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New FAO publication sheds light on climate finance trends in the agriculture and land use sector
14/09/2021
Climate change greatly affects the agriculture and land use sector, and its impacts result in disruptions to national economies and to the vitality...
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FAO launches practical tools to encourage soil organic carbon sequestration
08/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems
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FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes
08/09/2021
Rome - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, food insecurity...
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FAO at forefront of global efforts to build partnership between agri-food systems and conservation
06/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses World Conservation Congress in Marseille
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FAO boosts green recovery
23/08/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world in 2020 was a watershed event; it changed people’s lives the world over. Countries...
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Indigenous Peoples know the path towards a climate-resilient future
10/08/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
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NEW: Climate-smart agriculture case studies 2021
08/07/2021
This publication describes climate-smart agriculture (CSA) case studies from around the world, showing how the approach is implemented to address...
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FAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
25/06/2021
Collaborative study looks at eight Indigenous Peoples’ food systems in Amazon, Sahel, Himalayas, Pacific Islands and Arctic
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Innovation, Technology and Data: Key to achieving energy and food security
24/06/2021
Innovation, the complex process by which products, services and activities are renewed and brought up to date by applying new processes...
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FAO launches Green Cities Action Programme for Africa
22/06/2021
Ambitious plans to help small, medium and large cities become greener, cleaner and integrated into sustainable agri-food systems
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Launch of the Green Cities Regional Action Programme for Africa
19/06/2021
Monday, 21 June 2021 14:00 pm – 16.00 pm CEST
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Nature is our first line of defence against desertification and drought
17/06/2021
Land is our lifeblood. About 95 percent of our food...
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Bill Gates highlights role of data and technology to end hunger at FAO Conference
15/06/2021
Philanthropist delivered biennial McDougall Memorial Lecture
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Ambitious $104 million program targets land degradation in Africa and Central Asian countries
08/06/2021
Launch of the FAO-led, Global Environment Facility-funded initiative paves the way for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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Recreate, Re-imagine, Restore! UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration kicks off
05/06/2021
Leaders gathered at virtual global gala calling for #GenerationRestoration
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Climate change fans spread of pests and threats plants and crops, new FAO study
02/06/2021
Pests destroy up to 40 percent of global crops and cost $220 billion of losses
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NEW Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture website
31/05/2021
NEW Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture website. Koronivia is a landmark decision under UNFCCC recognizing the unique potential of...
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Environmental and Social Safeguards ensure sustainability of FAO projects and programmes
24/05/2021
FAO’s safeguard system helps to ensure resilient agriculture and food systems, protecting and promoting the sustainable use of natural...
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High-level UK-FAO event puts spotlight on climate investment opportunities in Africa
22/05/2021
Key actors in the climate finance and international development arena joined together on 20 May 2021 to discuss the climate change-related challenges...
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Carbon neutral tea production in China
21/05/2021
International Tea Day 2021: FAO and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences launch three pilot case studies