Transforming food and agriculture for sustainable development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for a bold, transformational change to achieve a world that is more inclusive, fair, sustainable and resilient. It’s a world free of hunger and extreme poverty, one that protects the sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services for development.
This corporate portal is a gateway to FAO’s policy and governance support work to build sustainable food systems that can help countries achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda. FAO, itself the world’s leading forum for policy dialogue, promotes evidence-based policymaking from national to regional and global levels as countries prioritize challenges, implement decisions and monitor their effectiveness.
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ICARRD+20: Putting women’s land rights back on the agrarian reform agenda?
16 March 2026 - Twenty years after landmark global commitments, ICARRD+20 spotlights how persistent gender inequalities in land ownership continue to undermine rural development - and calls for urgent reforms to secure women’s land rights as a cornerstone of resilient, equitable food systems
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Governance and forest monitoring: A shift in approach
10 March 2026 - Understanding institutions, power and coordination is proving essential to making national forest monitoring systems work. Read and watch recent highlights from Marco Mezzera, a Governance Specialist with the Global Forest Observations Initiative
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Governance pathways for public-private investment in South Sudan’s agrifood systems
2026
This issue brief examines how stronger governance, institutional coordination, and investment readiness can unlock the vast untapped potential of South Sudan’s agrifood systems, which remain constrained by fragility and limited private sector participation despite abundant natural resources and a largely agriculture-dependent population.
Tides of change: From local to national coastal marine governance in Chile
2026
This issue brief highlights Chile's efforts supported by a FAO-GEF initiative to enhance governance, foster inter-institutional coordination, and empower artisanal fishers and communities through training and diversification strategies while promoting environmental sustainability. By integrating ecosystem-based approaches into decision-making, this initiative lays the groundwork for the conservation and sustainable use of Chile's coastal marine ecosystems.
The status of land tenure and governance
2026
Officially launched at ICARRD's II International Conference in Cartagena, Colombia, this report generates, presents, and assesses innovative data, and extracts insights regarding land tenure systems and governance frameworks, with a special focus on women's land rights and the importance of customary tenure for mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity.
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