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 

El Órgano Rector es convocado de conformidad con las disposiciones del artículo 19 del Tratado Internacional y pueden participar en él todas las Partes Contratantes y observadores.

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 defi...

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