Tuesday 28 February 2023 - 12:00-14:00

Wild plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: their conservation and sustainable use

This webinar is a follow up to the First International Multi-stakeholder Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Technical Consultation on in situ conservation and on-farm management of PGRFA, held in March 2021.  At this event, examples of the continuum of management practices for wild plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, from their conservation to use in breeding improved crop varieties, will be presented and discussed.

قامت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) بإدراج نظامين اثنين للزراعة والزراعة الحرجية يتميّزان بالتنوع البيولوجي ويعرفان بتسمية "تشاكرا" - يقع الأول في جبال الأنديز والآخر في منطقة الأمازون في إكوادور، على قائمة نظم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية.

8 February 2023 - Agrifood systems have the potential to make a significant contribution to the 2030 Agenda and more specifically to the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity as stipulated in the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

البقول هي البذور الصالحة للأكل من النباتات البقولية التي تزرع لغرض توفير الأغذية والأعلاف على السواء. ولئن كانت الفاصوليا (Phaseolus وVigna) والحمص والبازلاء من أشهر أنواع البقول وأكثرها استهلاكًا، فإنه ثمة أصنافًا عدة أخرى حول العالم، تنطوي كلّها على منافع جمّة بالنسبة إلى الأمن الغذائي والتغذية...

في 19 ديسمبر/كانون الأول الماضي، اعتمد مجتمع دول العالم إطارًا تاريخيًا من أجل دعم التنوع البيولوجي العالمي، ويتضمن هذا الاتفاق مساهمات كبيرة مقدمة من منظمة الأغذية والزراعة (المنظمة) الملتزمة بضمان إيلاء الاعتبار الواجب لاحتياجات النظم الزراعية والغذائية وآثارها.

Washington, DC - The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ended earlier this week in Montreal, Canada with a landmark agreement to protect 30 percent of the world’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by 2030. The fina...

Described as the most important global meeting for the future of our planet this century, the 15^th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Montreal, Canada under the presidency of China, concluded on Monday 19 December. Around 18 000 people registered for the conference, including representatives from more than 194 parties to the CBD. 

Despite the substantial progress made in spreading knowledge about soil biodiversity and its functions, only around 1% of soil organisms have been identified so far. Moreover, soil biodiversity loss remains one of the main global threats to food security in many regions of the world and is likely...

“Ecosystems are being pushed beyond breaking point. The adoption of an ambitious post-2020 Framework that strengthens the transformation of agrifood systems is essential for food security, tackling climate challenges and sustainable economic growth, for prosperity, well-being and achiev...

مونتريال، 13 ديسمبر 2022 - اعترفت الأمم المتحدة بجهود 10 مبادرات رائدة من جميع أنحاء العالم لدورها في إصلاح العالم الطبيعي.

As negotiators gather in Montreal to agree on a new deal to protect biodiversity, success will depend on the full engagement of the food and agriculture sectors. Our ecosystems are being pushed to the limit. Conservation alone can’t get the job done. We must take action to conserve, protect...

Martine Biron, Minister of International Relations and Francophonie and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, and Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of FAO, are proud to announce the technical and financial partnership between Quebec and FAO in the form of an international climate cooperation project entitled Accelerating adaptation to climate change in agriculture and food security" (SAGA)

مونتريال، 13 ديسمبر 2022- اعترفت الأمم المتحدة بجهود مبادرة لإصلاح آلاف الكيلومترات من الأراضي المتدهورة في أفريقيا كواحدة من 10 مبادرات رائدة عالمية لإنعاش النُظم الطبيعية.

The United Nations has recognized an initiative to restore 300,000 ha of drought-stricken Central American farmland and forests as one of 10 pioneering efforts to revive the natural world.

As delegates from around the world gather in Montréal for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a giant #ExtinctionThermometer highlights the interconnection between climate change and biodiversity loss.

Fishing gear has been lost, abandoned or otherwise discarded in our seas and oceans for centuries. But the impact of Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), also known as ghost gear, is gaining more attention as fishing activities have expanded offshore and to deep sea marine environme...

We live in a world where environmental degradation is having greater impact on our economic and cultural well-being than ever before. Biodiversity loss is one of the biggest dangers we are facing, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2022.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will lead the Indo-Malaya Critical Forest Biome Integrated Program of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This flagship GEF programme will support countries in c...

روما – ستتولّى منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) والصندوق الدولي للتنمية الزراعية (الصندوق) قيادة برنامج متكامل تابع لمرفق البيئة العالمية بشأن النظم الغذائية. وسيوجّه البرنامج مبلغًا يُقدر بنحو 230 مليون دولار أمريكي – سيُستكمل بتمويل إضافي مشترك – نحو مِنح المشاريع من أجل دعم البلد...