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The Book of the month Guidelines for the prevention, eradication and containment of Xylella fastidiosa in olive-growing areas
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Type of publication: Book Author(s): Luigi Catalano, Shoki Al-Dobai, Donato Boscia, Giovanni P. Martelli Publishing house: FAO Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Cairo Pages: 66 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-109361-0 Agrovoc: Xylella fastidiosa; Guidelines; Olives; Pathogens; Plant diseases; Plant disease control; Plant protection. SDG (Sustainable Development Goal): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; Abstract: These guidelines are published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
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Nations (FAO) in response to the new and emerging threat of the olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) caused by the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa. The disease poses an imminent threat to the entire Mediterranean basin, where 95 percent of the world’s olive trees are grown. The guidelines: (i) provide detailed information on the disease, its symptoms and vectors, outlining specific strategies for the implementation of a contingency programme, including biological and chemical control, nutrition management and best cultural practice; (ii) target the national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), technical officers, olive-tree growers and other crucial stakeholders, who will play an integral role in the implementation of the national and regional contingency programmes; (iii) represent a useful simplified tool that provides growers and field advisors with the technical information needed to assist them in defining specific measures for preventing the introduction and spread of the disease in their growing areas. The guidelines are based on: (i) the Xylella fastidiosa Pest Risk Assessment conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA, 2015); (ii) the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/789; (iii) articles published by Italian scientists; (iv) the national action plan elaborated by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAAF) comprising the technical guidelines for the containment of the spread of X. fastidiosa spp. pauca strain CoDiRO (complesso del disseccamento rapido dell’olivo, the former name of OQDS); (v) the containment of OQDS by the phytosanitary service of the Apulian region of south-east Italy. All these documents concern preventive measures on the introduction, spread and control of X. fastidiosa. Download file Required citation: Catalano, L., Shoki, A.-D., Boscia, D., Martelli, G.P., 2019. Guidelines for the prevention, eradication and containment of Xylella fastidiosa in olive-growing areas. [Series.] Cairo, FAO.
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Tutto Bio 2018: l’annuario del biologico
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A cura di Rosa Maria Bertino, Achille Mingozzi, Emanuele Mingozzi 978-88-942336-1-2 Edito da: Bio Bank, 2018 312 p.
Agrovoc: Biodynamic agriculture; Certification; Farming Systems; Organic farming; Organic products; Statistical analysis Il biologico ha in sé la spinta all’innovazione, come dimostrano le 10 storie di questa edizione per il tema dell’anno Innovazione made in bio. A volte è innovativa l’dea di prodotto, a volte è innovativo il processo per realizzarlo, a volte entrambi. Una conferma che nel cuore del made in Italy c’è il made in bio. Censite 11.000 attività bio in Italia tra ristoranti, agriturismi, vendita diretta e negozi, fino alle profumerie. All’interno la vantaggiosa Bio bank card per ottenere lo sconto del 10% presso 656 attività convenzionate. La vetrina dei prodotti, che prosegue e si amplia online nella sezione Prodotti su www.biobank.it, è sempre cartina di tornasole dei trend emergenti. Trionfa il cibo italiano, con materie prime italiane o di regioni d’Italia o di territori vocati lungo lo Stivale, creando e costruendo filiere biodedicate.
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Emergono con forza i legumi come prezioso ingrediente assolutamente trasversale in tutte le categorie: pasta, zuppe, cous cous, burger, snack, chips e persino biscotti. I legumi interpretano infatti alla perfezione i nuovi stili alimentari che privilegiano le proteine vegetali, il senza glutine, le qualità funzionali del cibo. Non si ferma l’onda lunga del superfood.
Tutto bio 2018 : l’annuario del biologico / a cura di Rosa Maria Bertino, Achille Mingozzi, Emanuele Mingozzi . 24a ed. - Forlì : Bio Bank, 2018. - 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Libraries are key institutions for achieving the Goals. Over the last few years, IFLA has been actively involved with the creation of the UN 2030 Agenda, advocating for the inclusion of access to information, safeguarding of cultural heritage, universal literacy, and access to information and communication technologies (ICT) in the framework. In August 2015, after more than three years of negotiations and intense involvement from many stakeholders, including IFLA, the Member States of the United Nations agreed to a final version of the post-2015 Development Agenda – now known as the 2030 Agenda. This Agenda was adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at a historic UN Summit. In the UN 2030 Agenda, access to information has been recognised as a target under Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels: “Target 16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.” (Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) Culture (target 11.4) and ICT (targets 5b, 9c, 17.8) have also been included in the SDGs. “Half of the world’s population lacks access to information online. In our knowledge society, libraries provide access and opportunity for all.” (Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development)
IFLA’s consistent position is that access to information is essential in achieving the SDGs, and that libraries are not only key partners for governments but are already contributing to progress towards the achievement of the 17 Goals. For this reason, IFLA launched the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) in 2016, a new capacity-building programme designed to promote and support the role libraries can play in the planning and implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The objectives of the IAP are to: •
Raise the level of awareness on the SDGs of library workers at community, national and regional levels, and to promote the important role libraries can play in development by contributing to the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;
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Increase the participation of library associations and public library representatives in advocacy work at national and regional levels to secure sustainable public access to information through library services and programmes.
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And, universal literacy is recognised in the vision for the UN 2030 Agenda. “We envision…a world with universal literacy.” (Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) The International Advocacy Programme (IAP)
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The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a total of 169 Targets spanning economic, environmental and social development. They lay out a plan for all countries to engage actively in making our world better for its people, with no-one left behind.
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ATEF HAMDY BOOK COLLECTION The books that make up the “Hatef Hamdy Book Collection”, displayed in the Library of the CIHEAM Bari, are available for consultation subject to the authorization of the CIHEAM Bari Management or of the library staff, who cannot authorize the reproduction, even partial. Interactions of desertification and climate Type of publication: Book Author(s): Williams, Martin A.J., Balling Jr, Robert C. Editor(s): WMO; UNEP Publisher: Arnold Year of publication: 1981 Place of publication: London Pages: 270 p. ISBN: 0-340-63217-8 Abstract: Desertfication - defined for the purposes of this book as “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors including climatic variations and human activities” - is now a direct threat to over 250 million people around the world, and an indirect threat to a further 750 million people. In the last 25 years, desertification has become increasingly apparent in the dry sub-humid regions of the world, where average annual rainfall ranges from 750 to 1500mm, and where the majority of the human inhabitants of the drylands now live. Two leading scientists, jointly commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization, have produced a referenced report on current knowledge of the interactions of desertification and climate in the drylands (excluding hyper-arid regions) of the world. They conclude by making a series of recommendations for future dryland management strategy. Agrovoc: Cliamate change adaptation; Climatic change; Desertification; Environmental policies; Land degradation. Cite this publication as: Williams, Martin A.J., Balling Jr, Robert C., 1981. Interactions of desertification and climate. London, Arnold. Realistic planning for arid lands : natural resource limitations to agricultural development Type of publication: Book Author(s): Matlock, W. Gerald. Publisher: Harwood Academic Year of publication: 1981 Place of publication: New York Pages: 261 p. ISBN: 3-7186-0051-X Serial Title: Advances in desert and arid land technology and development ; vol. 2 Abstract: Part 1 of this book indicates the seriousness of development problems in arid lands, exmines their problems and their agricultural development, reviews past actions (and inactions) and discusses major causes of current problem of land degradation and its effects in developing countries. Part 2 examines elements of agricultural development starting with a description of arid lands agricultural production systems followed by a discussion of natural resources, problems and limitations to the use of modern technology and ends with an analysis of agricultural policy. Part 3 presents a strategy and planning methodology for agricultural development in areas subject to drought and aridity. Agrovoc: Economics; Development and social sciences; Land use planning; Arid zone; Agricultural development;
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Natural resources Cite this publication as: Matlock, W.G., 1981. Realistic planning for arid lands : natural resource limitations to agricultural development. New York, Harwood Academic. Food security, biological diversity and intellectual property rights Type of publication: Book Author(s): Muriel Lightbourne Publisher: Ashgate Place of publication: Farnham Year of publication: 2009 Pages: 308 p. ISBN: 978-0754676119 Serial Title: Intellectual Property, Theory, Culture Abstract: This volume advances the claim that the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 is the only existing international agreement with the potential to promote food security, conservation of biodiversity and equity. However, for germplasm-rich countries, national interests come into conflict with the global interest. This work shows that the pursuit of national interests is counterproductive when it comes to maintaining genetic resources, food-security and rent-seeking and that optimally, the coverage of the FAO Treaty should be widened to apply to all crops. Agrovoc: Food security; Biodiversity; Biological resources; Food safety; Plant genetic resources. Cite this publication as: Lightbourne, M., 2009. Food security, biological diversity and intellectual property rights. Farnham, Ashgate.
Trace’89 : procedings of the third international congress on trace elements in health and disease at Adana (Turkey) March 31-April 8, 1989 Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Güneş T. Yüreğir, Orkide Donma, Levent Kayrin Publisher: Cukurova University Publishing Company Year of publication: 1991 Place of publication: Adana Pages: 634 p. ISBN: 975-487-000-4 Agrovoc:Trace elements; Elements; Nutrients; Biochemical compounds. Cite this publication as: Yüreğir, G.T., Donma, O., Kayrin, L., 1991. Trace’89 : procedings of the third international congress on trace elements in health and disease. Adana, Cukurova University.
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Water reuse : problems and solutions Type of publication: Book Author(s): Robert B. Dean, Ebba Lund Publisher: Academic Press Year of publication: 1981 Place of publication: London Pages: 264 p. ISBN: 0-12-208080-7 Abstract: Rapid population growth, along with drought, water-intensive energy development, climate change conditions, and a number of other factors all place stress on world water supplies. In many countries throughout the world, water reuse has proved to be an effective and safe means to help satisfy growing water demands and offset scarcity. This book provides the latest information on water reuse applications with a focus on urban areas. It examines numerous new and alternative methods for sustainable water supplies. Agrovoc: Water conservation; Water quality; Water reuse; Recycling; Wastewater. Cite this publication as: Dean, R.B., Lund, E., 1981. Water reuse : problems and solutions. London, Academic Press.
Climatic fluctuations and water management Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Mahmoud A Abu-Zeid, Asit K Biswas Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Year of publication: 1992 Place of publication: London Pages: 356 p. ISBN: 0-7506-1320-3 Abstract: Analyzing the impact of past climatic fluctuations, outlines how the expected changes in rainfall and temperature patterns occasioned by the ongoing human alteration of the atmosphere may affect the planning, design, operation, and management of water resources projects. Specialists from Egypt, India, Europe, Japan, and other parts of the world report on what has already happened; what has been, or is being, done about it; and what further measures may be possible and necessary. The 31 papers were selected from those presented at an international seminar in Cairo, December 1989. Agrovoc: Climatic change; Climatic factors; Natural phenomena; Project management; Water management; Water resources. Cite this publication as: Abu-Zeid, M.A., Biswas, A.K., 1992. Climatic fluctuations and water management. London, Butterworth-Heinemann.
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Water resources: environmental planning, management, and development Type of publication: Book Author(s): Asit K. Biswas Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year of publication: 1997 Place of publication: New York Pages: 741 p. ISBN: 0-07-005483-5 Abstract: Discover how you can balance water development and environmental responsibility. Current estimates indicate that the global demand for water will have increased sevenfold during the course of the present century. How can we minimize the potentially adverse environmental and social impacts of the crucial large-scale water development projects required to meet this overwhelming need? This sweeping reference offers water resource and environmental professionals crucial, cutting-edge answers, emphasizing how it is possible to initiate large-scale water development projects that are both sustainable and environmentally responsible. Featuring contributions by internationally renowned experts from nine countries, this timely guide: Uniquely integrates water resource management and environmental and social impact issues; Presents the latest concepts and data on waterlogging and salinity, sedimentation, land use, eutrophication, fisheries, and aquatic weeds; Provides essential information on water quality management, modeling and monitoring, and wastewater reuse; Details important economic, social, and institutional issues. Designed for water scientists, managers, specialists, and planners, as well as for engineers, economists, environmental, this is a comprehensive guide to dealing effectively with one of our most challenging global dilemmas. Agrovoc: Water resources; Water management; Water supply; Environmental management; Wastewater treatment. Cite this publication as: Biswas, A.K., 1997. Water resources: environmental planning, management, and development. New York, McGraw-Hill.
Water, the world’s common heritage. Proceedings of the First World Water Symposium, Marrakesh, Morocco, 21-22 March 1997 Type of publication: Book Editor(s): M. Ait-Kadi, Aly M. Shady, András Szöllösi-Nagy Publisher: Kidlington, Oxford, UK ; New York : Elsevier Science. Year of publication: 1997 Place of publication: Oxford ; New York Pages: 208 p. ISBN: 0-08-042031-1 Abstract: The First World Water Forum, hosted by King Hassan II of Morocco and organized by the World Water Council, brought together water professionals, academics, diplomats, economists and engineers to review the problems of water supply and scarcity from a global viewpoint. The Forum acted as a starting point for further thinking about water policy. Agrovoc: Water resources; Water management; Water supply; Environmental management; Natural resources; Water availability. Cite this publication as: Ait-Kadi, M., Shady, A.M., Szöllösi-Nagy, A., 1997. Water, the world’s common heritage. Proceedings of the First World Water Symposium, Marrakesh, Morocco, 21-22 March 1997. New York, Elsevier Science.
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Type of publication: Book Author(s): Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff Publisher: William Andrew Publishing Year of publication: 1996 Place of publication: Norwich, NY Pages: 245 ISBN: 81-203-1883-8
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Abstract: This book examines the practices used or considered for biological treatment of water/waste-water and hazardous wastes. The technologies described involve conventional treatment processes, their variations, as well as future technologies found in current research. The book is intended for those seeking an overview to the biotechnological aspects of pollution engineering, and covers the major topics in this field. The book is divided into five major sections and references are provided for
Agrovoc: Wastewater; Water pollution; Water management; Waste management; Pollutants. Cite this publication as: Cheremisinoff, N.P., 1996. Biotechnology for waste and wastewater treatment. Norwich (NY), William Andrew Publishing. Last oasis: facing water scarcity Type of publication: Book Author(s): Sandra Postel Publisher: W.W. Norton Year of publication: 1992 Place of publication: New York Pages: 239 p. ISBN: 0-393-31744-7 Serial Title: The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series Abstract: As we approach the 21st century, we are entering a new era-an era of water scarcity. We have taken for granted seemingly endless supplies of water flowing from reservoirs, wells, and diversion projects; access to water has been key to food security, industrialization, and the growth of cities. In Last Oasis, author Sandra Postel explains that decades of profligacy and mismanagement of the world’s water resources have produced signs of shortages and environmental destruction. She writes with authority and clarity of the limits-ecological, economic, and political-of this vital natural resource. She explores the potential for conflict over water between nations, and between urban and rural residents. And she offers a sensible way out of such struggles. Last Oasis makes clear that the technologies and know-how exist to increase the productivity of very liter of water. But citizens must first understand the issues and insist on policies, laws, and institutions that promote the sustainable use of water. Agrovoc: Natural resources; Water resources; Water management; Water scarcity; Environmental protection. Cite this publication as: Postel, S., 1992. Last oasis: facing water scarcity. New York, W.W. Norton.
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International waters of the Middle East : from Euphrates-Tigris to Nile Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Asit K. Biswas Publisher: Oxford University press Year of publication: 1994 Place of publication: Oxford Pages: 221 p. ISBN: 0-19-563557-4 Serial Title: Water resources management series ; 2 Abstract: Effective water management in the Middle East is not only necessary for socio-economic development, it is increasingly becoming a matter of war and peace. This book is based on the papers specially commissioned for the Middle East Water Forum, held in Cairo in February 1993. It covers the three major river basins and addresses the difficulties unique to the region’s countries. Topics include the historical background to the politics surrounding the Nile’s water, problems inherent in international river management, the strategic and political problems surrounding the Jordan River, developments in the Nile basin and how water distribution can be more equitable, and recent developments in international water management. The book will appeal to students, policy makers, and professionals concerned with water resources planning and management. Agrovoc: Natural resources; Water resources; Middle East; Socioeconomic development; Watersheds; Water management; Environmental protection. Cite this publication as: Biswas, A.K., 1994. International waters of the Middle East : from Euphrates-Tigris to Nile. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Pillar of sand : can the irrigation miracle last? Type of publication: Book Author(s): Sandra Postel Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. Year of publication: 1999 Place of publication: London Pages: 313 p. ISBN: 0-393-31937-7 Serial Title: Worldwatch environmental alert series Abstract: For 6,000 years, irrigation has ranked among the most powerful tools of human advancement. The story of settled agriculture, the growth of cities, and the rise of early empires is, to no small degree, a story of controlling water to make the land more prosperous and habitable. Pillar of Sand examines the history, challenges, and pitfalls of irrigated agriculture - from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to twentiethcentury India and the United States. By unmasking the risks faced by irrigation-based societies - including water scarcity, soil salinization, and conflicts over rivers - water specialist Sandra Postel connects the lessons of the past with the challenge of making irrigation thrive into the twenty-first century and beyond. Protecting rivers and vital ecosystems as the world aims to feed 8 billion people will require a doubling of water productivity getting twice as much benefit from each gallon removed from rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Pillar of Sand points the way toward managing the growing competition for scarce water. And it lays out a strategy for correcting a startling flaw of the modern irrigation age - its failure to better the lives of the majority of the world’s poorest farmers. Agrovoc: Irrigation; Irigation sources; Maditerranean region; Natural resources; Irrigation water. Cite this publication as: Postel, S., 1999. Pillar of sand : can the irrigation miracle last? London, W.W. Norton & Co..
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Pillar of sand : can the irrigation miracle last? / Sandra Postel. - New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Co., [1999]. - XV, 313 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.. - (Worldwatch environmental alert series). National water master plans for developing countries Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Asit K. Biswas, César Herrara Toledo, Héctor Garduño Velasco, Cecilia Tortajada Quiroz Publisher: Oxford University Press Year of publication: 1997 Place of publication: Delhi Pages: 288 p. ISBN: 0-19-564366-6 Serial Title: Water Resources Management series ; 6 Abstract: Water is increasingly becoming a very scarce resource in most of the developing world, and new sources of water are becoming increasingly difficult to develop because of technological, economic, and environmental reasons. Since future development of these countries depends on ensuring that an adequate quantity and quality of water is available for various uses, efficient planning of water resources at a national level has become an urgent necessity. This book analyzes national water master plans from India, Egypt, Mexico, and Nepal, and also reviews the World Bank experience in this area. Specific conclusions and recommendations are drawn from all the case studies. Agrovoc: Natural resources; Water resources; Developing countries; Socioeconomic development; Water management; Environmental protection. Cite this publication as: Biswas, A.K., Herrara Toledo, C., Garduño Velasco, H., Tortajada Quiroz, C., 1997. National water master plans for developing countries. Delhi, Oxford University Press. Agricultural growth for the poor: an agenda for development Type of publication: Book Publisher: World Bank Year of publication: 2005 Place of publication: Washington Pages: 197 p. ISBN: 0-8213-6067-1 Serial Title: Directions in development Abstract: The majority of the world’s poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Despite the strong linkages between broad-based agricultural growth and poverty reduction, international support to agriculture sharply declined from the late 1980s. The need to raise agriculture’s prominence in the development agenda have never been greater. This book seeks to articulate the World Bank’s Rural Strategy on agriculture to the wider development community. It provides decision makers with the rationale for supporting agriculture by presenting the lessons learned on the policies, institutions, and priority investments that can sustain pro-poor agricultural growth. Agrovoc: Agricultural policies; Agricultural systems; Developing countries; Investment policies; Rural poverty; Agricultural development. Cite this publication as: World Bank. 2005. Agricultural growth for the poor: an agenda for development. Washington DC., 197 pp.
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Water quality monitoring : a practical guide to design and implementation of quality studies and monitoring programmes Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Jamie Bartram and Richard Ballance Publisher: Taylor & Francis Year of publication: 1996 Place of publication: New York Pages: 383 ISBN: 0-419-21730-4 Abstract: Freshwater is a finite resource as essential to agriculture and industry as it is to basic human existence. Water quality monitoring is a fundamental tool in the management of freshwater resources, and this book comprehensively explores the entire monitoring operation. This essential work: highlights the impact of human activity on water resources - both surface and groundwater; provides a general protocol for the design and implementation of a monitoring programme; provides detailed sampling and analytical methods; explains the detection and monitoring of trends in the water environment. This book provides a sound basis for designing and implementing water quality monitoring programmes and studies of the impact of human activities on water bodies. It brings together information on proven methods and thus will be useful for anyone concerned with water quality monitoring a scientific, managerial or engineering background, including field staff. An overview of the principles underlying hydrological, chemical, biological and sediment measurements together with their importance and relevance to water quality monitoring is also included. This important text is the outcome of a collaborative programme of activity between UNEP and WHO, with inputs from WMO and UNESCO, and draws on the international standards of the International Organization for Standardisation. Agrovoc: Natural resources; Water resources; Water quality; Developing countries; Socioeconomic development; Water management; Environmental protection. Cite this publication as: Bartram, J., Ballance, R., 1996. Water quality monitoring : a practical guide to design and implementation of quality studies and monitoring programmes. New York, Taylor & Francis. Irrigation principles and practices Type of publication: Book Author(s): Vaughn E. Hansen, Orson W. Israelsen, Glen E. Stringham Publisher: John Wiley Sons Year of publication: 1950 Place of publication: New York Pages: 430 p. ISBN: 0-471-08449-2 Abstract: Effective irrigation practices can improve yields and quality, minimize water use, and protect natural resources. This unit introduces students to the basic concepts, tools, and skills used to deliver water efficiently and effectively on both a field and garden scale. Students will learn about the role of irrigation water in agriculture, the movement and cycling of water in agricultural systems, and the environmental factors that influence the type, frequency, and duration of irrigation. A lecture and demonstrations introduce the resources and essential skills needed to determine the proper timing and volume of irrigation, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Through exercises and problem solving, students will practice calculating water budgets used to develop irrigation schedules and determine total water volume needs per unit of time. The latter calculations will help the student define needed irrigation delivery systems. Agrovoc: Irrigation sources; Irrigation water; Natural resources; Irrigation methods; Water resources.
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Cite this publication as: Hansen, V.E., Israelsen, O.W., Stringham, G.E., 1950. Irrigation principles and practices. New York, John Wiley Sons. Frontiers in urban water management : deadlock or hope Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Cedo Maksimovic and JosÊ Alberto Tejada-Guibert Publisher: IWA Publishing Year of publication: 2001 Place of publication: London Pages: 416 p. ISBN: 1-900222-76-0 Abstract: Frontiers in Urban Water Management presents the state-of-the art in urban water management at the beginning of the 21st century. The book marks the end of the fifth phase of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme in this field by bringing together major scientific and professional players to address critical and topical issues in water management. This team of leading world experts investigate themes such as the challenges of urban water management, infrastructure integration issues, and emerging paradigms in water supply and sanitation. Key issues are investigated from the hydrological, technical and managerial points of view, incorporating both social and economic realities. Specific reference is also made to solutions for developing countries. With a view to the future, conclusions from past experiences are highlighted, new pathways are explored and future developments are suggested. Agrovoc: Natural resources; Water resources; Water management; Urban areas; Water supply; Hygiene. Cite this publication as: Maksimovic, C., Tejada-Guibert, J.A., 2001. Frontiers in urban water management : deadlock or hope. London, IWA Publishing. BioEconomy Challenges for Portugal Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Luso-American Development Foundation Publisher: F.L.A.D. Year of publication: 2008 Place of publication: Lisboa Pages: 239 p. ISBN: 978-972-8654-38-2 Abstract: Portugal does not have a bioeconomy strategy, but it is developing a longterm development model that first took shape in the Green Growth Commitment that was adopted in 2014, and was led by the Portuguese Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy with over 100 organisations that participated in a significant consultation process (Governo de Portugal 2015). Green economy principles (resource efficiency, reusing, recycling) and reducing carbon and material intensity are key elements of the Green Growth Commitment. Contrary to other strategies, it does have quantifiable targets in relation to carbon emissions, material intensity, condition of water bodies, use of waste in the economy, biodiversity conservation and natural capital accounting. Reducing the risk of soil degradation is a specific target for the agricultural and forest sectors. When it comes to using biomass, it provides no guidance on how resource efficiency will be achieved (e.g. cascade use, hierarchy of uses and biomass fractionation, etc.). Social issues are not directly addressed although it emphasises public participation through a green coalition that a consultative body open to civil society representatives. Research and innovation is one of the catalysers for green growth, along with green tax reform, public procurement, access to funding, and social awareness and participation. Research and development priorities are cross-sectoral, focusing on developing and upscaling technological and
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business model eco-innovations. The Green Growth Commitment does not identify links with the digital economy or with nanotechnologies. Agrovoc: Bioeconomy; Economic systems; Sociology; Social sciences; Portugal. Cite this publication as: Luso-American Development Foundation. 2008. BioEconomy challenges for Portugal. Lisboa, 239 p. Irrigation with reclaimed municipal wastewater : a guidance manual Type of publication: Book Editor(s): G. Stuart Pettygrove, Takashi Asano Publisher: Lewis Publishers Year of publication: 1985 Place of publication: Chelsea Pages: 518 p. ISBN: 0-87371-061-4 Abstract: Irrigation with Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater-A Guidance Manual is for use in the planning, design, and operation of agricultural and landscape irrigation systems using reclaimed municipal wastewater. It is written for civil and sanitary engineers, agricultural engineers, and agricultural extension workers and consultants. The manual is also useful as a reference for public works officials, municipal wastewater treatment plant operators, and students at colleges and universities. Several chapters were written specifically for California readers, but much of the Guidance Manual is applicable to arid and semi-arid environments outside of California. The emphasis in this manual is on the beneficial use of reclame wastewater for agricultural and landscape irrigation. In this respect, it differs from publications such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Process Design Manual-Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater. For example, the Guidance Manual emphasizes irrigation for the purpose of optimizing crop production; therefore, it includes detailed instruction in the calculation of crop water requirements. Furthermore, the benefits and limitations of using reclaimed municipal wastewater for agricultural and landscape irrigation are discussed, as are other topics of special interest, including water management for salinity and sodicity control, and economic and legal aspects of reclaimed wastewater irrigation. This Guidance Manual is a result of the cooperative effort among the University of California, the California State Water Resources Control Board, and other agencies and consultants, and represents the collective effort of 27 authors and several staff members over a period of two and a half years. The Guidance Manual has been reviewed by the peer reviewers whose names appear in the acknowledgment section of the Manual. Agrovoc: Wastewater irrigation; Agricultural wastewater; Water resources; Water management; Urban areas; Hygiene; Irrigation systems. Cite this publication as: Stuart Pettygrove, G., Asano, T., 1985. Irrigation with reclaimed municipal wastewater : a guidance manual. Chelsea, MI, Lewis Publishers.
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Managing water resources : methods and tools for a systems approach Type of publication: Book Author(s): Slobodan P. Simonovic Editor(s): UNESCO Publisher: Earthscan Year of publication: 2009 Place of publication: Paris Pages: 640 p. ISBN: 978-1-84407-553-9 Abstract: Water resources management is increasingly interdisciplinary and must take into account complex socioeconomic factors and environmental variables. This book describes the ‘systems approach’ and its application to contemporary water resources management, focusing on three main sets of tools: simulation, optimization and multi-objective analysis. This approach is presented within the context of sustainable planning and development under conditions of uncertainty. Managing Water Resources: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach introduces system dynamic simulation as a tool for integrated modelling and contains coverage of the use of fuzzy sets for incorporating objective and subjective uncertainties. The book combines theory with many practical examples, as well as including programs and exercises on an accompanying CD-ROM. It comprises both an advanced text for students of water resources and civil or environmental engineering and a practical guide for professionals. Published jointly with UNESCO and International Hydrological Programme. Agrovoc: Water resources; Water management; Irrigation systems; Environmental conditions; Irrigation methods. Cite this publication as: Simonovic, S.P., 2009. Managing water resources : methods and tools for a systems approach. Paris, UNESCO. Water for sustainable development in the 21st century : a global perspective Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Asit K. Biswas Publisher: Oxford University Press Year of publication: 1993 Place of publication: Oxford Pages: 273 p. ISBN: 0-19-563302-4 Serial Title: Water Resources Management Series Abstract: Many arid and semi-arid countries are feeling water crisis already at present, and the problem will become more serious in the 21st century. Global water consumption will increase, 10-fold during this century, and the increasing trend will continue well into the 21st century. This Presidential Address to the International Water Reserves Association discusses the reasons for the water crisis, and the major water issues of the 21st century. Among those issues are water conservation and efficient use of water, water pricing and cost recovery, social and environmental considerations, institutional responses to better management, management of international water bodies and proper analytical frameworks. Agrovoc: Arid zones; Water resources; Water quality; Water management; Sustainable development; Water conservation. Cite this publication as: Biswas, A.K., 1993. Water for sustainable development in the 21st century : a global perspective. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
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Water resources management under drought or water shortage conditions : proceedings of the EWRA 95 Symposium, Nicosia, Cyprus, 14-18 March 1995 Type of publication: Book Editor(s): Nicos Xeni Tsiourtis Publisher: A.A. Balkema Year of publication: 1995 Place of publication: Brookfield Pages: 311 p. ISBN: 90-5410-534-8 Abstract: This work presents recent scientific and technological achievements in the areas of water resources management in the Mediterranean under drought or water shortage conditions. Economic, technical, environmental and social issues are considered. Topics: Drought in the Mediterranean; Drought mitigation measures; Advanced technologies for saving water; Non-conventional water to face water shortage; Water resources management under risk conditions; Author index. Agrovoc: Water resources; Water supply; Hydraulic engineering; Drought; Water management. Cite this publication as: Tsiourtis, N.X., 1995. Water resources management under drought or water shortage conditions : proceedings of the EWRA 95 Symposium, Nicosia, Cyprus, 14-18 March 1995. Brookfield, A.A. Balkema.
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E-agriculture in action: Blockchain for agriculture. Challenges and opportunities. Type of publication: Book Author(s): Sylvester Gerard Publisher: FAO and ITU Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Bangkok, Thailand Other Entities Involved: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Pages: 66 ISBN: 978-92-5-131227-8 (FAO)
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Agrovoc: New technology; Information technology; Information exchange; Data management; Data processing; Agricultural sector; Asia and the Pacific; Food traceability; Product traceability. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 05. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; 06. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all; 08. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; 01. End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Abstract: The growth of ICT in the last decade has provided many opportunities to overcome some of the challenges faced by the agriculture sector. Recent developments such as the increase in the use of mobile-broadband access devices, the Internet of things (IoT), drones, smart networks, capacity for big data analytics, and artificial intelligence have provided agriculture stakeholders with some key tools and technologies to improve production and marketing processes, for example, in agriculture and allied fields. One of the most discussed technologies of late is Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT); Blockchain is one implementaiton of DLTs. This publication aims to demystify the technology, provide some thoughts on the opportunities and challenges in implementing blockchain-based systems as well as document some case studies on the use of blockchain for agriculture. Download file Cite this publication as: Gerard, S., 2019. E-agriculture in action: Blockchain for agriculture. Challenges and opportunities. Bangkok, FAO and ITU.
Guidelines on irrigation investment projects Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 125 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-131131-8 Agrovoc: Irrigation schemes; Investment; Guidelines. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture;
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Abstract: Irrigation has been and will continue to be a priority in agricultural and rural investments. Development of the irrigation sector faces multiple challenges, including water scarcity and degradation, competition over shared resources and the impact of climate change. Innovations that address these challenges, as well as emerging needs, and promote productive, equitable and sustainable water management are needed. These Guidelines on Irrigation Investment Projects, produced by an inter-agency team, highlight experiences and lessons learned from global irrigation investment operations. They introduce innovative approaches, tools and references, and provide practical guidance on how to incorporate or apply them at each stage of the investment project cycle. These Guidelines will be a useful resource for national and international professionals involved in irrigation investment operations. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO. 2018. Guidelines on irrigation investment projects. Rome.122 pp.
FAO Repository Library reviews: Animal production and health Tackling antimicrobial use and resistance in pig production: lessons learned in Denmark Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Other Entities Involved: Denmark Ministry of Environment and Food - Danish Veterinary and Food Administration Pages: 55 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-131221-6 Agrovoc: Swine; Animal production; Antimicrobial agents; Drug resistance; Consumer protection; Monitoring techniques; Denmark. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 03. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; Abstract: This report describes a campaign to limit the use of antimicrobials – specifically antibiotics – in the Danish swine-producing sector. It is a testimony of the collaboration between the regulatory sector within the Ministry of Environment and Food (and its agriculture-focused precursors), private veterinary practitioners and swine producers (large and small), to tackle the unsustainable overuse of antibiotics in the industry, and is a retrospective tribute to all those who had the foresight to make significant changes to ensure consumer protection – improving hygiene at primary sites of swine production, developing options for intervention through a system of surveillance and collation of data from feed mills to veterinary practitioner prescriptions, identifying sites for intervention, setting targets, restructuring the relationship between the veterinary services and farmers, and implementing changes in behaviour for greatest impact. Denmark in many ways laid out a plan before there was any known roadmap to follow; every step was based on continuous analysis and feedback to the operators – private and public – for ongoing monitoring and accountability as a driver for change. Meeting the challenge of AMR involves learning from one another. It is hoped that this historical guide may serve other countries, food producers, regulators, veterinarians and those responsible for veterinary structures, as well as academia, to identify ways forward to limit the emergence and spread of AMR that threatens public health, animal health and safe food production worldwide. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO and Denmark Ministry of Environment and Food - Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. 2019. Tackling antimicrobial use and resistance in pig production: lessons learned from Denmark. Rome. 52 pp.
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Agriculture and climate change. Challenges and opportunities at the global and local level - Collaboration on Climate-Smart Agriculture
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Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Other Entities Involved: Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Pages: 55 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-131281-0 Agrovoc: Agricultural sector; Climate-smart agriculture; Sustainable development; Capacity building; Information exchange; Training; Case studies. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Abstract: This publication is intended to provide an overview of the successes reached by the implementation of Project GCP/GLO/534/ITA “International Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture�, funded by IMELS and implemented by FAO. The IMELS has fostered, within this project, knowledge sharing on CSA, the creation and the implementation of GACSA, and the development of initiatives to support developing countries in their international commitments for climate change and sustainable development in the field of agriculture and food security. The various activities and products described in this publication, show the successes of the project in supporting efforts of filling knowledge and implementation gaps, while developing assessments and tools for promotion and implementation of CSA actions. The Project successfully supported the development of several knowledge products such as technical briefs, compendia and e-learning courses, providing a solid base for strengthening capacity on CSA. Over the course of the Project, diverse consultative events (such as workshops, seminars and webinars), were organized, facilitating the knowledge exchange amongst experts, researchers and practitioners. These served as a venue for debate and discussions on defining priority work areas and outputs, as well as to share experiences and lessons learned, providing space for partnerships between the various groups of stakeholders, aimed at building a strong knowledge community that may have a significant role in implementing CSA across countries and regions. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO. 2019. Agriculture and climate change. Challenges and opportunities at the global and local Level - Collaboration on Climate-Smart Agriculture. Rome. 52 pp.
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FAO Repository Library reviews: Economic and social development Building resilience through Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE). Moving towards a comprehensive SAFE Framework Type of publication: Book Year of publication: 2018 Author: Jonas Bervoets, Olivier Dubois, Andreas Thulstrup Publisher: FAO Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 62 ISBN: 978-92-5-130678-9 Agrovoc: Resilience; Biomass; Energy resources; Fuels; FAO; Emergencies. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 07. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy for all; 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 05. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss; 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels; 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Abstract: Globally, nearly 3 billion people rely on traditional biomass, such as fuelwood, charcoal or animal waste, as sources of fuel for cooking and heating. The multi-sectoral challenges related to energy access make it crucial to view the issue in a broader frame. FAO’s work on Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) adopts a holistic, multi-faceted approach which takes into account the mutually reinforcing linkages between energy and nutrition, disaster risks and climate change, conflict, health, gender, protection and livelihoods. This publication aims at providing a comprehensive framework for FAO to mainstream energy access for crisis-affected population in the resilience programming. Download file Cite this publication as: Bervoets, J., Dubois, O., Thulstrup, A., 2018. Building resilience through Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE). Moving towards a comprehensive SAFE Framework. Rome, FAO. Crossing boundaries. Legal and policy arrangements for cross-border pastoralism Type of publication: Book Author: Davies, J. ; Ogali, C. ; Slobodian, L. ; Roba, G. ; Ouedraogo, R. Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Other Entities Involved: International Union for Conservation of Nature Pages: 110 ISBN: 978-92-5-131112-7 Agrovoc: Pastoralism; Boundaries; Legal frameworks; Social mobility. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss; 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Abstract: In many countries, pastoralism has historically been practiced in areas that are now partitioned by international
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boundaries. This is a major barrier to sustainable resource management and to pastoral development. However, there are examples from around the world of efforts to facilitate transboundary movements and transboundary ecosystem management by pastoralists. This report examines how pastoral mobility has been impacted by the creation of unnatural boundaries within their landscapes and how societies cope with these constraints through legal or informal arrangements.
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FAO Repository Library reviews: Fisheries and aquaculture Atlas of the maturity stages of Mediterranean fishery resources Type of publication: Book Author: Follesa,C. ; Carbonara, P. (Ed.) ; Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 268 pp. ISBN: 978-92-5-131172-1 Serial Title: Studies and Reviews - General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO) ; 99 Agrovoc: Mediterranean Sea; Fishery resources; Maturity; Cephalopoda; Crustacea; Cartilaginous fishes; Bony fishes; Sustainable fishery. Abstract: This atlas stems from an experience on fish maturity staging carried out at the Mediterranean level. It aims to present sound approaches to maturity sampling for a wide range of Mediterranean species, based on an accurate and precise determination of the different maturity stages. It includes macroscopic photos of gonads belonging to the main species, and for some of them, a validation-based histological analysis is also presented. The main categories investigated in the atlas are bony fish, cartilaginous fish, both oviparous and viviparous, crustaceans and cephalopods. Maturity is one of the most relevant biological parameters used in stock assessment programmes. Indeed, the macroscopic stage of gonadal development is an essential feature in estimating the maturity ogive and spawning stock biomass. It is also useful for determining the spawning season of a species and for monitoring long-term changes in the spawning cycle, as well as for many other research needs related to the biology of fish. In current data collection programmes carried out in the Mediterranean which cover extensive samplings of maturity stages, some specific tecnica aspects have not always been taken into consideration, and collected data cannot reach the required precision levels. Also, the coding schemes in use and the uncertainty in the interpretation of particular stages can give rise to misinterpretations of the actual maturity stage leading to inaccurate spawning stock biomass estimations. Several stock assessments are therefore based on time-invariant maturity ogives and only partially cover the spatial distribution of the stocks. Hence, on several occasions, the need has been expressed to improve the identification of the macroscopic maturity stages through a standardization of operational procedures and terminology. Hence, one of the solutions for overcoming these problems was to develop an atlas of the macroscopic and histological maturity stages of the main species of commercial interest in the Mediterranean. Download file Cite this publication as: Follesa, M.C., Carbonara, P., eds. 2019. Atlas of the maturity stages of Mediterranean fishery resources. Studies and Reviews n. 99. Rome, FAO. 268 pp.
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Catch documentation schemes for deep-sea fisheries in the ABNJ - Their value, and options for implementation Type of publication: Book Author: Hosch, G.; Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 76 ISBN: 978-92-5-131115-8 Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper ; T629 Agrovoc: Fisheries; Overfishing; Fishing; High sea fisheries; Illegal practices; Code of conduct for responsible fisheries. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Abstract: This paper discusses the potential value of catch documentation schemes (CDS) in deep-sea fisheries (DSF), and the implementation modalities that have to be envisaged, to ensure the effectiveness of this trade-based tool to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The paper argues that CDS are indeed capable of directly addressing a number of IUU fishing practices known to occur in DSF, and that their adoption would improve compliance with fisheries management requirements. Key infringements that may be directly detected and addressed through a CDS include – but are not limited to – violations of closed areas harbouring protected vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the deep ocean, and quota overfishing. The paper also establishes the notion that partial coverage of given species through a CDS at the level of individual RFMOs is incongruous from a trade monitoring and control perspective, and that CDS should be considered as either/or propositions with regard to species coverage. With most DSF species having broad distributions straddling many RFMOs, the implementation modality that avails itself as the most suitable option, enabling the operation of an effective CDS, is that of a centrally operated electronic CDS platform – called a superCDS – shared by a plurality of institutional and state players. Download file Required citation: Hosch, G. 2018. Catch documentation schemes for deep-sea fisheries in the ABNJ - Their value, and options for implementation. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 629. Rome, FAO. 94 pp. Global review of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), their fisheries, biology and management Type of publication: Book Author(s): Tingley, G. ; Dunn, M. (eds) Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 130 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-131023-6 ISSN: 2070-7010; FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper ; 622
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Abstract: This publication is intended to provide a range of stakeholders and interested parties with an understanding of orange roughy fisheries around the world. The report covers historical aspects of the regional development of orange roughy fisheries, biology, stock assessment, ecosystem interactions, and key management issues. Recent developments in science and approaches to management are specifically highlighted with respect to future management of sustainable deepwater orange roughy fisheries. The sustainability of orange roughy fisheries, or other fisheries for long-lived deepwater species, has been widely discussed. These reviews invariably draw on the common global experience of previous poor understanding about orange roughy productivity, rapid development of targeted industrial fisheries, the associated likelihood of overfishing and extended timescales for stock recovery, and an ensuing series of “boom and bust” orange roughy fisheries that frequently resulted in depleted stocks. The more recent experience, with greater knowledge, improved technology, better approaches to modelling population dynamics in orange roughy, and a more considered and robust approach to setting up the management framework (harvest strategy, management strategy evaluation, appropriately estimated limit and target reference points or ranges, and effective harvest control rules), provides a different paradigm. Essentially, many of the assumptions about the unmanageability of these fisheries are not supported by the more recent evidence. Provided appropriate steps are taken to set and deliver a low and appropriate level of fishing mortality, orange roughy fisheries can be both well managed and sustainable. The improved understanding of the productivity and population response of orange roughy now provides a basis for better estimating yields and fishery value that are both more realistic and compatible with sustainable fisheries. It is also of note that the regional fisheries management organizations that have the largest stocks and fisheries for orange roughy – the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement and the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation – have been ramping up their efforts to manage the fishing for the target species and at the same time address the benthic and vulnerable marine ecosystem impacts of bottom fishing through developing science-based, spatial management. While there is still considerable discussion and opposed viewpoints on the sustainability of deepwater fisheries generally, aspects of the message have clearly changed: sustainable orange roughy fisheries are achievable. This review describes how, by making the right choices and employing the best science available, there are now some demonstrably sustainable orange roughy fisheries. Even with this rather more positive perspective of the sustainability of these deepwater orange roughy fisheries, there remain some considerable challenges to address. These include improving understanding of deepwater benthic communities in general, their genetics and population distributions, their dispersal, and their ability to recover from fisheries (and other) impacts. With regard to the direct management of the fisheries, there are important opportunities and needs to improve ageing and acoustic biomass estimation, and to better understand the genetics and population structure of the stocks of orange roughy that are fished and managed. Download file Cite this publication as: Tingley, G., & Dunn, M., (eds) 2018. Global review of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), their fisheries, biology and management. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 622. Rome. 128.
The Caribbean Billfish Management and Conservation Plan Type of publication: Book Author: Bealey, R. ; Pérez Moreno, M. ; Van Anrooy, R.; Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Other Entities Involved: CRFM, OSPESCA, CFMC, WECAFC, IGFA, World Bank Pages: 110 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-131302-2 Job Number: CA3366EN; Serial Title: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper ; 63 Agrovoc: Needlefish; Resource conservation; Fishery data; Data collection; Monitoring; Cooperation; Caribbean. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for
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Abstract: This Caribbean Billfish Management and Conservation Plan has been prepared to reverse the trend of declining stocks of billfish species within the Western Central Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas, and address unsustainable fishing practices. The Members of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Central America Organization for Fishery and Aquaculture (OSPESCA) and the Caribbean Fisheries Management Council (CFMC) are concerned about the billfish stocks in the region. Therefore, they developed together, through the Recreational Fisheries Working Group, and in close collaboration with all key stakeholders in the Consortium on Billfish Management and Conservation (CBMC) this plan in the period 2015–2018. The plan recognizes the mandate of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) over the billfish stocks, and supports the implementation of the ICCAT recommendations in the region. The objective of this Plan is to outline and guide the implementation of a suite of billfish management measures over a five-year period at regional and sub-regional scales to help secure the potential future benefits that can accrue from billfish stocks in the Caribbean. The overarching goal is to improve the management and conservation of billfish stocks. Specific objectives of the plan include: 1. Improve billfish catch, effort, biological and socio-economic data collection and reporting programs from all fisheries that target these shared stocks; 2. Reduce bycatch, discards and overall fishing mortality of billfishes in order to achieve sustainable stock levels throughout the region; 3. Increase coordination and collaboration between nations through a regional governance framework better suited to effectively address the Caribbean region billfish management and conservation issues; 4. Institute the monitoring, control and surveillance of the billfish fishing effort across all fisheries through regionally harmonized mechanisms to effectively contribute to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing operations in the Caribbean region; 5. Enhance the sustainable socio-economic performance of fisheries capturing billfishes in the WECAFC area. Download file Cite this publication as: Bealey, R., Pérez Moreno, M., and Van Anrooy, R., 2019. The Caribbean Billfish Management and Conservation Plan. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 643. Rome, FAO. 106 pp.
FAO Repository Library reviews: Statistics Recovered paper data 2017 Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 38 ISBN: 978-92-5-131313-8 ISSN: 974-79-46-31-9 Serial Title: Forestry Statistics and Data Collection Agrovoc: Paper; Data collection. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Abstract: This publication presents results of a statistical survey on recovered paper utilization by country and by paper sector. Survey results from correspondents and data from the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) are complemented with global data on collection, consumption and trade of recovered paper derived from other sources. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO. 2019. Recovered paper data 2017. Rome. 34 pp.
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Food loss and waste and the right to adequate food: Making the connection. Right to Food Discussion Paper
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Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Pages: 50 p. ISBN: 978-92-5-130932-2 Agrovoc: Right to food; Human rights; Food production; Food wastes; Food supply; Losses; Efficiency. SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Abstract: This Discussion paper explores the relationship between food loss and waste (FLW) and the right to adequate food. It focuses on the need to develop sustainable global consumption and production systems to contribute to the realization of the right to adequate food while it argues for a human rights-based approach to tackle FLW. As such, it presents key notions of FLW and expands on their impact for the realization of the right to adequate food. Simultaneously, it looks into the different components of the right to adequate food and offers ways through which its legal obligations could help processes and initiatives aimed at reducing FLW. The Discussion paper argues for a more holistic approach to reducing FLW and guaranteeing the right of each person to feed herself or himself in dignity. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) wishes to thank the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for its financial support, which made this publication possible. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO. 2018. Food loss and waste and the right to adequate food: making the connection. Rome. 48 pp
Integrating Food into Urban Planning Type of publication: Book Author: Cabannes, Y. and Marocchino, C. (eds). Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome, Italy Other Entities Involved: UCL Press Pages: 349 ISBN: 978-92-5-131082-3 Agrovoc: Urban planning; Urban agriculture; Food supply; Rural-urban food supply chain; Urban wastes; Waste; Food production; Food access; Food security; Case studies; SDG (Sustainable Development Goals): 02. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
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Abstract: The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic. Urban planners, alongside the local and regional authorities that have traditionally been less engaged in food-related issues, are now asked to take a central and active part in understanding the way food is produced, processed, packaged, transported, marketed, consumed, disposed of and recycled in our cities. Despite a growing body of literature on food and cities, the issue of planning cities in such a way they will increase food security and nutrition, not only for the affluent segments of society but primarily for the poor, is much less discussed, and much less informed by practices. This volume intends to fill this gap by putting more than 20 city-based experiences in perspective: Toronto, New York City, Providence and Portland in North America; Cape Town and Ghana in Africa; Milan in Europe; Lima and Belo Horizonte in South America; and, in Asia, Bangkok, Solo and Yogyakarta in Indonesia, and Tokyo. By drawing on cities of different sizes, from regions across the global north and south, in both developed and developing areas, the contributors collectively attest to the importance of global knowledge rooted in local food planning practices, programmes and policies. Download file Cite this publication as: Cabannes, Y., Marocchino, C., (eds) 2018. Integrating Food into Urban Planning. Rome, FAO.
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BIODIVERSITÀ Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique 4. Évaluation à mi-parcours des progrès accomplis dans la mise en œuvre du Plan stratégique pour la diversité biologique 2011-2020
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Type of publication: Book Publisher: Secrétariat de la Convention sur la diversité biologique Year of publication: 2014 Place of publication: Montréal, Québec, Canada Pages: 157 p. ISBN: 92-9225-542-8 Agrovoc: Biodiversity; Sustainability; Biodiversity conservation; Natural resources; Policies; Sustainable development. Abstract: Publiée presque à miparcours du Plan stratégique 2011–2020 pour la diversité biologique, cette quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO4) présente un rapport opportun sur les progrès dans la réalisation des objectifs d’Aichi pour la biodiversité et les mesures nécessaires pour accélérer ces progrès, sur les perspectives de réalisation de la vision 2050 « Vivre en harmonie avec la nature », et sur l’importance de la biodiversité pour la réalisation des objectifs généraux relatifs au développement humain durable au cours du présent siècle. Des progrès importants ont été accomplis dans la réalisation de certains éléments de la plupart des objectifs d’Aichi pour la biodiversité. Certains éléments des objectifs, tels que protéger au moins 17 % des zones terrestres et d’eaux intérieures sont en bonne voie de réalisation. Cependant, dans la plupart des cas, ces progrès ne suffiront pas pour réaliser les objectifs établis pour 2020, et des mesures additionnelles sont nécessaires pour maintenir le Plan stratégique 2011–2020 pour la diversité biologique sur la bonne voie. Les principales mesures recommandées pour réaliser chaque objectif sont énumérées ci-dessous. Les extrapolations pour un éventail d’indicateurs révèlent que, sur la base des tendances actuelles, les pressions sur la biodiversité continueront de s’accroître au moins jusqu’en 2020, et que la biodiversité poursuivra son déclin. Cela en dépit du fait que les mesures prises par la société face à l’appauvrissement de la biodiversité s’amplifient considérablement, et que, à la lumière des plans et engagements nationaux, elles devraient continuer à augmenter pour le restant de la décennie. L’explication de ce phénomène repose probablement en partie sur le fait qu’il faut du temps pour que des mesures favorables produisent des résultats positifs observables. Cependant, il se pourrait également que les mesures soient insuffisantes par rapport aux pressions pour pouvoir surmonter les impacts croissants des moteurs de la perte de biodiversité. La réalisation de chaque objectif d’Aichi pour la biodiversité ne peut être abordée séparément, car certains objectifs dépendent fortement de la réalisation d’autres objectifs. Des mesures à l’appui de certains objectifs auront une influence particulièrement forte sur la réalisation des autres. Il s’agit en particulier des objectifs visant les causes sousjacentes de la perte de biodiversité (de manière générale, les objectifs au titre du But stratégique A), l’élaboration de cadres nationaux pour la mise en œuvre des objectifs d’Aichi pour la biodiversité (Objectif 17), et la mobilisation de ressources financières (Objectif 20). La réalisation des objectifs d’Aichi pour la biodiversité contribuerait considérablement à la solution des grandes priorités mondiales abordées dans les discussions actuelles sur les objectifs de développement durable de l’après 2015, à savoir réduire la faim et la pauvreté, améliorer la santé humaine, et assurer un approvisionnement durable d’énergie, de nourriture et d’eau potable. L’intégration de la biodiversité à l’ensemble des objectifs de développement durable, qui fait actuellement l’objet de discussions, permettra d’inclure la biodiversité dans le processus de prise de décisions. Des moyens plausibles existent pour réaliser la vision 2050 qui prévoit de mettre fin à la perte de biodiversité, conjointement aux objectifs clés de développement humain, à la limitation du réchauffement climatique à 2 degrés Celsius, et la lutte contre la désertification et la dégradation des sols. Cependant, la réalisation de ces objectifs conjoints nécessite de profonds changements sociétaux, y compris une utilisation beaucoup plus efficace des terres, de l’eau, de l’énergie et des matières premières, un réexamen de nos habitudes de consommation, et en particulier une transformation majeure des systèmes alimentaires. Download file Référence à citer : Secrétariat de la Convention sur la diversité biologique (2014) 4ème édition des Perspectives
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mondiales de la diversité biologique. Montréal, 155 pages.
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Le Global Biodiversity Score: un outil pour costruire, mesurer et accompagner les engagements des entreprises et des institutions financières en faveur de la biodiversité. Type of publication: Journal Publisher: Mission Économie de la Biodiversité Place of publication: Paris Issues: n. 14 Mars Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 67 Serial Title: Les chaiers de Biodiv’2050 Agrovoc: Environmental policies; Business enterprises; Biodiversity; Sustainability; Natural resources; Sustainable development. Abstract: Quelles sont les options pour réduire les impacts biodiversité sur site et le long de la chaîne de valeur d’une entreprise ? Comment les institutions financières peuvent-elles évaluer les risques liés aux impacts sur la biodiversité de leur activité et de celle des entreprises qu’elles financent ? Comment ces informations peuvent-elles être intégrées à leur politique de gestion des risques ? Les entreprises peuvent-elles se fixer des objectifs quantitatifs pour réduire leurs impacts sur la biodiversité comme elles le font pour le climat ? Le Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) est un outil d’évaluation de l’empreinte biodiversité des entreprises visant à répondre à ces questions. Il évalue les impacts des activités économiques sur la biodiversité le long de leur chaîne de valeur, de manière robuste et synthétique. Il est développé avec le soutien d’une trentaine d’entreprises et d’institutions financières réunies au sein du Club des Entreprises pour une Biodiversité Positive de CDC Biodiversité (Club B4B+) et grâce à des collaborations avec des universitaires, des ONG et d’autres initiatives de mesure d’empreinte biodiversité des entreprises. Cette mise à jour 2018 clarifie le rôle du GBS par rapport aux autres outils en cours de développement, décrit de manière transparente les derniers développements techniques, partage les résultats préliminaires d’essais de l’outil avec les entreprises et fournit une FAQ répondant aux questions les plus courantes à propos du GBS. Download file Référence à citer : CDC biodiversité, le global biodiversity score : un outil pour construire, mesurer et accompagner les engagements des entreprises et des institutions financières en faveur de la biodiversité - mise à jour technique, Paris, Avril 2019. [Fonte: Mission économie de la Biodiversité]
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BIODIVERSITÀ E API Main bee diseases: Good beekeeping practices Thematic catalogue for smallholder farmers to promote innovation Type of publication: Book Publisher: FAO Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: Rome Pages: 52 ISBN: 978-92-5-130544-7 Serial Title: TECA, Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers
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Agrovoc: Biodiversity; Smallholders; Sustainability; Apiculture; Honey bees; Honey production; Beekeepers; Biodiversity conservation. Abstract: Apiculture (beekeeping) is the practice of honeybee management in hives for pollination, production of honey and other products such as wax, royal jelly, propolis and pollen. In addition, an important aspect of beekeeping is the production of bees, queens, package bees, etc. The best beekeeping practices involve proper management of the apiary that can prevent bee diseases and, at the same time, allow obtain high quality products respecting the consumer’s health. Download file Cite this publication as: FAO. 2018. Main bee diseases: Good beekeeping practices. Thematic catalogue for smallholder farmers to promote innovation. Rome, 52 p. [Fonte: FAO] Carta di San Michele all’Adige. Appello per la tutela della biodiversità delle sottospecie autoctone di Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 in Italia Type of publication: Report Publisher: Fondazione Edmund Mach Year of publication: 2018 Place of publication: San Michele all’Adige Pages: 28 p. Agrovoc: Biodiversity; Smallholders; Sustainability; Apiculture; Honey bees; Honey production; Beekeepers; Biodiversity conservation. Abstract: Questo documento, stilato e firmato da esponenti della ricerca scientifica e da personalità di rilievo del mondo dell’apicoltura e dell’ambientalismo, vuole sottoporre alle amministrazioni politiche l’urgenza di accordare un’adeguata protezione faunistica all’ape mellifica 1 (Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758) e, in particolar modo, alle sue sottospecie autoctone. Questa specie, pur essendo gestita dagli apicoltori da molti millenni, non può essere considerata un animale domestico e, in quanto insetto pronubo, svolge un ruolo insostituibile per la conservazione della biodiversità e quindi nel mantenimento degli equilibri naturali stessi, senza contare l’impatto sulle produzioni agricole. A. mellifera è un insetto originariamente distribuito in gran parte dell’Europa, tutta l’Africa (compreso il Madagascar), il Medio Oriente, parte della Penisola Arabica e alcune zone dell’Asia Centrale. Dall’Europa l’ape mellifica è stata poi introdotta nelle Americhe, in Asia ed in Oceania. Come per tutte le specie selvatiche, il percorso evolutivo e le attuali caratteristiche biologiche dell’ape mellifica, rendono fondamentale per questa specie l’adattamento all’ambiente in cui vive. Questo adattamento alla moltitudine di condizioni ambientali presenti nel suo vasto areale originario, unitamente alle vicissitudini geologiche e climatiche delle ere passate, ha determinato la suddivisione di A. mellifera in 31 sottospecie, ognuna originariamente ben adattata alla propria area geografica. Il Bacino del Mediterraneo, per la sua grande varietà di ambienti, esprime la maggiore diversità intraspecifica. Nell’ultimo secolo e mezzo, i progressi tecnologici generali e
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interni al mondo dell’apicoltura stessa, hanno però involontariamente causato un devastante impoverimento genetico di molti di questi popolamenti locali, con evidenti ripercussioni sotto l’aspetto produttivo e sanitario, mettendo in serio pericolo la conservazione, in Europa, delle sottospecie autoctone di A. mellifera. La valutazione di quanto il depauperamento delle sottospecie di A. mellifera stia provocando ripercussioni negative sugli equilibri ecologici e sul sistema di produzione degli alimenti è in corso, mentre sono noti ed evidenti gli effetti negativi che questa problematica sta producendo all’apicoltura. In questo documento sono esposti in modo puntuale gli argomenti scientifici a supporto di questa visione, sulla base dei quali si potrà procedere, secondo varie modalità operative, ad azioni concrete volte alla salvaguardia dell’ape mellifica anche e soprattutto come entità biologica. Questo documento non vuole contrapporsi alle azioni intraprese dal mondo dell’apicoltura, ma contribuire ad una visione più globale del gravissimo problema del declino delle api mellifiche.
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BIODIVERSITÀ E FUNGHI Funghi comuni: caratteristiche, sosia e aspetti tossicologici. Raccolta degli ulteriori 70 articoli pubblicati su AK Informa. Volume 2 Type of publication: Book Publisher: ISPRA Year of publication: 2019 Place of publication: Rome Pages: 247 p. ISBN: 978-88-448-0949-2 Serial Title: Manuali e linee guida n. 188/2019
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Agrovoc: Fungi; Mycotoxins; Biological contamination; Fungal spores; Fungal diseases. Abstract: Il presente secondo Volume del Manuale “Funghi comuni: caratteristiche, sosia e aspetti tossicologici” raccoglie ulteriori settanta articoli prodotti dal “Progetto Speciale Funghi” di ISPRA e pubblicati sulla rivista “AK Informa – Informazioni su clima, ambiente e società” dal 2017 al 2018. Dati i continui casi di intossicazione da funghi spontanei epigei, nonostante l’impegno delle strutture sul territorio, il “Progetto Speciale Funghi” di ISPRA ha proceduto alla realizzazione di un Sistema Informativo per gli aspetti micotossicologici, in collaborazione con diverse “Unità Operative”, al fine di offrire al pubblico, interessato a questa materia a vario titolo, una corretta informazione in campo micotossicologico. Download file Riferimento bibliografico: Siniscalco C., Luperi C., Floccia F., Campana L. (Eds.), 2019. Funghi comuni. Caratteristiche principali, sosia e aspetti tossicologici. Raccolta degli ulteriori 70 articoli pubblicati su AK Informa. Volume 2. ISPRA, Manuali e linee guida n. 188/2019. Funghi del Salento Type of publication: Book Author(s): Antonio Errico Publisher: Mario Congedo Editore Year of publication: 2014 Place of publication: Galatina (LE) Pages: 450 p. ISBN: 9788867660773 Agrovoc: Fungi; Mediterranean area; Mycotoxins; Biological contamination; Fungal spores; Fungal diseases. Abstract: Questa guida, frutto di trent’anni di studi e di ricerca, descrive 535 specie fungine illustrate da fotografie a colori. Il censimento comprende numerose specie di estrema rarità e un gruppo fungino sconosciuto alla scienza e pubblicato per la prima volta. Il Salento non è solo uno degli angoli più suggestivi della penisola italiana, ma è anche, pochi lo sanno, un grande e sorprendente ‘posto’ da funghi! Le sue peculiarità geografiche, geologiche e climatologiche hanno permesso l’instaurarsi di una biodiversità micologica molto particolare e non ancora completamente nota alla Scienza. Il clima, quasi africano, il terreno quasi esclusivamente calcareo, la mancanza, quasi completa, di acque superficiali, a cui, peraltro, si contrappone la nota abbondanza di acque sotterranee, la presenza delle più note essenze arboree mediterranee, oltre che di altre essenze, importate, di origine australe, ne fanno un luogo veramente sorprendente per un micologo. Inoltre questa imprevedibile, ed in parte ancora non completamente nota, biodiversità micologica, ne fanno una regione molto adatta a progetti di protezione e di bioconservazione. Riferimento bibliografico: Errico A., 2014. Funghi del Salento. Galatina (LE), 450 p.
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Nostalgia del Paradiso. Il giardino medievale Type of publication: Book Author(s): Franco Cardini e Massimo Miglio Publisher: Editori Laterza Year of publication: 2002 Place of publication: Bari Pages: 202 p. ISBN: 9788842067542 Serial Title: Laterza, Grandi Opere
Abstract: Dalle recinzioni claustrali monastiche sino alle raffinate costruzioni dell’Umanesimo attraverso la lezione musulmana e le esperienze cortesi, il giardino riflette non solo la complessa vicenda storica del nostro Medioevo europeo, ma anche il rapporto tra messaggio filosofico e teologico ed esperienza botanica e naturalistica. Il giardiniere medievale ripete il gesto creatore di Dio, conosce le norme sapienti che possono piegare la natura per ricreare, se non la realtà, quanto meno l’illusione dell’Eden perduto. Il paradiso terrestre e i Campi Elisi sono gli archetipi, i modelli di una costruzione umana che osa sfidare il limite dell’eterno, nel sogno paradossale di una natura perfetta e al tempo stesso dominata dall’uomo. Riferimento bibliografico: Cardini F., Miglio M., 2002. Nostalgia del Paradiso. Il giardino medievale. Bari, 202 p.
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