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FAO and JRC launch new guidance note on monitoring bioeconomy sustainability

30/11/2021

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) today launched...

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Is Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture shaping up to be a game changer at COP27?

19/11/2021

"FAO welcomes the progress made with Koronivia, and will continue supporting countries as they work towards defining next steps."

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COP26: Urgent action is needed to make agriculture greener and more resilient

14/11/2021

FAO Director-General tells Glasgow conference time is running out to end hunger by 2030

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Living climate change on the coastline of Chile

05/11/2021

Dramatic environmental changes are affecting the availability and abundance of species, forcing artisanal fishers and small-scale fish farmers along...

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Follow events from COP26 live

03/11/2021

The aim of this year’s conference is to finalize remaining decisions to ensure the full implementation of the Paris Agreement, FAO is present to...

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Finding greener, more climate-resilient ways of producing our food

02/11/2021

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Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture: an important piece of the puzzle at COP26

01/11/2021

The biggest climate change event in the world is just around the corner. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will...

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Food heroes in Senegal are strengthening agri-food systems and bringing tangible benefits to their communities

15/10/2021

Now is the time to act if we want to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Today as we celebrate World Food Day 2021,...

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Investing in climate solutions for sustainable agri-food systems

14/10/2021

FAO is helping countries to turn climate commitments into actions with investments in the agriculture sector

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Pre-COP 2021: FAO paves the way to COP 26

13/10/2021

With just three weeks to go until the most important climate conference since Paris, pre-COP 26 events got the conversations going.

The 26th...

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New FAO publication highlights the actions of Indigenous youth in local food systems during times of adversity

12/10/2021

Even though Indigenous Peoples’ practices have little impact on greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, climate change and extreme weather events...

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Food security and water security go hand-in-hand

05/10/2021

FAO Director-General spoke at the launch of the WMO-led report “2021 State of Climate Services: Water”

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Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture: an important piece of the puzzle at COP26 (2021)

01/10/2021

The biggest climate change event in the world is just around the corner. The 26th...

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Combatting pollution from agricultural plastics

23/09/2021

FAO and UNEP to launch reports and discussion papers on plastics use in agriculture

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FAO events @Pre-COP26

15/09/2021

Pre-COP26 is the final official ministerial meeting ahead of COP26, the UN Climate Conference which will be hosted in Glasgow in November 2021 under...

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New FAO publication sheds light on climate finance trends in the agriculture and land use sector

14/09/2021

Climate change greatly affects the agriculture and land use sector, and its impacts result in disruptions to national economies and to the vitality...

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FAO launches practical tools to encourage soil organic carbon sequestration

08/09/2021

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems

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FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes

08/09/2021

Rome - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, food insecurity...

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FAO at forefront of global efforts to build partnership between agri-food systems and conservation

06/09/2021

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses World Conservation Congress in Marseille

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FAO boosts green recovery

23/08/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world in 2020 was a watershed event; it changed people’s lives the world over. Countries...