Agrifood systems must be part of the solution to the loss of biodiversity and the climate crisis facing our planet, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told a meeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers.

The food on our plates and its journey from farm to fork are responsible for as much as one third of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Our food and the communities that produce it are also more vulnerable than ever to the changing climate.

The 'National Greenhouse Gas Inventories' curriculum aims to strengthen institutional and technical capacities in national entities, to enable them to meet the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement.

During his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, along with a number of FAO officials, held a meeting today with His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28 and his secretariate.

A new report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has put a spotlight for the first time on the link between climate change and the scourge of child labour, which affects roughly 160 million children globally with African agriculture at the epicentre. The report has found that the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events is forcing some children to work at greater intensity and duration. These children engaged in child labour are the unseen victims of climate change.  

Take a deep breath. Now ponder this: the big, blue ocean that covers 71 percent of the Earth produces over 50 percent of our oxygen. The ocean is also key to cooling the planet, absorbing 90 percent of the excess heat caused by global warming and capturing 25 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions.

The ocean is key to global food security, the livelihoods of over 600 million people, and essential to transforming agrifood systems, according to Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

We need to talk about plastics. Plastic products have become a convenient tool in many areas of life, and agriculture is no different. Plastics are used for everything from seedling trays and irrigation tubing to pesticide containers and livestock feed bags. However, their proliferation has led to mounting environmental problems that threaten soil health, water quality and human well-being.

Equipped with FAO remote sensing tools, local experts are studying deforestation dynamics

Early warning, anticipatory action and rapid response help villagers bounce back from floods

A few months on from the COP 15 biodiversity conference that led to agreement on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), it’s time for a recap. The new framework, which replaces the previous Aichi Biodiversity Targets, has four overarching goals and 23 targets to achieve mostly by 2050. 

17 years later, FAO’s training is still fueling one Venezuelan woman’s livelihood and daily life

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit was hosted by the United States in Washington, DC from 8-10 May 2023. The inaugural Summit convened over 1100 participants from 44 countries to announce actions and investments towards the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in November in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

After a protracted three-year presence La Niña has left the global atmospheric scene, making way for a likely imminent transition to El Niño, a meteorological event that typically distributes weather patterns in the opposite way. That could be relief for some drought-afflicted areas such as the Horn of Africa, but may spell trouble for other parts of Africa, Central America and Far East Asia.

April 2023 – Nepal is home of the Himalayas and a country with a unique topography, including the world's highest peaks and deep river valleys. The country has a diverse and complex climate system. Unfortunately, this topography also makes Nepal particularly vulnerable to the imp...

The devastating impacts of climate change and extreme weather on agriculture and food security featured prominently in the latest Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2022 produced by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), in partnership with FAO.  

Protecting our planet from the climate crisis through sustainable agrifood systems is fundamental if we are to ensure food security for the world’s rapidly growing population.

To emphasis the connection between climate action and the protection of our fragile earth, FAO chose 22^nd

Restoring ecosystems replenishes vital water sources in the Central American Dry Corridor