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 progr...
Forests and trees can help us recover from multiple crises, new FAO report says
03/05/2022
Seed biodiversity: The life insurance of our food production
18/05/2022
Thousands of plant species and varieties that fed our ancestors are already extinct, and we are losing more every day. Diversity is our food’s life insurance. It is crop biodiversity that keeps our food systems strong and resilient against these real and menacing threats.
Indigeno...
The exquisite flavour of carbon neutrality
21/05/2022
Diarmuid Gavin named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
30/05/2022
Pour on the benefits!
01/06/2022
Global milk production has grown largely in response to increased consumer demand, and this has implications for the sustainability of dairy systems. FAO and the Global Dairy Platform are partnering to make dairy production more sustainable and to enhance the contribution of dairy to...
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.
Had...
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 “
World Environment Day 2022
05/06/2022
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...
"Small steps matter"
08/06/2022
FAO Council endorses new 10-year strategies on Climate Change and on Science and Innovation
14/06/2022
Bioeconomy innovation: A potential solution to the escalating food crisis
17/06/2022
Global crises, in particular the ongoing conflict in Ukraine are provoking a disruption in food supplies, a rise in energy prices, and reduced access to fertilizers.
Those disproportionately impacted by climate chan...
Global Environment Facility approves $18 million to support FAO-led projects in Africa and Latin America
22/06/2022
Small-scale, big impact
27/06/2022
A conversation with Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank
29/06/2022