FAO Director-General calls for “reverence of nature” and accelerated action on transforming food systems at UN Summit on Biodiversity

The Summit on Biodiversity will be convened under the theme “Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development.” The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will assist the President of the General Assembly in the preparation of the Summit.

The first issue of the newly launched journal Genetic Resources features an overview paper on the global status of genetic resources for food and agriculture and challenges in their management prepared by FAO. The paper, entitled Global status of genetic resources for food and agriculture: challenges and research...

Plants aren’t just a nice addition to your windowsill: they are the source of 98 percent of the air we breathe and 80 percent of the food we eat. Sadly, we often forget how much we owe them. Neglecting plant health can have devastating results, not just for plants themselves,...

The Commission in 2019 took note of Background Study Paper No. 69, Biodiversity for food and agriculture and food security – An exploration of interrelationships, and requested the Secretariat, upon further review by countries and based on additional information, to prepare a brochure, in the official UN languages, on...