As the global community confronts the escalating realities of climate change, Zambia faces increasingly urgent challenges. From destructive flash floods to prolonged droughts, climate-related events are threatening livelihoods, particularly in rural communities reliant on agriculture and natural ...

In 2019, Norway published the first national strategy for conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of animals, plants and forest trees. The overall goal is to secure the gene pool for future agriculture and food production. Just before the 21st  Session of the Commission, whi...

If you are working to protect and promote biodiversity for food and agriculture – BFA-Net is a platform for discussion of issues relevant to the management of the biodiversity that underpins the world’s agrifood systems. It covers all aspects of the management of all components of biodiversity...

Across the world, climate change is shifting the delicate balance that keeps plants – and everything they support - healthy. As temperatures rise, rains become less predictable, and extreme weather strikes more often, plant pests and diseases are spreading in ways not seen before. The consequence...

Edible fungi (mushrooms) and terrestrial invertebrates (particularly insects and snails) are a source of nutrition and income for many people around the world, especially in developing countries. As well as being eaten by humans, many invertebrates are also used as animal feed. Both groups are...

The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture documents progress in the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) since the publication of the previous report in 20

An integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, with a pine tree agroforestry system and traditional bamboo and fishery system in the Republic of Korea and an agrosilvopastoral system in ...

The genetic resources of trees and other woody plants are essential for the health of all forests and their capacity to provide food, livelihoods and various ecosystem services. The genetic diversity of forests is crucial for the sustainable supply of wood and non-wood forest products, as well...

Two hybrid workshops were held in the Caribbean with experts and regional institutions to address issues related to the Plant and Animal genetic resource conservation and management.  On 27 and 28 May 2025, the FAO Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, the Caribbean Agricultural Research De...

Join us at the FAO Conference side event on crop diversity for food security, where key findings of the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources will be shared. Be part of a high-level dialogue shaping policies for the future of our food.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall.

The Conference is FAO’s supreme Governing Body, determining the Organization’s policy and approving its budget. Access the agenda, meeting documents and more information on the 44th Session.

As climate records continue to topple year after year, one thing has become clear; agricultural communities are on the frontlines of climate change and must be at the heart of adaptation efforts. 

This event aims to raise awareness of the urgent need to conserve and sustainably use genetic diversity as a cornerstone of strategies to adapt agrifood systems to rapidly changing environmental conditions.

For thousands of years –and across a diverse range of cultures – fermentation has played a vital role in preserving food and improving its flavour and nutritional value. It underpins the production of many widely eaten products such as bread, cheese and yoghurt. Emerging innovations in ferment...

The Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opened today at  the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), bringing together policymakers, scientists, civil society, farmers, youth leaders, private sector and development partners under the the...

First in-person workshop of the Benefit-sharing Fund’s ‘Community of Practice’ lays groundwork for future collaboration & innovation Cusco, Peru, 10 June 2025 – Participants from 14 different countries across Latin America and the Caribbean region gathered in Cusco, Peru, from 27 to 29 M...

A Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) project puts Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the center of biodiversity conservation, sustainable land use, and ecosystem restoration in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub consolidates FAO’s existing information and resources related to biodiversity in agrifood systems. This platform helps countries strengthen their knowledge and capabilities to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), support the achi...

Every year, on 5 June, World Environment Day raises awareness about pressing environmental issues. This year, the focus is on ending plastic pollution – a growing crisis that poses severe threats to our biodiversity, genetic resources and food systems. It threatens ecosystems on land and in wa...