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Op-Ed by Yurdi Yasmi and Abebe Haile-Gabriel

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub centralizes key resources and information on biodiversity in agrifood systems from the Organization. The platform supports countries in strengthening their knowledge and capabilities to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil, brings together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society to define urge...

How can we transform our agrifood systems to both withstand climate shocks and help tackle the climate crisis?

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked a milestone celebrating 28 sites across 14 countries that have been designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) over the past two years.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has helped seven countries secure $5.8 million in financing from the Kunming Biodiversity Fund (KBF) to integrate biodiversity into agrifood systems and drive action under the

On 20 October, on the occasion of SBSTTA 27, the CBD Secretariat and the Secretariat of FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, co-organized an event in Panama City to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Pollinator Initiative (IPI)...

Forests are vital to life on Earth. But as pressures mount, how are they faring? Let’s explore the latest global data and see how our forests look as of 2025.

Deforestation has slowed in all of the world’s regions in the last decade, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 (FRA 2025) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Discover five ways FAO statistics are shaping our world.

Agrifood systems hold myriad solutions to address the impacts of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. This was the message FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, delivered during a high-level dialogue “Scaling Up Climate Response through Agrifood Systems:...

As part of the celebration of the World Food Day and FAO’s 80th anniversary, the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit and the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture jointly hosted a Special Event on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and Genetic...

Global exhibition opens with high-level ceremony, celebrating agrifood innovation from a variety of seeds to the great diversity of foods on our tables

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is participating in the IUCN World Conservation Congress, taking place in Abu Dhabi from 9 to 15 October, to reinforce an important message: transforming agrifood systems is key to meet biodiversity conser...

The free public exhibition at Rome’s Park of Porta Capena showcases technologies, good practices and the diversity of global agrifood systems from 10 to 13 October

During the World Food Week and in the occasion of the 80th anniversary of FAO, the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems will host its third a...

Young beekeepers in Türkiye are turning hives into jobs and futures

Indigenous Women lead climate action to preserve agrobiodiversity in Ecuador’s highlands

The 2025 GIAHS Award Ceremony will take place on 31 October at FAO headquarters in Rome, within the celebrations of FAO’s 80th Anniversary. The event will celebrate 28 new agricultural heritage designations across 14 countries, bringing the total number of globally recog...