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Women boost forest and rangeland conservation in Kyrgyzstan
08/03/2025
Gulbakhira Botokanova, a dynamic activist and educator in Kyrgyzstan, drives sustainable development, women's empowerment, and climate resilience through...
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Advancing gender equality in agriculture and climate action
07/03/2025
For International Women’s Day 2025, the SCALA programme sat down with Sibyl Nelson, the Lead Programme Advisor for the Scaling up Climate Ambition on...
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New phase of SCALA programme aims to build on biodiversity gains
24/02/2025
The year 2024 was the hottest on record and the first to hit 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels, making the need for transformative climate solutions...
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Green Climate Fund greenlights two major FAO-led projects to strengthen climate resilience in Kenya and Serbia
18/02/2025
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for two new projects valued at over $130 million to bolster climate resilience and promote sustainable...
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New UN Report: 74 percent of Latin American and Caribbean countries are highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security
27/01/2025
Santiago de Chile – Changing patterns of climate variability and extreme weather events are negatively affecting all dimensions of...
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Visit the new SAGA 2 project website launched in two languages!
24/01/2025
The new “Food security and agriculture: accelerating adaptation (SAGA 2)” website has just been launched. Explore it today to discover how we are reinforcing...
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Nitrogen use efficiency must be improved to reduce harm to human and environmental health
20/01/2025
Rome - The rise in nitrogen fertilizers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering...
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FAO in Review: Transforming Agrifood systems holds the key to climate, biodiversity and land solutions
13/01/2025
In a year of key Conferences of the Parties focused on the dimensions of the environmental crisis, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
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A year of impact: a look at some of FAO’s achievements in 2024 through the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
24/12/2024
How FAO’s innovations, partnerships, and advocacy shaped global solutions to environmental challenges
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Developments in promoting agricultural plastic alternatives and sustainable practices
12/12/2024
December 12, 2024: FAO reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the challenges of plastic pollution in agriculture during the fifth session...
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Director-General visits Thailand’s first GIAHS where buffaloes and humans shape the ecosystem
11/12/2024
Thale Noi, Thailand - Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Thale Noi Wetland Buffalo Pastoral Agro-Eco-System in southern Thailand,...
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FAO and Malawi kick-start climate action with $53 million Green Climate Fund project
09/12/2024
FAO and the Government of Malawi launch a $53.2 million project to help the country's farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change. The initiative...
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FAO at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Conference (UNCCD COP16)
02/12/2024
The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to take place from...
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FAO at COP29: Calling for investment in agrifood systems to tackle the climate crisis
25/11/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought a critical message to the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in...
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Green businesses for biodiversity and climate action
21/11/2024
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...
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COP29: FAO highlights crucial role of primary forests for climate and biodiversity goals
20/11/2024
A recently launched technical brief from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underscores the critical role of primary...
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UNFCCC COP29: Collaborative Partnership on Forests highlights forest-based bioeconomy for climate goals
20/11/2024
Achieving a forest-based bioeconomy can help halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation and contribute to global goals on climate, delegates...
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Why investing in climate-efficient agrifood systems infrastructure matters
20/11/2024
Today’s COP29 panel discussion led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
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Good news for climate finance to agrifood systems but not good enough
19/11/2024
Newly released data for 2022 shows an increase in climate-related development finance allocated to agrifood systems New FAO analysis shows that in 2022,...
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Making Climate Finance Work for Farmers: On-farm Experiences and Concrete Solutions
19/11/2024
Family farmers produce over 80% of the world’s food based on value, face disproportionate climate risks, and receive only 0.3% of the world’s public...