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Spanish-language presentation about the Agroecology Coalition
Recently, the Agroecology Coalition’s Interim Coordinator – Emile Frison of IPES-Food – gave a detailed presentation about the Coalition and its importance – in Spanish. Directed at the country representatives of REAF (Reunión Especializada de Agricultura Familiar del MERCOSUR REAF), the below slides provide a summary of what the Coalition is all about and why […]
Access Agriculture receives 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award
On 7 June 2022, Access Agriculture – one of the Communications and Advocacy Working Group’s members of the Coalition – received the 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award in the category of Community Engagement Innovation in Toronto, Canada. The Award recognises global excellence in food innovation and community impact and is adjudicated by a group […]
Key takeaways from the Regional Dialogue on Climate Resilient Food Systems in Africa
On 12 April, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WFF), Biovision and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), co-organized a virtual dialogue for the African region, with the aim to showcase practical and scientific evidence in line with agroecological principles, building on the outcomes of COP26 KJWA negotiations and in preparation for COP27. […]
How to scale agroecology – Special webinar marking the 10th anniversary of Access Agriculture
As part of its 10th anniversary celebration this year, Access Agriculture is organising a webinar on “How to scale agroecology” on 25 October 2022, in partnership with the Agroecology Coalition. Read more
Agroecology: from uniformity to diversity
Why agroecology can be a powerful lever for solving some of the major challenges of our time, all the while providing sustainable solutions to the issues of food security and nutrition,the fight against poverty and social inequalities, the adaptation to climate change, and thepreservation of biodiversity and natural resources? Recently, Emile Frison – the Agroecology […]
Growing transnational commitment toward a global agroecological transformation
Members of the Agroecology Coalition unite to discuss progress and set priorities for the future As the year is drawing to a close, the Agroecology Coalition held its third all-members meeting in early December, to give an update on the latest developments within the Secretariat as well as set tangible objectives for 2023 and beyond. […]
We are all Atlas: Emile Frison from Agroecology Coalition speaks at UNEA 5 side event
This past 1 March, Denmark – as the current chair of the Amsterdam Declarations Partnership (ADP) – hosted a flagship side event at the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly – or UNEA 5 – titled “We are all Atlas: sharing best practices for collaboration on sustainable deforestation-free, agricultural commodity production and consumption.” Though the event […]
All eyes on agroecology at the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems
Last month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Biovision have co-organized the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Dialogue on Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems, held on 15 March. The event was attended by Emile Frison, the Agroecology Coalition’s Interim Coordinator and the member of IPES-Food, Rachel Bezner-Kerr […]