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Economic and social development Regional Overview of Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean. Towards healthier food environments that address all forms of malnutrition. Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO, PAHO, WFP and UNICEF Year of publication: 2020 Place of publication: Santiago, Chile Other Entities Involved: OPS, WFP, UNICEF Pages: 136 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-132446-2 Author: FAO, RAHO, WFP, UNICEF By Country/Territory: Latin America and the Caribbean Serial Title: Regional Overview of Food Insecurity, Latin America and the Caribbean ; 12 doi: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca6979en Agrovoc: food security; famine; malnutrition; poverty; food supply; right to food; food production; food consumption; food policies; Latin America; Caribbean Abstract: Latin America and the Caribbean managed to reduce the number of undernourished by 20 million compared to the year 2000. However, 2018 marks the fourth consecutive year in which hunger shows a continuous increases. Moderate or severe food insecurity in Latin America increased considerably. This increase caused more than 32 million people to join the almost 155 million who lived in food insecurity in the Region in 2014-2016. The Region has shown significant progress in reducing child malnutrition and it is significantly distant and below the global prevalence of malnutrition in girls and boys. However, malnutrition due to excessive weight in the Region is one of the highest in the world and it continues to increase. This year, the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean focuses on food environments and describes some of the main policies that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are developing to face the different forms of malnutrition. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO, PAHO, WFP and UNICEF. 2019. Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020. Santiago. Legislative approaches to sustainable agriculture and natural resources governante Type of publication: Book Author: Gobena, A. Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2020 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 698 p. Serial Title: FAO Legislative Studies ; 114 ISBN: 978-92-5-132450-9 doi: https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8728en Agrovoc: Agricultural sector; Sustainable agriculture; Natural resources; Sustainable development; Governance; Rights based approaches; Legislation. Abstract: This book encompasses a broad range of natural resource sectors, with discrete chapters on water, land, forestry, fisheries, mining, petroleum and
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