerging literature to define key concepts for recovery and introduces criteria to distinguish public policy actions aimed at promoting a green and long-term vision recovery. An analysis framework is then provided: The Green Growth Index to help governments find sustainable development gaps, using green growth dimensions, to formulate ex ante actions aligned with them that foster greater climate resilience from the local.
This study addresses the critical need for a private sector focused market assessment of plastics recycling in the Philippines. Reuse, refill and new delivery model aspects of a circular economy for plastics are evaluated, but the primary focus of the study is plastic recycling, where scalable private sector investment solutions are greatest.
This report focuses on the market assessment of plastics value chains and the recycling market in Thailand with the overall goal of identifying the opportunities and barriers for plastics circularity in the country.
This study addresses a critical need for a market assessment of the plastics value chain in Malaysia.