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FAO’s Green Cities Regional Programme for Africa
09/03/2021
FAO and the Milan Urban Food Pact: Working together for sustainable urban agri-food systems
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Food systems account for more than one third of global greenhouse gas emissions
09/03/2021
New data tool offers detailed insights covering role of land use, agriculture, refrigeration, packaging and more, providing critical guidance for...
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Director-General meets CEO of Global Environment Facility
05/03/2021
Today, 4 March 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, held a virtual meeting with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Chief Executive...
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Mainstreaming climate risk management - NEW FAO brochure
22/02/2021
The Climate Risks team within FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Environment and Biodiversity (OCB) has developed a climate risk screening system to...
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Empowering women to boost forest sciences
11/02/2021
With the right tools and training, women can add a different perspective to land-use planning that can make land management more sustainable, inclusive...
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For the love of pulses!
09/02/2021
Introducing six lesser-known pulses and their cooking traditions from around the world
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FAO welcomes €40 million from Germany to help farmers withstand shocks like COVID-19 and extreme climate events
08/02/2021
Funds will contribute to building resilience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Yemen
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Oceans and climate change: it’s time to talk
05/02/2021
FAO hosts a discussion on the state of our oceans and the threat posed by climate change
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Transforming agri-food systems will shape the future, FAO chief told World Economic Forum
28/01/2021
Rome - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, called today for coordinated joint...
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FAO hosts webinar on mainstreaming climate risk management in agricultural finance
27/01/2021
Investors considering climate change projects have found the lack of both global standards and the systematic use of climate change data and information...
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Now is the time to restore our ecosystems!
25/01/2021
Six agricultural heritage sites demonstrate how we can manage ecosystems sustainably
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Innovation to counter food supply-chain disruptions and spur recovery
20/01/2021
Rome/Berlin - Innovative solutions in agri-food systems helped households and countries contain disruptions in food supply...
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One Planet – FAO’s work on biodiversity, One Health and climate
14/01/2021
Q&A with Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General
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FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall
12/01/2021
QU Dongyu joined President Macron and The Prince of Wales at One Planet Summit
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A One Planet Summit for Biodiversity
07/01/2021
The ‘One Planet Summit’ has been organized by the French Government since 2017. The summit...
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FAO’s Investment Centre is stepping up its support for creating more robust and sustainable agri-food systems
06/01/2021
Rome - Mohamed Manssouri, Director of FAO’s Investment Centre discusses the Centre’s work and expansion plans
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Halving nitrogen pollution in agri-food systems
23/12/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have joined forces to advocate...
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Mainstreaming fisheries and aquaculture in climate change adaptation - New FAO supplementary guidelines for adaptation planning
22/12/2020
Out of all the food production systems, the fisheries and aquaculture sector, that supports the livelihoods of millions of people, has one of the...
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Transforming agri-food systems to feed the world and tackle climate change
15/12/2020
FAO Director-General addresses high-level panel on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement