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Promoting integrated management of land, soil, and water resources
FAO’s leading work on land, soil and water advances the sustainable management and restoration of these resources as the foundation for food security and nutrition, resilient livelihoods and healthy ecosystems. The Organization supports its Members through policy guidance, technical expertise and innovative solutions that integrate governance, conservation, efficient and sustainable use of natural resources, climate resilience and data-driven decision-making.
By combining strong technical expertise with cutting-edge geospatial technologies, FAO promotes integrated land, soil and water approaches that avoid, reduce and reverse natural resource degradation, desertification, water scarcity, droughts and climate risks and shocks. With 95 percent of food produced on land, FAO equips and empowers farmers and works with partners, placing land, soil and water resources at the heart of the global transition towards more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, contributing to the Four Betters of FAO's Strategic Framework: better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. More ❯❯
Highlights
The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025 (SOLAW25): The potential to produce more and better
2025
The 2025 edition of The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture underscores the urgent challenges of human-induced land...
FAO Conceptual Framework for Integrated Land and Water Resources Management
2025
The FAO Conceptual Framework for integrated land and water resources management recommends an integrated approach to land, soil and water resources...
The water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus in agriculture
23/03/2026
This six-lesson course explores how integrated resource management across the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in agriculture enhances water...
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Upcoming events
20/10
2026
23/10
2026
International Conference on Saline Agriculture (ICSA 2026) – Sustainable Utilization of Saline-Alkali Land and Global Food Security
Dongying (China), 20/10/2026 - 23/10/2026
12/10
2026
16/10
2026
Latest publications
Historical assessment of agricultural drought impact in the Syrian Arab Republic (2021–2025)
2026
The Syrian Arab Republic's agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to drought due to its dependence on rainfall, limited water resources and increasing...
Monitoring agricultural indicators related to agrifood systems in Nigeria
2026
A geospatial analysis of Kebbi, Niger, Ondo and Cross River states.
Monitoring and assessing land and soil health FAO's contribution to evidence-based land and soil governance
2026
This brief outlines FAO's work supporting countries in monitoring and assessing land and soil degradation, with a focus on SDG Indicator 15.3.1 reporting...
Integrated land use planning FAO's framework for evidence-based, investment-oriented land governance
2026
Together with members and partners, FAO has updated the global guidelines and supporting tools, and is already assisting countries in translating integrated...
Restoring agricultural lands Living soils, productive lands, resilient landscapes: Guidance on avoiding, reducing and reversing agricultural land and soil degradation
2026
This brief presents the FAO–United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Guidance Living Soils, Productive Lands, Resilient Landscapes, developed...
Pastoralism - Making variability work
2021
Pastoral systems have evolved to function with the natural environment and therefore with variability. By identifying variability as an entry point,...