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Supra-regional consulting projects in the thematic area "Rural development"
Programme on social and ecological standards
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The programme
By purchasing certified products that have been produced according to social and ecological standards, consumers contribute to sustainable development.
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Social Standards
Social standards are based on United Nations human rights conventions dating from 1966.
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Organic agriculture
There is evidence from numerous studies that organic agriculture generates positive benefits for smallholders.
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Forest certification
Timber merchants, environmentalists and inhabitants agree on conditions for forest use.
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Chemical Safety
According to the WHO agricultural chemicals cause 220,000 deaths each year.
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Knowledge systems for rural areas
Knowledge is key to economic, social and political development.
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Development-oriented drug control
Development policy has been giving greater priority to using development measures to achieve drug control since 1990.
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Promotion of Responsible Fisheries
Fish on the table - but for how much longer?
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Trade
Assisting developing countries to benefit from trade
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Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for Development (BEAF)
By 2025 the world’s population will increase by two billion people. Therefore food production has to increase by 50 percent.
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Global food security
842 million people are still going hungry on our planet.
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Land management
Land is more than a production factor.
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Aquatic Resources
Almost 40% of the world’s population lives in a 100-km wide coastal strip. This basis for living is increasingly endangered.
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Sustainable Agriculture Information Network
Experiences from around the world confirm that sustainable agriculture can make a significant contribution to fighting starvation worldwide.
http://www.sustainet.org/
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Mountain Areas Development
Mountain areas occupy one-fifth of the world’s surface, provide a livelihood for one-tenth of humankind, and provide 50% of the global population with important resources that are found primarily in mountain ranges, especially water.
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Tourism
It is essential that social, cultural and ecological criteria are taken into account for the medium and long-term sustainability of tourism operations and facilities.
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Desertification
More than 100 countries around the globe are suffering the loss of fertile soils.
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Proklima
Since 1996 GTZ Proklima has been working on reducing and subsequent phasing-out of ozone depleting substances, such as CFCs, halons, methyl bromide, in developing countries.
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International Forest Policy
Forests are indispensable as a habitat for animals, plants and people. Additionally they are means of production, a world of experience and a water and carbon reservoir. Nevertheless humans destroy 15 million hectares of forests every year.
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