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 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...