Climate finance flows to Small Island Developing States for food security
03/03/2022
Mutual benefit, mutual respect: FAO teams up with young scholars from the Regional Academy on the United Nations
04/03/2022
Within the next 50 years, some of today’s youth will become the community leaders, policy makers and decision makers that will determine our planet’s future. Education, training, capacity building, investments in technology and creating youth employment opportunities are key components in esta...
Three women reveal how access to productive resources equals adaptation to climate change
08/03/2022
The United Nation's theme for this year's observance of International Women’s Day is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” in recognition and celebration of the women and girls who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation and response and to honour their leadership and ...
El uso sostenible de los bosques ayuda a combatir la crisis climática y lograr los ODS
21/03/2022
‘Let us rebuild the table’: the call for more equitable and gender inclusive climate talks
25/03/2022
FAO Analysis shows how Nationally Determined Contributions are lighting the way for climate action in the Near East and North Africa region
29/03/2022
Agriculture is one of the sectors most affected by climate change, but as a recent FAO report ‘Regional analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions in the Near East and North Africa’ illustrates, agriculture is also...
Boosting mitigation through sustainable agrifood systems: part of the solution to climate change
04/04/2022
Rome – Described as “the most highly anticipated piece of information on the subject of climate change mitigation”, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its latest report “Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change today at a v...
FAO encourages girl guides and scouts to lead climate action around the world
10/04/2022
Did you know that there are more than 10 million girl guides and girl scouts in 152 countries in the world? Did you also know that their movement has been building girls of courage, confidence and ...
US $5.25 billion in environmental investments for GEF-8
11/04/2022
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced a US $5.25 billion replenishment for GEF-8, the next four-year phase of the GEF. A nearly 30 percent over GEF-7, it will be the largest replenishment in the history of the GEF.
Data and technology Hand-in-Hand for Mother Earth
22/04/2022
On International Mother Earth Day, we are reminded that our planet is asking for help – and we all have a role to play in tackling some of the planet’s biggest environmental concerns. In recent years, data-driven technologies are increasingly being recognized as accelerators in the progress t...
Según un nuevo informe de la FAO, los bosques y los árboles pueden ayudarnos a recuperarnos de múltiples crisis
03/05/2022
La biodiversidad de las semillas: el seguro de vida de nuestra producción alimentaria
18/05/2022
El exquisito sabor de la neutralidad de carbono
21/05/2022
El Sr. Diarmuid Gavin ha sido nombrado Embajador de buena voluntad de la FAO para Irlanda
30/05/2022
¡Que fluyan los beneficios!
01/06/2022
UNDP’s Regional Goodwill Ambassador Michael Haddad embarks on Arctic Walk
02/06/2022
A special ceremony, hosted today at the American University in Beirut marked the first step in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad’s Arctic Walk for Climate Resilience and Food Security, slated for 7 June 2022 in Svalbard, Norway.
Ha...
Resilient livelihoods for youth in small-scale food production are pivotal in building sustainable agrifood systems
03/06/2022
On 5 June, World Environment Day will be celebrated around the world. This is an ideal moment to commemorate and reflect upon the extraordinary interconnection between humans and the environment.Through ten case studies, a new FAO publication “
Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente
05/06/2022
La agricultura se ha practicado durante más de 10 000 años. En aquel momento, no solo nos proporcionaba alimentos, refugio y medios de vida, sino también conocimientos, tradiciones, innovaciones y servicios ecosistémicos. Sin embargo, al haber llevado a numerosos ecosistemas más allá...
New FAO report on the importance of managing climate risks across agrifood value chains
06/06/2022
It is widely acknowledged that changes in rainfall patterns, temperature, seasonal trends and more extreme weather events pose myriad threats to agrifood
Stockholm +50: commemorating 50 years of the global environment movement
07/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture organization of the UN led events at Stockholm+50 that presented solutions to halt environmental degradation through the transformation of our agrifood systems
2 June 2022, Stockholm, Sweden – “Stockholm...