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What to watch on World Wildlife Day 2020
Today is World Wildlife Day.
Around the world many GEF partners, from UN Environment Programme, and World Wildlife Fund to the World Bank are sharing stories, raising awareness, and encouraging action around the WWD 2020 theme of Sustaining all life on Earth.
This year is especially important. 2020…
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How can we feed the world and keep the planet healthy? We start by making smallholder farming more sustainable
People are already consuming at a rate faster than the planet can replenish. Yet the world’s population is expected to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. This will considerably increase demand for energy, transport, buildings and food.
Agricultural production will need to increase to meet…