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...

The initiative aims to support shifts towards sustainable nature-positive production and efficient value chains for crops, commodities, livestock, and aquaculture

Selon un nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et de ses partenaires, la protection des animaux, des végétaux, des champignons et des microorganismes que l’on trouve dans les forêts doit devenir un objectif fondamental au...

La quinzième réunion de la Conférence des Parties (COP15) à la Convention sur la diversité biologique se tiendra à Montréal (Canada) du 7 au 19 décembre 2022, sous la présidence de la République populaire de Chine. 

This webinar, co-organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, introduced the Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture approved by the FAO Council in December of last year. The webinar p...

FAO calls for the agriculture and food sectors to be recognized for their fundamental role in ensuring the conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of biodiversity.

Geneva, Switzerland – Negotiations between the 196 Parties to the UN Conven...

 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced a US $5.25 billion replenishment for GEF-8, the next four-year phase of the GEF.  A nearly 30 percent over GEF-7, it will be the largest replenishment in the history of the GEF. 

Elles entrent dans la composition de certaines lotions qui rendent notre peau plus douce ou de certaines tisanes que nous sirotons le dimanche après-midi. Elles attendent d’être saupoudrées sur les salades ou ajoutées aux compléments alimentaires que nous prenons tous les jours. Les plantes sauva...

Nous tirons la majorité des calories que nous ingérons chaque jour d’un nombre étonnamment faible de plantes. En fait, l’essentiel de la production alimentaire mondiale vient de moins de 200 espèces de fruits et légumes, sur les milliers d’espèces qui sont cultivées pour l’alimentation. Mais que ...

The world’s food security depends on biodiversity: from domesticated crop varieties and livestock breeds, to wild species such as bees and earthworms that live in and around production systems, to whole ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, seagrass beds and coral reefs. However, much of ...

À l'occasion de la célébration de la Journée internationale de la diversité biologique, le Traité international a lancé un nouvel appel à propositions de projets qui devraient être appuyés par le Fonds fiduciaire pour le partage des avantages. Le cinquième cycle au titre du Fo...

Today there is less food security, less health security, less economic security and greater inequality.

By recognizing the importance of multilateralism in tackling the multiple crises facing today’s world. Stockholm+50 will act as a springboard to accelerate the implementation o...

The Food and Agriculture organization of the UN led events at Stockholm+50 that presented solutions to halt environmental degradation through the transformation of our agrifood systems

2 June 2022, Stockholm, Sweden – “Stockholm+50 is an opportunit...

UNDP Regional Goodwill Ambassador completes an excruciating feat to raise awareness about the climate emergency and food security.

Paralyzed from the chest down Michael Haddad, Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad, yesterday defied all odds to achieve the im...

Le Conseil de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a approuvé deux stratégies thématiques qui orienteront les activités de la FAO sur le changement climatique et sur la science, la technologie et l’innovation ces dix prochaines années.