In Chile’s Arauco Province, Marcelo Rodríguez is planting native trees to support bees, biodiversity, and his family’s future. Through an FAO-led project backed by GCF, called +Bosques, Marcelo is planting endemic trees like Tineo and Ulmo, producing rare honeys with deep cultural and ecological roots...

Lower Austria’s centuries-old carp ponds have been officially recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), marking a proud moment for the region’s farming and aquaculture communities.

Copenhagen, Denmark - Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is accelerating its support to countries in the development and implementation of climate action plans with resilient and low-emission agriculture and food systems...

In the countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) lies the Dry Corridor, considered one of the most vulnerable ecoregions to climate variability and change. It is characterized by long periods of drought with rising temperatures or intense rainfall. People dependent on agricultur...

In pursuit of its mission to enhance climate finance contributions to drive the transformation of agriculture and food systems, the FAST Partnership has undertaken a strategic initiative to map the diverse landscape of relevant actors working at the intersection of agrifood systems, climate change and finance.

Rome – Following its official launch in April 2025, Senegal’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the agriculture sector is now available online. This strategic document marks a critical step forward in strengthening the resilience of the agriculture sector to climate change.

علم السلوكيات يُشجع الممارسات الزراعية المستدامة والقادرة على الصمود في زامبيا

يجب على العالم اتخاذ خطوات عاجلة ومنسقة لتحقيق أجندتي المناخ والهواء النظيف. في مارس 2025، اجتمع ممثلون عن الحكومات والمنظمات الدولية وغير الحكومية في البرازيل لحضور مؤتمر المناخ والهواء النظيف لإيجاد حلول من شأنها إبطاء الاحترار العالمي وإزالة التلوث من سمائنا على المدى القريب. الزراعة هي جوهر ه...

Months after launching a new help desk to support countries strengthen agriculture and food security commitments in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), FAO is continuing to ensure that governments are adequately prepared for finalizing and submitting the next round of these critical climate plans.  

Rome, Italy - In the State of the Global Climate 2024, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals that temperature rise fueled extreme weather events during the year, with devastating consequences for food security around the world. 

The report confirmed that globa...

Brasília, March 26, 2025 – A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), led by Kaveh Zahedi, Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, concluded a strategic mission to Brasília aimed at strengt...

In the northern Tonle Sap Basin, the future of farming hangs in the balance. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and shifting seasons are threatening rice, cashew, and mango harvests—forcing smallholder farmers to adapt or risk losing their livelihoods. But hope is on the horizon...

From thriving forests in Papua New Guinea to climate-resilient fisheries in Saint Lucia, FAO’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness portfolio has hit a major milestone—100 projects driving transformative climate action! With USD 76 million in investments across 77 countries, these initiatives are building the foundations for low-emission...

Rome – World coffee prices reached a multi-year high in 2024 - increasing 38.8 percent on the previous year’s average – mostly driven by inclement weather affecting key producing countries, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.

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Women are central to producing and providing our food, yet they are among the hardest hit by climate change, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This is rooted in longstanding inequalities, but women are working to change the narrative.

Gulbakhira Botokanova, a dynamic activist and educator in Kyrgyzstan, drives sustainable development, women's empowerment, and climate resilience through an FAO-backed, Green Climate Fund project. Her leadership advances forest conservation, well-being, and economic growth. Here's how...

For International Women’s Day 2025, the SCALA programme sat down with Sibyl Nelson, the Lead Programme Advisor for the Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA) programme. She coordinates global implementation while also serving as the Gender Focal Point. She has worke...

December 12, 2024: FAO reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the challenges of plastic pollution in agriculture during the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), which concluded on December 1, 2024 in Busan.

The year 2024 was the hottest on record and the first to hit 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels, making the need for transformative climate solutions more urgent than ever. To be truly effective, these solutions must also address hunger and malnutrition, as well as mounting biodiversity loss...

المشروعان اللذان تتجاوز قيمتهما 130 مليون دولار سيعودان بالفائدة على أكثر من 6 ملايين شخص وسيعالجان التحديات المترابطة المتعلقة بتغير المناخ والزراعة والغابات وأمن الطاقة