Agrifood systems are playing an increasingly central role in countries’ biodiversity strategies and actions, according to preliminary findings presented during a High-Level Roundtable hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at it...

Africa is losing the plant diversity that underpins food security and nutrition, climate resilience and livelihoods across the continent. This is according to the Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which was l...

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded its twelfth session yesterday in Manchester, UK. During the meeting, delegates approved the Summary for Policymakers of the Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report and reached agr...

El Centro de Conocimientos sobre Biodiversidad de la FAO consolida la información y los recursos existentes de la Organización relacionados con la biodiversidad en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Esta plataforma ayuda a los países a fortalecer sus conocimientos y capacida...

The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Third Report), published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), presents the results of a global assessment of progress on the conservation...

Hosted by the United Kingdom, the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Science‑Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES12) opened today in Manchester, bringing together governments, experts, and UN agencies to advance the global biodiversity scie...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) ha acogido con satisfacción la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo en el marco de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar relativo a la Conservación y el Uso Sostenible de l...

El patrimonio agrícola común que sustenta a comunidades y bosques en el sur del Brasil 

FAO’s 80th anniversary was also a pivotal year for the teams working under the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment.  

La conservación, la utilización sostenible y el desarrollo de los recursos genéticos forestales revisten una importancia fundamental para la gestión y utilización de los bosques y otras tierras boscosas del mundo, incluidos los sistemas agroforestales. Estos recursos —es...

The Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture joins the celebrations of this year’s International Mountain Day under the theme “Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains and beyond”.

Today is ...

Brazil is moving decisively to strengthen the governance of its genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge by taking significant steps to improve transparency, compliance and access and benefit-sharing across its growing bioeconomy. The country’s enviro...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agrifood systems and to ...

UN designates 2026 as a year to highlight the vital role of rangelands and pastoralists in sustainable food production, ecosystem preservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation

La Undécima Sesión del Órgano Rector (OR-11) del Tratado Internacional de la FAO sobre Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura concluyó pasada la medianoche tras una semana de intensas deliberaciones marcadas por el firme compromiso de todas las delegaciones...

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Agrifood systems are crucial for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), with over half ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a series of five regional workshops on aquatic genetic resource monitoring and reporting.

The Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture opened today in Lima, Peru, co-hosted by the Governments of Peru and Switzerland, under the theme “Fostering Biodiversity & Fo...

La Comisión reafirma su compromiso de mantenerle informado, involucrado y conectado a través de diversas plataformas y canales de comunicación. Consideramos que una comunicación abierta, clara y receptiva es fundamental para construir una comunidad sólida, inclusiva e in...

La restauración de los bosques del Brasil a través de los conocimientos de los Pueblos Indígenas