Forestry experts from all over China are meeting today in Xi’an to collect accurate data on land use and land use change in China.

As part of the e-learning series "Building a sustainable national greenhouse gas inventory for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use" developed by FAO through the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Programme...

Efforts will focus on combating deforestation and boosting farmers’ resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change

Eventos climáticos adversos en el Corredor Seco centroamericano dejan a 1.4 millones de personas en necesidad de asistencia alimentaria urgente. 2.2 millones de personas en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua perdieron sus cosechas por lluvias y sequías, de las cuales 1.4 millone...

When you rely on the rain to live, what happens when it doesn’t come?

UN report finds worryingly low food consumption, limited dietary diversity and families being forced to cut meals or eat less

FAO hosts global symposium to catalyze efforts to reduce depletion of a non-renewable resource

Rome, Italy - The recently published FAO report ‘Agriculture-related investments in disaster risk reduction and mana...

Disappearing pollinators can mean losing some of the nutritious food we need for a healthy diet

The incredible work of a young, female microbiologist from Burkina Faso

This analysis aims to summarize the views submitted on KJWA topic 2(a): Modalities for implementation of the outcomes of the five insession workshops on issues related to agriculture and other future topics that may arise from the joint work on agriculture. The summary intends to make the wide...

Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovations, be it simple solutions or satellite-based technologies, will help prevent a drought from turning into famine and forced displacement and to reverse desertification, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.

Speaking at t...

The project is worth over $47 million and stands to directly benefit 1.3 million people

FAO welcomes IPCC special report on the link between climate change, land and food

Report provides new insights on managing droughts to safeguard food security

Because every facet of agricultural activity depends on the weather, unpredictable weather patterns caused by climate change and other meteorological phenomena have increased the need for precise weather data.

FAO’s Director-General announces new plan to support nature-based solutions to climate change

How FAO projects are encouraging youth to embrace technology and take the lead in the fight against climate change

Innovative forest monitoring platform SEPAL 2.1 goes mobile

FAO’s leader points to the need to turn food systems into accelerators of the SDGs