Virtual webinar for Latin America and the Caribbean

• 31 January 2024, 10:00-11:30 EST/ 16:00-17:30 CET - in English and Spanish
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Un nouvel organe mondial de gestion des pêches a ouvert sa session inaugurale aujourd’hui. À l’ordre du jour de cette réunion figurent des points tels que les pratiques et approches optimales pour une gestion efficace des ressources halieutiques et les améliorations de la méthodologie de l’Organi...

Cette année, la Journée internationale de la montagne (JIM) est  l'occasion de souligner l'importance de la préservation des glaciers pour l'agriculture, la sécurité de l'eau et les moyens de subsistance des communautés de montagne vulnérables.

Sur les sommets enneigés du Tianshan, au Kirghizistan, un groupe de personnes se rend à pied dans une zone reculée pour vérifier et déplacer les pièges photographiques destinés à surveiller les espèces sauvages, notamment l’insaisissable panthère des neiges, surnommée le «fantôme des montagnes». ...

This workshop seeks to foster information exchange, across regions, on the key factors affecting, and effective approaches for, conserving agrobiodiversity. The objectives are to identify and analyze effective approaches and measures which can assure a balance between agricultural production and agrobiodiversity conservation, highlighting the collaboration among all local stakeholders, and with the support of diverse activities and their synergetic effects; and  to discuss the conditions, challenges and key factors for achieving the successful conservation of agrobiodiversity in GIAHS sites. 

Time: 19 December 2023, 15:00-16:00 CET / 09:00-10:00 ET. Please register here.
The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub will support users to access and use existing tools, guidance and other resources on biodiversity developed under FAO to mainstream biodiversity in agrifood sectors and assist policymakers and other actors to implement and monitor the GBF.

La Journée mondiale des sols 2023 et sa campagne visent à sensibiliser à l'importance et à la relation entre le sol et l'eau pour parvenir à des systèmes agroalimentaires durables et résilients. La Journée mondiale des sols est une plateforme mondiale unique qui non seulement célèbre les sols, mais aussi responsabilise et engage les citoyens du monde entier à améliorer la santé des sols.

This side event at the COP28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai, organized by FAO, put a spotlight on the role of agrifood systems in mitigating climate change, protecting and conserving biodiversity, and building inclusive and resilient livelihoods.

The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) has launched a two-year roadmap aimed at sustainable using and conserving wildlife while ensuring benefits for local people and their livelihoods. The CPW Secretariat is hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and comprises 13 international organizations working to support the sustainable use and conservation of wildlife.

Rome, Italie - 20 novembre 2023 – Le siège de la FAO est le lieu d’un rassemblement mondial d'une semaine qui accueille plus de 600 participants, parmi lesquels des délégués nationaux, des diplomates, des décideurs politiques, des experts en phytogénétique, des chercheurs, des organisations inter...

From November 22nd to 24th, FAO, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme will be co-hosting a significant workshop focused on developing a roadmap for supporting ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at FAO headquarters in Rome.

La dernière synthèse mondiale de la FAO sur les forêts plantées date de 2009, la dernière édition d’Unasylva sur ce sujet, de 2005. Élaboré en collaboration avec plusieurs partenaires, notamment le Groupe de travail sur les forêts plantées de l’Union internationale des instituts de recherches for...

You are invited to attend a webinar on 17 November 2023 13:00-14:30 CET. The webinar aims to present the results of a global survey on the status of the world’s soil biodiversity metrics, methods and related initiatives. In addition, proposed metrics and methods for the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory (GLOSOB) will be presented to the International Network on Soil Biodiversity (NETSOB) for community input. Please take a minute to register for the webinar HERE; If you are not a member of NETSOB, please join the network HERE.

Le Traité international a publié une étude intitulée Les plantes qui nourrissent le monde – Données de base et métriques visant à éclairer les stratégies de conservation et d'utilisation des ressources phytogénétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, rassemblant des données fondamentales sur...

World Food Day 2023 shines a spotlight on water as the foundation for life and food. Water is vital to all species and to all ecosystem functions and services which are essential to food and agriculture. In turn, a myriad of species and ecological processes influence the quality and quantity of water.  Read more here.

Kaveh Zahedi, leading FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment is attending high-level events at the UN General Assembly and events in partnership with businesses, climate philanthropists and other stakeholders, as part of Climate Week NYC. He bears a clear message for countries and leaders that FAO will carry to COP28 in Dubai and beyond: Agrifood system solutions are critical climate and biodiversity solutions that are often overlooked. “Agriculture and food systems hold a range of solutions, from agroforestry to tackling food loss and waste, and from sustainable livestock management to decarbonizing aquatic food value chains,” said Zahedi. “These solutions are the essential thread that binds together action on biodiversity, climate, resilience and food security.”

FAO took part in the World Biodiversity Summit to highlight the importance of tackling the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change and food security through comprehensive and integrated approaches in the framework of sustainable food systems. Scaling up biodiversity-friendly practices in crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture can help to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, and adapt to and mitigate climate change; thus contributing to food security and nutrition for all. Maximizing these opportunities depends on financial, human and infrastructure capacity. Public-private partnerships can play a key role in enhancing this capacity.

On the 12th September, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held a knowledge exchange session for parties to the CBD titled “Workshop on ecosystem restoration-related planning and capacity-building needs for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)”. At the event, attended by 114 participants from 41 countries, a special attention was given to GBF Target 2 and the role of monitoring and their implications on ecosystem restoration actions were thoroughly examined. The discussions shed light on the importance of understanding the present state of ecosystems, setting clear baselines, the scope of restoration, and ensuring synergy with other targets and global commitments like the SDGs.

Au deuxième jour du Somment des Nations Unies sur les ODD, juste avant que ne débute le débat général, le Directeur général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), M. Qu Dongyu, a organisé un dialogue ministériel au siège de l’ONU pour examiner les possibil...

Launched at the SDG Summit, the High Impact Initiative on Nature Driving Economic Transformation aims to bring together countries undertaking significant economic shifts, and catalyzing a global movement in evidence-based policies and investments for an inclusive green transition that accelerates progress on the SDGs, recognizes and supports nature contributions and dependencies, and reduces related risks to support a Biodiversity Economy. Overview of SDG Action Weekend; Overview of all High Impact Initiatives; High Impact Initiative: Nature Driving Economic Transformation. Live Webcast on Sunday at 11:45 AM Eastern Time (6:45 PM Eastern Africa Time).