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02/09/2026

The guidance provides a framework for land degradation neutrality in agricultural landscapes through integrated land-use planning, sustainable land-use systems, resilient production systems, and an enabling environment. It emphasizes secure tenure, inclusive governance, evidence-based decision-making, policy coherence, institutional capacity and investment, encouraging coordinated action across sectors, alongside improved assessment, monitoring and knowledge systems.

02/09/2026

The Food loss and waste challenge badge is designed to help educate children and young people about the impact of food loss and waste on people and the planet. The booklet is designed to help teachers and educators develop an educational programme for classes or other youth groups.

02/09/2026

The Report on the Status of the World Soil Resources (SWSR) 2015 is a reference work and a milestone among the documents assessing global soil quality and soil health change.

07/08/2026

Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are areas that are not protected areas but are managed in ways that support long-term biodiversity conservation. Fisheries restricted areas established by the GFCM, as well as national fisheries closures, may qualify as OECMs. This factsheet explains their importance, the recognition process, and how the GFCM Secretariat can support countries in reporting fisheries closures as OECMs.

05/08/2026

The FAO Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2026–2030 builds on more than a decade of progress, stemming from the FAO Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector (2013) and the FAO Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2021–2025. This new iteration marks a renewed, action-oriented and forward-looking approach to strengthening partnerships with the private sector in support of the FAO four betters.