New phase of SCALA programme aims to build on biodiversity gains

24/02/2025

The year 2024 was the hottest on record and the first to hit 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels, making the need for transformative climate solutions...

UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 talks resume in Rome: What’s at stake?

20/02/2025

Unfinished biodiversity negotiations are back on the table.  After a groundbreaking session in Cali, Colombia, delegations are reconvening in Rome...

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Green Climate Fund greenlights two major FAO-led projects to strengthen climate resilience in Kenya and Serbia

18/02/2025

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for two new projects valued at over $130 million to bolster climate resilience and promote sustainable...

New UN Report: 74 percent of Latin American and Caribbean countries are highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security

27/01/2025

Santiago de Chile – Changing patterns of climate variability and extreme weather events are negatively affecting all dimensions of...

Visit the new SAGA 2 project website launched in two languages!

24/01/2025

The new “Food security and agriculture: accelerating adaptation (SAGA 2)” website has just been launched. Explore it today to discover how we are reinforcing...

Nitrogen use efficiency must be improved to reduce harm to human and environmental health

20/01/2025

Rome - The rise in nitrogen fertilizers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering...

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin marks milestone for advancing the sustainable bioeconomy, recognizing FAO’s leadership

20/01/2025

Berlin – The Bioeconomy, as a driving force of the agrifood transformation, promises a future where agriculture feeds the world while nurturing the...

FAO in Review: Transforming Agrifood systems holds the key to climate, biodiversity and land solutions

13/01/2025

In a year of key Conferences of the Parties focused on the dimensions of the environmental crisis, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

A year of impact: a look at some of FAO’s achievements in 2024 through the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment

24/12/2024

How FAO’s innovations, partnerships, and advocacy shaped global solutions to environmental challenges