تم تعيين 24 موقعًا جديدًا في نظم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية في 12 بلدًا منذ عام 2018.ولا تمثل هذه المواقع مناظر طبيعية مذهلة فحسب، بل إنّها تمثّل أيضًا الممارسات الزراعية التي توفر سبل عيش في المناطق الريفية بموازاة الجمع بين التنوع البيولوجي والنظم الإيكولوجية القادرة على الصمود والتقال...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked today World Bee Day 2023 with a global ceremony in which participants emphasized the importance of promoting sustainable agricultural practices that respect the vital role pollinators play in nature.

Less than nine percent of Uzbekistan has forest coverage and even this is rapidly shrinking because of changing climatic conditions, uncontrolled animal husbandry, increasing demand for industrial and fuel wood and the expansion of irrigated agriculture.

Millets grow well in Bihar, a state in eastern India, but farmers stopped cultivating the crop and lost its seeds. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) funds a project that reintroduced millets and other crops through community seed banks and on-farm trials. 

Transforming agrifood systems is essential to adapt to human-caused climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today in the face of the latest report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The rethinking of food and agriculture and the necessary sector transformations we need moving forward must take into consideration the implementation of the closely interlinked climate change and biodiversity outcomes from COP27 and COP15, respectively. 

The high seas comprise nearly two-thirds of the world's ocean and are filled with a variety of fish species, which are essential for the ocean's biodiversity. They are part of flourishing ecosystems that regulate our climate, provide vital habitats for hundreds of thousands of species and support...

قامت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) بإدراج نظامين اثنين للزراعة والزراعة الحرجية يتميّزان بالتنوع البيولوجي ويعرفان بتسمية "تشاكرا" - يقع الأول في جبال الأنديز والآخر في منطقة الأمازون في إكوادور، على قائمة نظم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية.

أكّدت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) اليوم على الأهمية الحاسمة التي تتسم بها التدابير الملموسة الرامية إلى تعجيل وصول الناس إلى أنماط غذائية صحية من خلال تحويل النظم الزراعية والغذائية لكي تصبح أكثر قدرة على الصمود وفعالية واستدامة وشمولًا.

ستنظر هيئة الموارد الوراثية للأغذية والزراعة (الهيئة) في دورتها القادمة (يوليو/تموز 2023) في دور معلومات التسلسل الرقمي في صون الموارد الوراثية للأغذية والزراعة واستخدامها المستدام وتقاسم المنافع الناشئة عنها.

The final chapters are much more detailed, with many new examples from around the world. The final chapters also provide a range of valuable additional evidence and policy options in advance of the many major global environmental negotiations this year, including COP 27 of the Climate Convention ...

A Special Session on “Biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry” will be held as part of the 8th World Forest Week (8WFW) at the margins of the 26th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO26).

The Meetings will now take place from 7 to 19 December 2022 at the seat of the Secretariat, in Montreal, Canada

This side event will highlight how implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework can accelerate the realization of the SDGs in an inclusive manner. By underscoring the shared recognition of the urgent need for action on nature, this event will help build political momentum for the...

The researchers at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology are conducting a study on the “sustainable use and conservation of soil microorganisms and invertebrates used for bioremediation and nutrient cycling” in agriculture. In order to obtain a comprehensive view on the state-of-th...

FAO has just released three Practical guides for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture:

After close consultation among the Government of China as COP President, the Bureau, the Secretariat and the Government of Canada as host of the Secretariat, it has been decided that the second part of the Meetings will take place at the seat of the Secretariat, in Montreal, Canada from 5 to 17...