The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formally joined the Sustainable Rice Platform, a global multi‐stakeholder alliance of more than 100 institutional members from the public, private, research, civil society and financial sectors.

Roma - El astronauta de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), Sr. Thomas Pesquet, fue nombrado hoy Embajador de buena voluntad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), coincidiendo con la celebración del 

Crear medios de vida más resilientes en islas vulnerables al cambio climático

Today, Monday 19th April, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas will jointly launch the final report on the State of the Global Climate in 2020. 

With important contributions from FAO, the ...

FAO’s latest webinar in the ‘Circular bioeconomy’ series looks at what’s needed to make innovative bio-products part of everyday life

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to food security, poverty reduction and sustainable development across the world. To cope with the consequences of climate change, innovative solutions are needed. Blockchain technology is one of them – but what is it and how can it be used? 

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Las soluciones que aportan cuatro proyectos del Fondo Verde para el Clima y la FAO

Marathon event hears calls for joined-up action on food security and policies for the planet

Identification of climate resilient interventions for agricultural investment projects

Los aldeanos hacen frente a la invasión de dunas de arena y la degradación de la tierra a fin de crear medios de subsistencia resilientes

Rendir homenaje al argán como parte de un patrimonio agrícola extraordinario

In the search for alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy, FAO has been supporting the Zambian Government in developing and integrating sustainable bioenergy in the agriculture sectors

Beekeepers in Senegal build resilience through productive practices

International Tea Day 2021: FAO and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences launch three pilot case studies

Key actors in the climate finance and international development arena joined together on 20 May 2021 to discuss the climate change-related challenges African countries face, and the opportunities to access Green Climate Fund (GCF) resources fo...

FAO’s safeguard system helps to ensure resilient agriculture and food systems, protecting and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, while meeting the needs of those living in poverty. FAO ensures measures are in place at each step of the project cycle to ad...

La Labor conjunta de Koronivia sobre la agricultura (KJWA) es una decisión histórica adoptada en virtud de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) en la que se reconoce el potencial único de la agricultura para hacer frente al cambio climático. En la decisión...

Pests destroy up to 40 percent of global crops and cost $220 billion of losses

líderes mundiales en las áreas de la política, la ciencia, las comunidades, la religión y la cultura se unieron hoy para dar inicio oficialmente al Decenio de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Restauración de los Ecosistemas, un llamado a la protección y la reactivación de millones de hectáreas de eco...

Launch of the FAO-led, Global Environment Facility-funded initiative paves the way for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration