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Joint Statement on Sustainable bioenergy for climate and development goals
20/06/2024

In consideration of the persistent debates about what role bioenergy should play in support of climate and sustainable development goals, and...

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Food systems front and center of climate talks in Bonn
19/06/2024

Seeing agriculture and food security so prominent in the Bonn session is a good sign that COP29 can deliver on placing agrifood solutions at the heart...

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GBEP Bioenergy Week: FAO stresses the need to ensure sustainability of bioenergy in achieving climate goals and SDGs
18/06/2024

The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) 11th Bioenergy Week officially kicked off today at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

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Investing in our lands
14/06/2024

Land holds the past, present and future of humanity. Everything from nutritious food and thriving ecosystems to agricultural heritage and livelihoods...

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No stone unturned: new approaches to how agriculture and land-use sectors can strengthen climate action for food security
07/06/2024

The new publication takes a fresh look at the complex interactions between different land uses, their dynamics and potential contributions to climate...

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The awakening for Cuban farms
05/06/2024

In the town of Corralillo, in the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, Mariano Quintero Almeida works eight hours a day in the hot sun on the farm...

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Harmoniya 4 Climate Resilience: Empowering Farmers, Villages, and Rural Communities
05/06/2024

As the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food and water security become increasingly visible, initiatives, coalitions, networks, and partnerships...

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FAST Partnership bridges climate funding gap in agrifood systems
04/06/2024

Our agrifood systems are the backbone of global food production and are essential for achieving a more sustainable future. These systems have the potential...

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Key milestones to a world living in harmony with nature
22/05/2024

Biodiversity and agriculture are inseparable. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, or ‘The Biodiversity Plan’, adopted by countries...

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FAO and Université Laval strengthen partnership with signing of new strategic agreement
22/05/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Université Laval (UL) have signed a new Memorandum of...

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"From crop to cup"
21/05/2024

21 May 2024, Rome-Nairobi – 21st May is International Tea Day and there’s a lot to celebrate. Tea in all its types and forms...

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The Global Transparency Forum 2024 will drive more ambitious climate action
20/05/2024

The Global Transparency Forum brings together more than 170 government officials, experts and representatives from international organizations with...

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FAO’s environment and climate monitoring portal Earth Map receives Google impact award
06/05/2024

Earth Map, a pioneering initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that leverages freely available archives of...

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Collective challenges require collective solutions FAST
30/04/2024

At a critical time when climate-related development contributions to agrifood systems continue to spiral on a downward trajectory, the Food...

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Hands that heal our soils
29/04/2024

Soils are where our food begins. Without healthy soils, growing nutritious food would be next to impossible. Problems like soil erosion can cause up...

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Urgent global action is essential to stop wave of plastic pollution
22/04/2024

Studies have shown we are breathing microplastics, eating microplastics, drinking microplastics, and picking them up through skin contact. Evidence...

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FAO guide to new International Day of Potato sets scene for first-ever observance on May 30
15/04/2024

As the world prepares to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Potato next month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

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FAO and the Forestry Service of Kyrgyzstan planted trees in honor of International Day of Forests
20/03/2024

In honor of International Day of Forests, celebrated annually on March 21, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together...

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UN global climate report: a stark reminder of the urgent need to leverage agrifood solutions
19/03/2024

There is an urgent need to transform agrifood systems and leverage their climate solutions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

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Can climate finance move the needle on gender equality?
08/03/2024

The transition to a just, low-carbon future is possible, but not without women. Today, 1 in every 10 women lives in poverty, without equal access to...