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On the road to net zero emissions with agrifood system solutions
22/09/2023
Kaveh Zahedi, leading FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment is attending high-level events at the UN General Assembly and...
SDG Summit: FAO Ministerial Dialogue underscores the links between biodiversity, climate and food security
19/09/2023
On day two of the
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Invasive species are changing the nature of the Mediterranean Sea
05/09/2023
The Mediterranean Sea is being invaded by hundreds of fish, jellyfish, prawns and other marine species from outside the region.
More than 1...
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Cultivating adaptation in Senegal: a SAGA for a better future
30/08/2023
On 25 January 2023, I visited Pandiénou, a village in the Thiès region of western Senegal, together with Québec's Minister of International Relations...
Efforts to safeguard biodiversity receive welcome boost
28/08/2023
Vancouver - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the launch of the
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Artificial glacier helps mountain village in Kyrgyzstan meet water needs
21/08/2023
Following the Kyrgyz tradition, Manzura Orolbaeva welcomes guests with homemade bread and a saucer of melted butter. The bread is made from grain grown...
One drop at a time: Silotte Mervil – an innovative Haitian farmer
09/08/2023
Silotte Mervil, a fifty-four-year-old smallholder farmer and mother of five, is determined to make a difference on her land in Maïssade, a commune in...
Indigenous youth: future guardians of the Earth’s Biodiversity
08/08/2023
What is at stake if Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge is not passed down to today’s youth? Quite simply, the planet as we know it! The reality is that Indigenous...