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Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
03/05/2022

State of the World’s Forests Report 2022 details three pathways we must follow to unlock their potential

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Data and technology Hand-in-Hand for Mother Earth
22/04/2022

On International Mother Earth Day, we are reminded that our planet is asking for help –  and we all have a role to play in tackling some of...

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US $5.25 billion in environmental investments for GEF-8
11/04/2022

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced a US $5.25 billion replenishment for GEF-8, the next four-year phase...

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FAO encourages girl guides and scouts to lead climate action around the world
10/04/2022

Did you know that there are more than 10 million girl guides and girl scouts in 152...

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Boosting mitigation through sustainable agrifood systems: part of the solution to climate change
04/04/2022

Rome – Described as “the most highly anticipated piece of information on the subject of climate change mitigation”, the Intergovernmental Panel...

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FAO Analysis shows how Nationally Determined Contributions are lighting the way for climate action in the Near East and North Africa region
29/03/2022

Agriculture is one of the sectors most affected by climate change, but as a recent FAO report ‘Regional...

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‘Let us rebuild the table’: the call for more equitable and gender inclusive climate talks
25/03/2022

Panelists spoke openly against systemic practices that perpetuate gender inequalities and youth exclusion in climate dialogue

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Sustainable forest use helps tackle the climate crisis and achieve the SDGs
21/03/2022

International Day of Forests: New FAO report focuses on forest products’ contribution to the global bio-economy

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Three women reveal how access to productive resources equals adaptation to climate change
08/03/2022

The United Nation's theme for this year's observance of International Women’s Day is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” in recognition...

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Mutual benefit, mutual respect: FAO teams up with young scholars from the Regional Academy on the United Nations
04/03/2022

Within the next 50 years, some of today’s youth will become the community leaders, policy makers and decision makers that will determine our planet’s...

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Climate finance flows to Small Island Developing States for food security
03/03/2022

FAO accelerates climate action in Small Island Developing States with Green Climate Fund Readiness grants

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The stakes have never been higher: IPCC releases latest report
28/02/2022

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was approved today...

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25/02/2022

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Broadening forestry education to tackle the climate crisis
20/02/2022

New generations of students help adapt local knowledge and practices to a changing world

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Beekeepers working together for improved livelihoods, resilience and gender equality in Senegal
07/02/2022

Honey from Casamance, an area in the south of Senegal, represents 70 percent of national production

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Healthy soils for a healthy people and planet: FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation
28/01/2022

FAO’s Director-General addresses the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin

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Youth for Climate-Resilient Agriculture Competition : Apply before 5th February
25/01/2022

Are you involved in a youth-led project working on green and climate-resilient agriculture? Are you interested in receiving mentoring...

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Bringing degraded African land back to life
21/01/2022

How combining new technology and traditional knowledge harvests rain and restores land

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The climate crisis in focus as Giorgio Parisi joins FAO’s Nobel Laureates Alliance
21/01/2022

The 2021 physics prize winner delivers a lecture on “Science: the headlight on our future”

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Sustainable energy is vital to lifting people out of poverty and hunger, FAO Director-General tells UN-Energy meeting
11/01/2022

Rome – United Nations agencies and their partners should work closer together to make agrifood production more sustainable...