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SDG Summit: FAO Ministerial Dialogue underscores the links between biodiversity, climate and food security
19/09/2023

On day two of the UN SDG Summit and just ahead of the General Debate, the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

SDG Action Weekend: FAO touts High Impact Initiatives to transform agrifood systems and boost the 2030 Agenda
17/09/2023

Ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners presented on Sunday the High Impact...

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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.

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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...

FAO at COP28
04/08/2023

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai will take place between 30 November and 12...