Agrifood systems hold myriad solutions to address the impacts of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. This was the message FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, delivered during a high-level dialogue “Scaling Up Climate Response through Agrifood Systems: Susta...

There are still hours to go before dawn, but the roosters of Magdalena Laine are already crowing when the 59-year-old farmer from the Kichwa Indigenous Peoples turns on the sole bulb illuminating the patio of her farm, located outside the Ecuadorian Andean town of Cotacachi. Then, she begins to s...

At a high-level inception workshop in Baghdad, Iraq took a major step forward with its first-ever Green Climate Fund project. The SRVALI initiative, backed by $39 million in investments, will support nearly 2 million people in adapting to climate change through smarter water use, renewable energy, and inclusive agriculture.

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New FAO analysis shows that, despite agrifood systems having the potential to reduce global emissions by a third, climate-related development finance for the sector is stagnating, and its overall share is declining compared to other sectors.

Women farmers in Cambodia are growing climate resilient – starting with rice seeds

The 2025 Standing Committee on Finance Forum of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kicked off at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. The Forum takes place at a critical juncture on the road to the next UN C...

A former iron sand mine transformed into a terraced agro-silvo-pastoral system, a landscape of stone-walled citrus orchards in Japan, and an iconic Mediterranean terraced system on the steep coastal slopes of Italy are the latest additions to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (...

A new study co-authored by FAO and experts from 17 countries published in Nature Communications gives us a glimpse of what Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems could look like under different ecological pressures, including from rising temperatures and biodiversity loss.

Preserving and restoring natural vegetation is essential to halting the global decline of biodiversity. Without biodiversity, we cannot ensure the future of food security and food diversity which is why countries and decision makers are turning to land restoration as a solution.

As the global community confronts the escalating realities of climate change, Zambia faces increasingly urgent challenges. From destructive flash floods to prolonged droughts, climate-related events are threatening livelihoods, particularly in rural communities reliant on agriculture and natural resources. While multiple interventions have been introduced by government and development partners, sustainable impact remains vague without the meaningful engagement of traditional leaders. 

The Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA) programme, co-led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme, has already achieved significant milestones since its inception in 2020.

Across the world, climate change is shifting the delicate balance that keeps plants – and everything they support - healthy. As temperatures rise, rains become less predictable, and extreme weather strikes more often, plant pests and diseases are spreading in ways not seen before. The consequences reach far beyond crops. In a world where human, animal, plant and environmental health are deeply connected, protecting plant health has never been more critical.

An integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, with a pine tree agroforestry system and traditional bamboo and fishery system in the Republic of Korea and an agrosilvopastoral system in Portugal also recognized. 

Chiang Mai, Thailand – Stretching from Bhutan to Papua New Guinea, the Indo-Malaya forest biome harbors one of the last major primary forest areas in the world, hosting more than 5,000 threatened species. 60 percent of its original vegetation is already lost, and the remaining pr...

Port Moresby/Rome - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall.

The initiatives, designed by the Food a...

As climate records continue to topple year after year, one thing has become clear; agricultural communities are on the frontlines of climate change and must be at the heart of adaptation efforts. 

From prolonged droughts in East Africa to Southeast Asia's flood-stricken rice fields,...

Meet Khilamaya Nepali, a determined farmer from Nepal’s Churia region who is transforming her future through sustainable agriculture. Despite living with a disability since infancy, she’s now leading the way in climate-smart farming. Through the FAO-GCF farmer field school, Khilamaya and others are building resilience against climate change... 

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative ABC-Map geospatial app with a new indicator which shows that several major crops including wheat, coffee, beans, cassava, and plantain could lose half their best or optimally suitable land by 2100.

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 of carbon credits issued from these projects, impact is still limited. What can we learn from market developments and project experience so far to...

Bees are essential for pollination, food security and biodiversity preservation. World Bee Day, celebrated in 2025 under the theme “Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all”, reminds us how crucial it is to protect these pollinators and support beekeepers.