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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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Together for farmers: FAO and COP29 Presidency launch the ‘Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers’
19/11/2024
To help farmers navigate their way through dozens of initiatives and programs working to support climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation,...
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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...