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 official launch of the Cali Fund at COP16 in Rome marks the beginning of a new era for the equitable distribution of benefits derived from the use of data about the natural world. Manoela Pessoa de Miranda, Secretary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, emphasizes ...

Unfinished biodiversity negotiations are back on the table.  After a groundbreaking session in Cali, Colombia, delegations are reconvening in Rome to tackle unfinished business that will be critical for biodiversity action – with transforming agrifood systems emerging as a central elem...

Pulses bring diversity to our agrifood systems in multiple ways: on the farm, in our diets and through value-added products. They boost biodiversity on farms by enriching cropping systems with more species. With more than 100 types of pulses available, farmers have many options for crop rotations...

- ساعدت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (المنظمة) 22 بلدًا في الحصول على تمويل بقيمة 68 مليون دولار من مرفق البيئة العالمية لمعالجة مسائل فقدان التنوع البيولوجي، وإدارة المياه الجوفية، وتغيّر المناخ وتدهور الأراضي، والتلوث.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a decision to hold at its headquarters in Rome, Italy the resumed sessions of the UN Biodiversity Conference, including the Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) from 25 to 27 February 2025.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled two new online resources to support countries and stakeholders in restoring degraded ecosystems. An interactive digital version of the Resource Guide to Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework an...

Thursday, 5 December 2024 14:00-15:30 UTC+1 (Paris time).

This webinar aims to report the literature review and interviews carried out by a group composed of researchers from INRAE, Idele (France) and BOKU (Austria) to write a section on how to scale up breeding programmes in challe...

نظمت المعاهدة الدولية بشأن الموارد الوراثية النباتية للأغذية والزراعة (المعاهدة الدولية)، بالتعاون مع مبادرة المجموعة الاستشارية للبحوث الزراعية الدولية بشأن بنوك الجينات والتحالف الدولي للتنوع البيولوجي والمركز الدولي للزراعة الاستوائية حدثاً استثنائيا عبر الانترنت بعنوان "فهم حقوق المزارعين"، ر...

عند بزوغ الفجر، تغادر السيدة Magnolia Ordoñez على متن قارب صغير يقوده زوجها، القبطان، برفقة زميلاتها وجميعهن من النساء. وتتمثل مهمتهن في العثور على المحار من صنف pianguas وجمعه، وهو نوع من محار المياه المالحة الذي يعيش مغمورًا داخل جذور أشجار المانغروف في منطقة المحيط الهادئ في كولومبيا.

A recently launched technical brief from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underscores the critical role of primary forests in combatting climate change and halting biodiversity loss as crucial discussions take place at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in B...

A new analysis from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) finds that almost all countries identify agrifood systems as a priority for climate change adaptation (94 percent) and mitigation (91 percent) in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This highlights...

At the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), held in Cali, Colombia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean underscored the crucial role of food systems in tackling climate c...

As FAO marks the closure of UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), and looks forward to the start of UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in ten days time, it has launched a new publication on Biodiversity and agrifood systems in nationally determined contributions. Its analysis of actions included ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded its impactful participation in the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia, where its central message—agrifood systems play a critical role in achieving biodiversity goals—reverberated th...

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today presented the progress made in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the targets set in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which outlines concrete goals for the protecti...

 يشكل تحويل الطموح إلى واقع ملموس المرحلة التالية من الكفاح من أجل صون المجموعة الواسعة من النباتات والحيوانات التي تتكون منها الحياة على كوكب الأرض وصون الموائل التي تعتمد عليها، بما فيها موئلنا.

 أودعت جمهورية كولومبيا صك تصديقها على المعاهدة الدولية بشأن الموارد الوراثية النباتية للأغذية والزراعة لدى المدير العام لمنظمة الأغذية والزراعة، وستصبح الطرف المتعاقد عدد 153.

Biological control agents (BCAs) and biostimulants represent a sound, effective and nature-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, however they are often disregarded by scientists, government decision-makers and the general public.

Aspiring and established plant scientists from around Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital for a workshop to review what has been achieved so far by the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC). In its first decade, the AOCC has empowered more than 172 scientists, nearly 40 percent of whom have...