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. ...

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, support the...

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...

Over the past few decades, interest has grown for more knowledge on t...

Our world would be a very different place without bees and other pollinators! These amazing creatures are vital to our existence, and we owe them so much. Without pollinators, our diets would be very different, and so would our agriculture and biodiversity. Since 2018, World Bee Day has been an o...

Genetic diversity is key to creating more resilient agrifood systems that withstand challenges such as shifting climate patterns. Since 80 percent of the food we consume is plant-based, preserving a wide range of genetic materials allows farmers to grow crops and varieties suited to their local e...

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) refers to any genetic material of plant origin of actual or potential value for food and agriculture.

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 importance to ag...

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 of fores...

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...

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 element fo...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has helped 22 countries unlock $68 million in financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to address biodiversity loss, groundwater management,  climate change, land degradation, and pollution.

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...

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.

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...

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 challengin...

The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Treaty), in collaboration with the CGIAR Initiative on Genebanks and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT), held a...

It’s the crack of dawn. Magnolia Ordoñez leaves in a small boat along with her husband - the captain- and her colleagues— all women. Their task: to find and collect pianguas, a type of saltwater clam, that lives buried within the roots of mangrove trees in the Pacific region of Colombia.