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Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Enhancing Action on Climate and Implementation of the SDGs
17/11/2022
Biodiversity is at the centre of the biggest issues the world faces: from climate change to poverty eradication,
food and water security, health and sustainable development.
A wall that restores land and empowers communities in Niger
07/11/2022
At 52 years old, through a marriage and the birth of seven children, Dandakoye has witnessed devastating changes to the land around his village of Sakey Kouara Tegui. Situated in the western region of Niger, Dandakoye’s village is nestled in the watershed of the Gorou Tayya plateau in the urban commune of Kollo.
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: China, Mexico, Morocco and Spain get additional sites, along with first one in Thailand
04/11/2022
Five new GIAHS sites announced as the FAO flagship programme celebrates 20th anniversary
FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) mark 20th anniversary
27/10/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) flagship programme of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) today celebrated its 20th anniversary, highlighting its role in promoting sustainable agriculture and revitalizing the rural communities who are respon...
20 years of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
27/10/2022
2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the FAO GIAHS Programme. FAO launched the GIAHS initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002. Since its inception, the number of agricultural systems recognized as GIAHS has been gradually increasing.
Final chapters of the IPBES Values Assessment, and of the IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment now available
10/10/2022
The final chapters are much more detailed, with many new examples from around the world. The final chapters also provide a range of valuable additional evidence and policy options in advance of the many major global environmental negotiations this year, including COP 27 of the Climate Conventi...
The CBD Post-2020 biodiversity framework: People's place within the rest of nature
06/10/2022
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (hereinafter ‘the convention’) have held workshops, consultations and formal negotiations (CBD, 2018) to develop a ‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’ (hereinafter ‘the framework’). The framework establishes goals and targets for positive bi...
How sustainable forest management can enhance the world’s biodiversity
06/10/2022
New report includes case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Finland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and the United Kingdom
Working in harmony with the environment
22/09/2022
Biodiversity constitutes an essential element in our global ecosystems and provides the foundation for agricultural practices and food production. It is essential to our well-being and food security, but it is often threatened by our activities. In some places, however, farmers have learned to work in harmony with the environment and use knowledge passed down over centuries to implement sustainable practices and protect the biodiversity in their surrounding ecosystems. These farmers and rural communities have envisaged and implemented ingenious ways to conserve, preserve and sustainably use biodiversity while safeguarding their livelihoods and the unique landscapes in which they live.
Working in harmony with the environment
22/09/2022
Biodiversity constitutes an essential element in our global ecosystems and provides the foundation for agricultural practices and food production. It is essential to our well-being and food security, but it is often threatened by our activities. In some places, however, farmers have learned to wo...