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FAO encourages girl guides and scouts to lead climate action around the world

10 April 2022
Did you know that there are more than 10 million girl guides and girl scouts in 152 countries in the world? Did you also know that their movement has been building girls of courage, confidence and character who have been making...

Challenging youth to make healthy eating fun

31 March 2022
There have long been icons of healthy eating in popular culture. Popeye the Sailor Man, a lean, muscular cartoon superhero, convinced the children of his day to eat more vegetables by gulping down spinach that made him strong in an...

Biodiversity Challenge Lab: the impact of your food choices on the environment

30 March 2022
Biodiversity Challenge Lab: the impact of your food choices on the environment Did you know that what you buy, how you prepare and eat your food, and how you dispose of waste has a big...

Call for submissions: Images of women-led solutions to desertification

29 March 2022
Ahead of UNCCD COP15, the UNCCD Secretariat seeks to collect original and exceptional photos to showcase promising practices which demonstrate women’s leadership and innovation in adapting to land degradation, desertification and drought. 

Four beauty products found in forests

18 March 2022
Interested in natural cosmetic products, ones that support local communities and don’t deplete our natural resources? You aren’t alone! Growing consumer interest in the environmental and ethical credentials of cosmetics has spurred interest in sustainably- and ethically-sourced beauty products, which include...