The Commission’s Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture aims to support countries in the management of biodiversity for food and agriculture as a whole and to promote coordinated action across all genetic resources sectors to improve their sustainable use and conse...

Un système d’agroforesterie traditionnel de culture de la yerba maté au Brésil, trois sites spécialisés dans les moules perlières, le thé blanc et les poires en Chine, un système ancestral de préservation des cultures essentielles et de la biodiversité au Mexique et un système agricole original s...

Bees are speaking to us — not with sound, but through their presence, their absence, and their steady disappearance. Alongside butterflies, bats, beetles, some mammals and birds, these tireless workers sustain the crops and wild plants that feed us, protect biodiversity, and keep our agrifo...

Recognizing the pivotal role of bees and other pollinators in sustaining biodiversity and food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Governments of Ethiopia and Slovenia, and with the support of the United Nations Industrial Developme...

À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des abeilles 2025, qui a été célébrée aujourd’hui lors d’une manifestation spéciale organisée par la République fédérale démocratique d’Éthiopie, le Directeur général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), M. Qu Dongyu, ...

En améliorant la production et les revenus, ce petit insecte ailé essentiel contribue à préserver une communauté et sa forêt

La biodiversité est au cœur de la production agricole durable et de la sécurité alimentaire.
Les projets, programmes et produits de connaissance de la FAO sont conçus pour aider les pays à faire en sorte que la biodiversité soit conservée, restaurée et utilisée de manière durable dans les syst...

The importance of plant health in One Health

Plant health is the foundation of food security and is interconnected with human, animal and environmental health. Healthy plants provide nutrient-rich diets for humans and animals and help promote a balanced ecosystem.&n...

Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is accelerating its support to countries in the development and implementation of climate action plans with resilient and low-emission agriculture and food systems at their core. 

As the world comes together to celebrate World Bee Day 2025 on May 20, a wide array of initiatives and events are taking place across continents, reflecting the growing awareness of the essential role that bees and other pollinators play in our ecosystems, food systems, and livelihoods.

Rencontrez les camélidés en 3D et voyez comment ils contribuent à soutenir les moyens de subsistance, les cultures et plus encore.

The Commission, at its 20th Regular Session, requested the Secretariat to re-open the questionnaire on genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) and climate change by 30 April 2025 and invite all National Focal Points to submit or update their responses. The National Focal Points ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today on Earth Day launched Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration (AIM4NatuRe), a new initiative with GBP 7 million from the United Kingdom to improve monitoring and reporting of global ecosystem restoration eff...

The FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub consolidates FAO’s existing information and resources related to biodiversity in the agriculture sectors. This platform helps countries in strengthening their knowledge and capabilities to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, suppo...

Over the past few decades, interest has grown for more knowledge on the utilization and production of...

In a groundbreaking moment, the 20th Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 24 to 28 March 2025, marked a historic step toward inclusive participation of Indigenous Peoples in global governance for agricultural biodiv...

Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the launch of the Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources. 
This significant publication highlights the crucial role of genetic resources in maintaining the resilience and productivity ...

 La diversité génétique est essentielle à la mise en place de systèmes agroalimentaires plus résilients, capables de résister notamment à l’épreuve du changement climatique. Dans la mesure où 80 pour cent des aliments que nous consommons sont d’origine végétale, la préservation d’un vaste év...

Rome – The Twentieth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which is taking place from 24 to 28 March in Rome, will see the launch of two publications in the Commission’s series of global assessments of biodiversity of impo...

The launch of the Third Report will take place during a side-event at the Twentieth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. At the event, a summary of the key findings will be presented. Subsequently, a panel discussion, comprising diverse stakeholders, wi...