[FAO] [FSN Forum] DISCUSSION SUMMARIES • 14 December 2016 Summaries of the online discussions Dear Members, Today we would like to share with you three new summaries of online discussions carried out earlier this year on pollinators, obesity & overweight and women’s empowerment. Please follow the links below to download the summary in your language of preference. We would also like to remind you that information on all past FSN Forum activities<http://bit.ly/2gzJm6L>, such as online discussions, consultations, webinars and workshops can be found on the Forum's website and accessed freely. On the website you can also browse the FSN Forum members list<http://bit.ly/2hukP4x> and contact fellow experts directly through the built-in messaging function. We hope you will enjoy reading the discussion summaries and please do not hesitate to contact us<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for any additional information. Your FSN Forum Team How can we protect pollinators and promote their role in environmental and agricultural practices? Pollination is responsible for providing us with a wide variety of food, affecting 35 percent of the world’s crop production and increasing outputs of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide. However, human activity has put a large pressure on pollinators jeopardizing entire ecosystems and the production of nutritious foods. What is being done and which further steps need to be taken to protect pollinators and promote their role in environmental and agricultural practices? Download the summary in English<http://bit.ly/2hMrNS2>, French<http://bit.ly/2hE2hCs>, Spanish<http://bit.ly/2hkKhfr> [Pulses]<http://bit.ly/2hMrNS2> Are there any successful policies and programmes to fight overweight and obesity? Overweight and obesity are a severe public health issue in many countries, requiring urgent measures at all levels. To ensure a successful implementation of public policies and programmes, these should be based on scientific evidence and proven interventions. This discussion aimed at understanding better what successful policies and programmes to fight overweight and obesity should look like and what can be learned from existing initiatives. Download the summary in English<http://bit.ly/2hvJZAt>, French<http://bit.ly/2huifvt>, Spanish<http://bit.ly/2hvEotE> [Youth]<http://bit.ly/2hvJZAt> Transforming gender relations in agriculture through women’s empowerment: benefits, challenges and trade-offs for improving nutrition outcomes. South Asia has had extraordinary economic growth over the last two decades, yet has the highest rate of child malnutrition in the world, with 4 in 10 children chronically malnourished. Given their central role in childcare, most nutrition interventions target women, however the problem still persists. What is missing in research and analysis, and in existing policies? Download the summary in English<http://bit.ly/2hMvPtj>, French<http://bit.ly/2hsoaE3>, Spanish<http://bit.ly/2hEOtaR> [Urbanization]<http://bit.ly/2hMvPtj> www.fao.org/fsnforum<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/> CONTACT US<mailto:[log in to unmask]> • DISCLAIMER<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/disclaimer-copyright> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FSNFORUM-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FSNFORUM-L&A=1