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UN recognizes effort to counter Central American drought with special award
13/12/2022
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.
UN recognizes 10 pioneering initiatives that are restoring the natural world
13/12/2022
The United Nations has recognized 10 ground-breaking efforts from around the globe for their role in restoring the natural world.
OCB e-update: Special Edition "From COP27 to COP15"
12/12/2022
“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 achieving th...
FAO at the Conference of the Parties – COP15
12/12/2022
The Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in Montréal, Canada, 7–19 December 2022, under the Presidency of the People's Republic of China.
Taking the temperature at COP15 with the #ExtinctionThermometer
09/12/2022
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.
Biodiversity at breaking point
06/12/2022
Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are joining representatives from 196 countries in Montréal, Canada for this year’s UN biodiversity summit to call for a more proactive approach to halt the ongoing loss of the natural world.
IUCN and FAO to lead flagship forest programme in Southeast Asia
06/12/2022
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 CBD Post-2020 biodiversity framework: People's place within the rest of nature
05/12/2022
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.
Global Environment Facility tasks FAO and IFAD to lead new $230 million agrifood systems transformation program
30/11/2022
The initiative aims to support shifts towards sustainable nature-positive production and efficient value chains for crops, commodities, livestock, and aquaculture
FAO in Geneva: On the Road to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
22/11/2022
FAO in Geneva, in close collaboration with the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment in Rome, is organizing a hybrid briefing on the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15). As several objectives of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) are closely linked to a...