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On the 10th of September, FuF and LSU, two Swedish civil society organizations, co-hosted the seminar “Youth and Agenda 2030” with the aim to involve young people in the movement for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs.
The 16th of October is World Food Day. It is the day to celebrate the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the day to highlight continuing work for improved food security and nutrition worldwide.
Big up to all the instagrammers! We are starting our first Instagram contest! Are you growing your own beans, lentils or peas? Are you doing research about pulses in Sweden or abroad? Or do you just love to cook and eat them? Whatever your relation to pulses is, we invite you to share your best shot in our Instagram contest!
Restoring and protecting forests in watersheds close to cities can help to balance water flows, contributing to flood control and securing supply of cleaner water.
Indigenous and local communities, particularly in forest areas, are increasingly affected by environmental degradation and deforestation, which is often the result of unsustainable land use and global demand for commodities and mineral resources.
This is a summary of a SIANI seminar about the impact of coffee certification on livelihoods and sustainable farming practices
A new research project will study how participatory forest monitoring can be a viable option to achieve long-term forest conservation goals by including animal species in the scope of forest conservation schemes.
Dr. Segenet Kelemu, Director General of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) was one of the keynote speakers in the "Zero Hunger in a Changing Climate" Sida Development Talk, co-organised by SIANI and SEI.
I den paneldiskussion som följde dagens presentationer konstaterades att det finns behov av ökat samarbete mellan olika svenska aktörer i genomförande av utvecklingsprojekt i ett samarbetsland. Det är också viktigt och självklart att involvera den mottagande parten i planeringen av projektet, dels för att förankra ägarskapet men också för att få ett lyckat resultat.