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USD 42 million program launched for primary forests in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
27/06/2025

Chiang Mai, Thailand – Stretching from Bhutan to Papua New Guinea, the Indo-Malaya forest biome harbors one of the last major primary...

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Indicators guide adaptation for agrifood systems transformation
24/06/2025

As climate records continue to topple year after year, one thing has become clear; agricultural communities are on the frontlines of climate change...

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New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100
05/06/2025

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative ABC-Map geospatial...

Khilamaya is now a vocal and active participant in the farmer field school
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A voice of resilience
03/06/2025

Meet Khilamaya Nepali, a determined farmer from Nepal’s Churia region who is transforming her future through sustainable agriculture. Despite living...

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Agrifood systems in the voluntary carbon market: Growth with integrity can provide critical finance
29/05/2025

Agrifood systems play an important role in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), accounting for more than 10 percent of projects. But with only 1 percent...

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Six new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
21/05/2025

Rome - A traditional agroforestry system growing the erva-mate plant in Brazil, three sites in China specializing in pearl mussels,...

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Listening to bees, working for the planet: interview with two beekeepers in Casamance
20/05/2025

Bees are essential for pollination, food security and biodiversity preservation. World Bee Day, celebrated in 2025 under the theme “Bee inspired...

Beekeeper Marcelo Rodríguez
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Trees for the Bees
20/05/2025

In Chile’s Arauco Province, Marcelo Rodríguez is planting native trees to support bees, biodiversity, and his family’s future. Through an FAO-led project...

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Celebrating the agricultural heritage of Austria’s carp ponds
12/05/2025

Lower Austria’s centuries-old carp ponds have been officially recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the...