Un patrimoine agricole commun qui fait vivre les communautés et les forêts du sud du Brésil 

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

Conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources are of vital importance to the management and utilization of the world’s forests and other wooded lands, including agroforestry systems. These resources, i.e. the heritable materials maintain...

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 onzième session de l'Organe directeur (OD-11) du Traité international de la FAO sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture s'est conclue après minuit au terme d’une semaine d’intenses délibérations, marquées par un fort engagement de tout...

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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 Commission s’engage à vous tenir informés, à vous impliquer et à maintenir le lien avec vous à diverses plateformes et canaux de communication. Nous croyons qu’une communication ouverte, claire et réactive est essentielle pour bâtir une communauté forte, inclusive et ...

Restaurer les forêts brésiliennes grâce aux savoirs des peuples autochtones 

L’Organe directeur est convoqué en vertu des dispositions de l'article 19 du Traité et est ouvert à toutes les Parties contractantes au Traité international et aux observateurs.

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