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🤝 On the International Day for South-South Cooperation, #ACIAR is pleased to highlight its role in fostering and aiding the exchange of knowledge, skills, expertise and resources among partner countries to help achieve the sustainable development goals. ACIAR recently supported a delegation of insect experts from Africa, led by ICIPE - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, on a tour of the Pacific, visiting Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea to share knowledge on how farming insects can contribute to developing a circular economy. #ACIAR has been funding icipe since 2014 to develop edible insect-based technologies that can transform organic waste into nutrient-rich animal feed ingredients and organic fertiliser. Read more https://bit.ly/4dmi6W7 #SouthSouthCooperation #SouthSouth #ICIPE #CircularEconomy #SustainableAgriculture #SustainableDevelopment #BSF #Insect

🌍 FrontAg Nexus: Driving Sustainable Agriculture in the Mediterranean 🌱 🫱🏽🫲🏼The FrontAg Nexus project has gathered for the 2nd General Assembly in Amman, Jordan, hosted by the esteemed partner, National Agricultural Research Center - NARC المركز الوطني للبحوث الزراعية. This meeting is a crucial opportunity to reflect on progress and spotlight the demonstration cases that are shaping the future of agriculture in the region. 🐟 The team, including UNIBO members (Gaia Moretti and Fabio Perotti), visited the Middle Jordan Valley—Deir Alla research station, where NARC’s innovative aquaponics and hydroponics systems have been designed and developed specifically for Jordan’s extreme weather conditions, promising sustainable solutions for local farmers . 💧At its core, the FrontAg Nexus Project demonstrates the socio-economic and ecological impacts of the Water, Energy, Food, and Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus approach across the Mediterranean, aiming to enhance farming systems’ adaptation to climate change while improving livelihoods throughout the region. 👉🏼Stay connected for more insights as we innovate for a sustainable future! #FrontAgNexus #SustainableAgriculture #WEFE #Innovation #ClimateAdaptation #Aquaponics #Hydroponics #NARC #GreenFuture

Sustainable blue-ocean development meetings and social media exchanges have proliferated during the past decade even as seafolk remain among the “poorest of the poor” where we live in the central Philippines. Micro-small-medium enterprises (MSME) comprise 95% of businesses globally and contribute more than half of total employment according to WTO. Seafolk in family-owned MSME predominate in tropical seaweed farming but many have failed and seek paths to recovery. Enterprise ecology engages seafolk in seaweed farm enterprises through adaptive phyconomy that applies arts, sciences and technologies to influence, manage and control marine ecosystem services valorized through fair ecoeconomic market systems. At SeaKITShub we are striving to build collaborations that engage with seafolk to restore tropical seashores one enterprise at a time through practical, real world enterprise ecology. Please join us by collaborating in this mission. See www.seakitshub.com #EnterpriseEcology #agroecology #blueocean #biodiversity #EcosystemServices #phyconomy #seaweedfarming #MSME #seakits #seashores

🌊🌿 Innovative Mangrove-Aquaculture Solutions for #Mangrove Restoration in Indonesia 🌿🌊 Yesterday, at the International Mangrove Restoration Conference in Abu Dhabi, Apri Astra from Wetlands International Indonesia presented an inspiring case study of #mangrove regeneration along North Java's eroded coastlines.   Instead of relying on rigid #seawalls, the team implemented permeable structures to restore natural sediment balance along the eroded #coastline – allowing mangroves to #regenerate with nature's help. This approach wasn’t just about #ecosystems; it also uplifted local #communities through the #Biorights finance mechanism, which for example supported shrimp farmers who engaged in mangrove restoration with mangrove-friendly aquaculture solutions. 🍤   In the Demak region, where #mangrove belts have been cleared for aquaculture, we restored coastal #mangroves and revitalised #aquaculture ponds behind the mangroves. We also introduced 'Associated Mangrove Aquaculture (AMA)', where we allocated part of the aquaculture ponds along inland waterways to naturally regenerate mangroves. This helped - 🌊 Protect pond dykes by dampening wave energy 💧 Enhance water quality by filtering heavy metals 🐠 Support livelihoods by providing wild fry for stocking ponds and increased catch from fish, shrimp and crab 🦀   The approach shows that mangroves and brackish water aquaculture can thrive together, benefiting the environment and local communities. 🌱 🔗 Read our technical guideline on the AMA systems here: https://lnkd.in/gQ4kUGb7   #MangroveRestoration #Sustainability #Aquaculture #Innovation #EcosystemRestoration #CommunityCollaboration #ClimateResilience #Biorights #NatureBasedSolutions #IMCRC Wetlands International is at the first International Mangrove Conference for the Conservation and Restoration of Mangroves. Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), Global Mangrove Alliance, Mangrove Action Project (MAP), The Nature Conservancy, IUCN, Emirates Nature-WWF, WWF High-Level Climate Champions, UN Environment Programme

The European project Life Nieblas presents its 💫 FINAL REPORT 💫 that concludes that fog collectors are a hope for bringing #water to the most isolated areas of the world & also those suffering from #drought💦 The key results?👇 🔥🌳 Thanks to the collectors, two areas affected by fire in 2017 and 2019 have been successfully reforested, a laurel forest in Gran Canaria and another in Portugal, as well as an old quarry in Catalonia, three highly complex projects. 📊 In particular, in Gran Canaria, around 40 collectors have collected 12,1901 litres of water in total; 15,000 trees of various species of laurel forest have been planted with a survival rate of 86% - a figure that doubles the survival rate of traditional reforestation, which is around 40%!!!! 🌱🌱 🌎 Chile, Italy and Cabo Verde, have started to use them to bring water to the most difficult sites for reforestation, crop irrigation, watering livestock or even for human consumption in remote areas. Project coordinated by GESPLAN & Cabildo de Gran Canaria, where we have led the scientific restoration work. DOWNLOAD the final report & also read the full informative article in our blog! These results were presented during a conference on fog collectors organised by Life Nieblas in Gran Canaria. 😍 Some projects attended this event, among them, Interreg Euro-MED Natural Heritage as part of their awareness campaign on nature restoration!

I’m thrilled to share that our recent paper , titled "Egyptian coastal lakes; A state of the art review for Lake Idku", has been published in the prestigious journal  [Marine Pollution Bulletin], a Q1-indexed journal with an impact factor of 5.3. Link: https://lnkd.in/dQbDgs_2 This work represents months of research and collaboration, and I am incredibly grateful for the support of my co-authors Dr. Mahmoud Sharaan and Dr. Mohamed Wahba. This accomplishment wouldn’t have been possible without them! اللهم لك الحمد ♥️ رغم التعب والمرض الشديد الذي اصابني والعلاج المستمر من ثلاثة اسابيع إلي الان الا ان ربي رزقني بتوفيقه وكرمه لنشر هذا البحث بعد اكتر من سنة من المراجعة من جانب المجلة. بشكر أساتذتي وزملائي د محمد شرعان و د محمد وهبة على جهدهم ومشاركتهم الفعالة في هذا البحث. لاتنسوني من صالح دعواتكم بالشفاء 🔍 Study Highlights: • Previous studies on Idku Lake, an example of the Egyptian coastal lakes on the Mediterranean Sea, have been reviewed.
• All methodologies were historically applied to study the Idku Lake status have been summarized and discussed
• Egyptian efforts for the sustainable development of Idku Lake have been investigated.
•Potential SDGs resulting from the integrated management of Idku Lake have been discussed. #CoastalLakes #SustainableDevelopment #EgyptianLakes #MediterraneanSea #WaterQuality #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Sustainability #IntegratedManagement #SDGs #EnvironmentalResearch #CoastalEcosystems #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #WaterResources #ClimateChange #MarineConservation

Danajon Bank is common property of the Philippines’ people, consigned to jurisdiction by at least 17 separate Local Government Units. Natural resources of the Danajon Bank commons have been devastated over the past 80 years by destructive actions and over-exploitation to the point where the region is no longer economically self-sufficient in marine ecosystem services. Even supposedly “sustainable” economic activities such as the once-prolific seaweed farming had failed value chains by 2021. The Danajon Bank situation is an environmental calamity of exhausted fisheries caused by exploitation of common-property resources without regard for long-term consequences to present and future generations. Enterprise ecology solutions apply arts, sciences and technologies that influence, manage and control biosphere ecosystem services valorized through fair ecoeconomic market systems. This is how we can partner with fisherfolk, seaweed farmers and other aquaculturists to build sustainable enterprises along sustainable seashores. Please join us by collaborating toward tragedy solutions. See www.seakitshub.com #EnterpriseEcology #Philippines #commons #AgroEcology #BlueOcean #biodiversity #EcosystemServices #phyconomy #seaweedfarming #seashores

Gain Awareness of the Topics #Agroforestry Regeneration Rewilding  Walking the pathways with nature offers more than just physical exercise—it provides a deeper connection with the Planet.  These concepts involve the sustainable management of water, air, and earth, the healing of ecosystems, and the restoration of flora/fauna habitats, all aimed at creating a dynamic balance of being FOR the World and WITH the Planet -- FROM the Whole!  By understanding these principles, you can craft a #legacy project that aligns with the health of the planet. More to follow from Awarests! https://lnkd.in/gcGgYWji 

💧🌊 When talking about #watermanagement in the landscape and #climateadaptation, we need to mention #spongelandscapes 🧽 💪 This land management focuses on #waterretention and has several benefits, such as flood prevention, drought prevention, and biodiversity conservation. 🚀 Initiated by Prof. Dr. Eckhard Jedicke, Professor of Landscape Development at Hochschule Geisenheim University and Head of the Kompetenzzentrums Kulturlandschaft, KULT (Competence Centre for Cultural Landscapes) and Dr. Jörn Schultheiß, Research Associate at Geisenheim University, the project "Schwammlandschaft Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe" (Spongelandscape Nature Park Soonwald-Nahe) will start in January 2025. 🧽💪 🤝 The #AFaktive project team from the Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (Trier University of Applied Sciences, Environmental Campus) met with them at the Walderlebniszentrum Soonwald (Forest Experience Centre Soonwald) on 21st November to discuss potential collaboration and synergies. 💪 🌳🌾 #Agroforestry was identified as a key connection between the two projects, exactly as a tool for enhancing water retention in landscapes. 💧 ↗️ For the AFaktive team members – Jörg Böhmer, Frank Wagener, and Martina Mayus – the meeting was also part of the efforts to scale agroforestry systems from the project pioneering farms to regional applications. 🌳 💪 This collaboration marks an important step toward innovative, sustainable approaches to landscape development and improved water management in the region. 💧 ➡️ More information under https://lnkd.in/eKNwv_qP Website of the Kompetenzzentrums Kulturlandschaft, KULT: https://lnkd.in/e5gJPWdg Jorin Herbst

🇬🇷🌳 Greek Agroforestry: A Hidden Gem? Greece boasts a rich history of agroforestry, possessing one of the largest and most established #agroforestry areas within Europe. Although the #CAP Strategic Plan recognises its significance by giving a detailed definition, dedicated support for the development of new agroforestry systems remains insufficient. To unlock this potential, we need: 🔍 Improved data collection: to better understand the extent and impact of existing agroforestry, including the status of grazing on communal forest lands. 🎯 Targeted support: prioritise agroforestry establishment in ‘tree deserts’ (grassland/cropland with zero tree cover) and simplify access to existing support measures. 🗣️ Enhanced knowledge sharing: promote best practices and disseminate information effectively to farmers. Furthermore, integrating agroforestry into national climate targets through the National Energy and Climate Plan, and developing robust #carbonfarming frameworks are crucial for a sustainable future. 👉 Learn more in the ResAlliance factsheet: https://lnkd.in/dCvUJ6tv 📷 Author: Hellenic Agroforestry Network | © CC-BY | Olive agroforestry in western Greece. #Agroforestry #Greece #CAP #ClimateAction #SustainableAgriculture