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On the occasion of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18–24 November), Jeroen Dewulf, Professor in the Ghent University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, will deliver an insightful lecture on reducing antimicrobial use through ensuring better biosecurity. Dewulf’s main research focuses on quantitative epidemiology and control of zoonoses with a specific emphasis...

Natural and man-made disasters occur in various forms, and all of them can severely affect people’s livelihoods through loss of assets, including livestock. In emergency situations, specific livestock-targeted interventions are needed to help households survive the immediate crisis and to support communities in recovery. To ensure a more rapid and appropriate...

On the occasion of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18–24 November), Hanna Hamina the Executive Director of the Finnish Poultry Association will deliver an insightful lecture on reducing antimicrobial use in poultry production through ensuring better biosecurity. Hanna Hamina has a back ground of social science studies with over 20 years of...

This year, the European Forest Week will be celebrated in conjunction with Foresta2021, the Joint Session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI), and the FAO European Forestry Commission (EFC).

11:00 – 13:00 (CET) FAO supports member countries in mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in the agriculture sector. Following the first global multi-stakeholder dialogue, and in line with its mandate to coordinate a collective effort, FAO convenes the first regional dialogue on biodiversity mainstreaming for Europe and Central Asia. The objective of...