Take a look at our forests from two different vantage points. Along the way, you’ll get some fascinating insights into the valuable role they play in our lives.

The international symposium on “Inland Fisheries and aquaculture: advances in technology, stock assessment and citizen science in an era of climate change” was organized in conjunction with the thirty-first session of the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission in Killarney,...

The vital role forests play to ensure environmental health and healthy societies came under the spotlight today at a global event which brought together ministers, experts and youth activists to mark In...

One of the major fisheries and aquaculture development programs implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted considerable potential for enhancing these sectors in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania, Guyana and the Marshall I...

FAO-IFAD-WFP push to enhance rural women and girls’ digital capabilities and tackle the barriers they face to access technology to be equal contributors to our agrifood systems.

Water is central to agriculture that accounts for 72 percent of global freshwater withdrawals, to other economic sectors and is core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. While...

The second edition of the European Humanitarian Forum is taking place in Brussels on 20-21 March 2023. The Forum is bringing together policymakers and international humanitarian partners to discuss humanitarian policy and strategy,...

The impacts of the war in Ukraine have severely disrupted the country’s agricultural production and food exports, jeopardizing both local and global food security. Upon invitation by the Committee on Agriculture...

Blaise you are Chief of the Development Law service at FAO. But I suspect you don’t really do typical lawyer work. Can you tell us what exactly your service does? The...

At the invitation of the Economic and Social Committee (EESC), FAO’s Land and Division Director LI Lifeng participated at a high-level hearing led by the EESC Consultative Commission on Industrial...

102 students received scholarships to be trained in veterinary medicine and animal husbandry courses in an event held in Mogadishu this week. The initiative allows the scholars to study at...

FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji paid a series of courtesy visits to Ambassadors of Member States in Brussels and Paris, during which the potential of a strengthened and fruitful collaboration...

As the sheer devastation provoked by the earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 continues to be revealed, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

Improving management practices in grasslands— large areas covered with grass, especially used for animal grazing— can boost the capacity of soils as carbon sinks, and help countries reach their climate...

“We need more women, we need more girls and we need them to participate much more to design policy, interface activities and initiatives to ensure we leave no one behind...

World Pulses Day, 10 February, is an opportunity to celebrate the critical role these nutritious seeds play in addressing challenges of poverty, food security, nutrition, soil health and climate change. Since...

FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy in Brussels Debasish Prusty. The meeting discussed potential collaboration to promote...

Thanawat Tiensin FAO Director of Animal Production and Health took part in a conference organized by INTERBEV, the French Livestock and Meat Association. The conference with the title Livestock, Meat...