In the tapestry of our ecosystem, pollinators play a critical role in sustaining agricultural productivity and enhancing human health. Recognizing the importance of pollinators, FAO just launched its newly redesigned platform dedicated to the Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture.

Regional consultations on the review of the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture were held in Cali, Colombia from 21 to 23 May 2024. FAO National Focal Points for Plant Genetic Resources and National Focal Points to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture from more than 20 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the premises of the Alliance Biodiversity International & the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) to discuss priorities for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources.

FAO celebrates the International Day of Potato 2024 with a special and an high-level event

沿着墨西哥丘陵地带崎岖不平的山路步行，可以看到两侧的农田稀疏生长着玉米，上面缠绕着菜豆的茎叶，土壤被硕大的南瓜叶覆盖，间或露出可食用的草本植物。这就是被称之为milpa的墨西哥传统间作农业粮食体系，家家户户种植多种多样的营养作物，与单一种植模式大相径庭。

The theme of this year’s International Day for Biodiversity is “Be Part of the Plan” - a rallying call to the public and diverse actors to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, endorsed in December 2022, and also known as The Biodiversity Plan. FAO is an integral part of this plan, as agrifood systems are a powerful channel for readily available and scalable solutions to conserving, restoring and sustainably using biodiversity.

Biodiversity and agriculture are inseparable. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, or ‘The Biodiversity Plan’, adopted by countries in 2022, fully recognizes this close interdependence. The Biodiversity Plan sets out a pathway to a world living in harmony with nature by 2050, with more than half of its 23 targets relating to agrifood systems. FAO is playing an active role in supporting countries to implement these ambitious targets and its four Goals. In reality, FAO’s projects and initiatives relate to most of the Biodiversity Plan targets, with five topping the list.

The United Nations World Restoration Flagships are the most ambitious, promising or successful examples of large-scale ecosystem restoration, recognized in the context of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. At least ten new flagships will be selected and announced in 2025. Apply before 31 May 2024 to join the #GenerationRestoration! 

The International Symposium Agriculture, Biodiversity and Food Security: From Commitments to Actions was held at the Quebec City Convention Centre, Canada, from April 30 to May 2, 2024. Jointly organized by Université Laval's École supérieure d'études internationales, the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the event brought together over 250 key players from the agricultural and agrifood sectors in 39 countries.

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub provides access to biodiversity-related resources developed by FAO. The aim is to strengthen countries’ capacity to mainstream biodiversity in agrifood sectors, implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals and achieve food security for all.

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The potato, an important crop that is consumed by over one billion people around the world, will be celebrated on 30 May 2024, the first-ever International Day of Potato. The theme will be: ‘Harvesting diversity, feeding hope’. The theme underscores the fact that with over 5 000 improved varieties, and farmers’ varieties/landraces of the crop, there are ample choices for the needs of diverse production systems, culinary preferences and industrial applications.

On 29 April 2024, a virtual event, co-organized with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, will be held to raise awareness of the contribution of farmers’ varieties and landraces to food security and nutrition, highlight relevant initiatives and facilitate knowledge exchange among diverse stakeholders on their conservation and sustainable use.

 推动农业粮食体系转型，使之更高效、更包容、更有韧性且更可持续，是应对气候变化、生物多样性丧失和污染这三重全球危机的关键所在。推动转型需要公共和私营部门之间加强合作，为农业粮食体系利益相关方赋能，采取全面的跨部门方法，并共同努力优化多边环境协议。

联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）副总干事玛丽亚·海伦娜·赛梅朵本周在第六届联合国环境大会和第二届四方执行年会期间在内罗毕出席了系列活动，并发表上述重要讲话。 

萨亚德村是阿塞拜疆哈奇马斯区里海沿岸最古老的住区之一。长久以来，这里因盛产品种丰富、汁多肉厚的番茄而闻名于世，这得益于农民的悉心栽培和阳光充足的气候。然而，一场新的变革正在发生。在联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）和欧洲联盟的培训及支持下，当地农民正在重振和发展该地区的传统农业技术，比如作物轮作。

“我们会去红树林里捞牡蛎，不但可以养活家人，也能拿去市场上出售。这是我的生计来源。我每周工作两三天就能挣到足够的钱支持我的开支，”Fatou Sarr说。Fatou是加姆尼亚久（Diamniadio）女性转型者小组的主席，这个是一家当地合作社，支持小规模牡蛎生产者。

清晨五点，伊玛塔卡森林保护区（Imataca Forest Reserve）传来卡里尼亚妇女的声音。她们向丛林深处走着，要走到伯塔那摩河（Botanamo）收集当天所需用水。然后，这些土著妇女会准备“卡萨饼”——一种由木薯粉制成的圆形玉米饼，搭配其他部落成员带回来的狩猎成果。早餐后，他们就开始了一天中的主要工作：管理和保护森林。

科学家表示，未来十年是应对气候变化与生物多样性丧失的关键十年，联合国已将其指定为“联合国生态系统恢复十年”，从2021年开始。这是我们在全球范围内预防、阻止、逆转生态系统退化，力挽狂澜的重要机遇。

在美洲大陆的中心地带有六个国家，它们的地表覆盖着斑驳的热带旱地森林，被一片片农田隔开。这就是中美洲干旱走廊，全长1600公里，纵贯危地马拉、萨尔瓦多、洪都拉斯、尼加拉瓜、哥斯达黎加和巴拿马，居住着1150万农村人口，主要依靠农业为生。

农业已有一万多年的历史。在此期间，它不仅为我们提供了食物、住所和生计，还为我们提供了知识、传统、创新和生态系统服务。然而，许多生态系统已不堪重负，因此农业不仅要源源不断地提供所有这些益处，还必须更好地适应环境。

现年52岁的丹达科耶婚后育有七个孩子，期间他目睹了家乡Sakey Kouara Tegui村庄周围土地经历的灾难性变化。丹达科耶所在的村庄位于尼日尔西部地区，坐落在科洛镇Gorou Tayya高原的分水岭上。