Following 15 days of negotiation in Geneva, world governments have produced a strong basis for a post 2020 global biodiversity framework to safeguard the health of the planet, scheduled for final agreement at UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China this year.

FAO calls for the agriculture and food sectors to be recognized for their fundamental role in ensuring the conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of biodiversity.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was approved today in a virtual session. Rome – Following two weeks of intense negotiations between governments and the authors of the IPCC Working Group II’s Sixth Assessment Report, the final consensus has resulted in a report that...

In many parts of the world, beekeeping or apiculture is a widespread activity, with thousands of small-scale beekeepers depending on bees for their livelihoods.With the support of Apimondia, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the Apicultural Science Association of China (ASAC) and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lazio...

Date: 17 February 2022 Session: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (EST) = 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CET Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/278261525242980877 This webinar, co-organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, will introduce the Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture approved by the FAO...