UNODC Alternative and Sustainable Livelihoods
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@UNODC's work on #AlternativeDevelopment supports countries to provide sustainable livelihood alternatives to illicit drug crop cultivation & illicit economies.
It is no longer #coca, it is #cocoa! @lokfoods #AlternativeDevelopment #chocolate is now available in 15 outlets in #Vienna #Austria! Lök collaborates with 1.300 families in #Colombia 🇨🇴, bringing you high-end chocolate with notes of cane sugar, malt, nuts, and vanilla...
#NotaDePrensa | Fueron cuatro días intensos de sabor, aroma, negocios y reconocimiento 💚🍫🏆. El Pabellón #Devida en el @salondelcacao tuvo una gran acogida por parte del público, demostrando la calidad y diversidad del cacao del #DesarrolloAlternativo. 📸Te invitamos a revisar…
General success factor #3 from our @UNODC Practical Guide on #AlternativeDevelopment and the #Environment: Long-term #commitment. It sounds so simple, but it is often the factor that is missing: unodc.org/unodc/en/alter…
#CACAODEVIDA | La Cooperativa Agraria Asháninka Kemito Sankori, formada por 358 familias de 23 comunidades nativas del Río Tambo, ha elegido el #DesarrolloAlternativo para construir una vida lícita. 💚 Hoy, su participación en el @salondelcacao es un reconocimiento al esfuerzo…
Jean-Pierre Blanc, Managing Director of @UNODC's partner @CafesMalongo🇫🇷 recently visited the #AlternativeDevelopment program in Shan State in Myanmar🇲🇲, where it is working with local communities to produce arabica shan mountain coffee - a coffee for #peace and #biodiversity!
Hope grows when we invest in people. This #InternationalDayOfHope, we reiterate our commitment to continue giving hope to Afghans, transforming one life, one family, one community at a time. You can also #BeTheHope. Donate now👉bethehope4afg.org #DeliveringAsOne #UN_STFA
#AlternativeDevelopment brings sustainable solutions to rural communities. @UNODC supports countries to design & implement effective programmes based on evidence-based 🔎 interventions. Learn more 👉 unodc.org/unodc/en/alter…
General success factor #2 from our @UNODC Practical Guide on #AlternativeDevelopment and the #Environment: Help people to help themselves: unodc.org/unodc/en/alter…
#NDP | ☑ Con el objetivo de visibilizar los avances del #DesarrolloAlternativo 💚✨, a través de los testimonios de productores cafetaleros ☕ de Junín y Cusco, se llevó a cabo el espacio de diálogo “Los cafés del desarrollo alternativo”, en el marco del Seminario Internacional…
📘 New publication (in Portuguese): Alternative Development in Drug Policy 🇧🇷 Learn how Brazil is adapting development-oriented approaches to reduce reliance on illicit economies and strengthen communities. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/WEze50Whh0h
This SENAD (@mjspgov), CDESC and @UNODC study launched yesterday on #WorldDrugDay details #Brazil's 🇧🇷 (@govbr) exciting rise as a key country implementing tailored and sustainable #AlternativeDevelopment. 🔗Learn more (the study is in Portuguese): unodc.org/cofrb/uploads/…
Behind every drug route lies a chain of crimes that fuel a vicious cycle: ⚠️ Human trafficking ⚠️ Deforestation ⚠️ Corruption We’re working to break the cycle of organized crime ⬇️ bit.ly/WorldDrugDay20… #StopOrganizedCrime #InvestInPrevention #WorldDrugDay
How a great collaboration between @UNODC and @UNIDO is working towards #sustainable and #profitable cotton production as part of #AlternativeDevelopment in #Afghanistan... @UNODC_COAFG @SoodAnubha @A_S_Kostem @UN_STFA @EuinAfghanistan @UNAMAnews @dutchcommittee1 @dacaar
UNODC #Afghanistan, in collaboration with @UNIDO has launched a 5-day training in Kandahar to equip cotton producers with ginning, processing, & packaging skills. The programme aims to enhance sustainability, improve licit farm incomes & strengthen local cotton value chain.
☕️ This coffee was almost heroin. In the Golden Triangle—one of the world’s largest drug trafficking corridors—farmers are trading opium poppies for coffee beans, supported by UNODC. Sustainable alternatives are brewing real change. Discover how ⬇️
Did you know 40% of the world's land is degraded? #Agroforestry is a sustainable solution that restores healthy #soil, provides habitat for organisms, and offers economic benefits to farmers. 🔗: bit.ly/3kbXxlD #TreesPeoplePlanet #WorldEnvironmentDay
3⃣Support Alternative Development (AD) for its great potential to reach environmental objectives. 4⃣Encourage approaches to strengthen autonomy and governance of local communities and eco-economy models. 5⃣ Stakeholder commitment and systems to enable data sharing #environment…
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! #AlternativeDevelopment projects can only be #sustainable if they are also #environmentally sustainable. Read about it in our @UNODC Practical Guide on Alternative Development and the #environment: unodc.org/documents/alte…
#Cocoa production plays a crucial role in #AlternativeDevelopment across Latin America, offering farming communities in countries like Peru 🇵🇪 and Colombia 🇨🇴 a sustainable and legal alternative to illicit coca cultivation.
General success factor #1 from our @UNODC Practical Guide on #AlternativeDevelopment and the #Environment: Make sure that people are at the heart of programming: unodc.org/unodc/en/alter…
#Biodiversity loss is accelerating, but trees, forests and #agroforestry offer solutions. Join CIFOR-ICRAF at the #IUCNCongress (9–15 October, Abu Dhabi) as we spotlight nature-based solutions for a resilient future. 🔗: bit.ly/3SfRiOM #TreesPeoplePlanet