This report aims to illustrate the methodological improvements for estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals from forest management practices and disturbances implemented in the FAO's Environmental eXternalities ACcounting Tool (EX-ACT), an online accounting app that estimates and tracks the outcomes of agricultural interventions on environmental externalities, including GHG emissions....

The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed civilians and devastated livelihoods on a massive scale. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.

Esta publicación presenta algunas herramientas que las organizaciones de asistencia técnica y extensión rural en áreas rurales han utilizado para reinventarse, especialmente después de la pandemia de la COVID-19, utilizando la digitalización para fortalecer el conocimiento en el campo, particularmente en la agricultura familiar. El tema de la conectividad, especialmente...

Agriculture faces critical challenges, including water scarcity, soil degradation, and erratic rainfall, threatening productivity and ecosystems. CGIAR’s Nature-Positive Solutions initiative addresses these issues through innovative interventions like aquifer mapping, water harvesting, and soil conservation. Studies in Maharashtra’s Akole and Shahada reveal tailored strategies that improve groundwater recharge and soil moisture,...

Kenya is taking significant strides in climate reporting and resilience-building by successfully submitting its first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) under the Paris Agreement. Developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, the report outlines the country’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change, and identifying areas where additional support is needed. It also highlights Kenya’s proactive...

Much has been said and written of late about the linkages between conflict and hunger. There is good reason for this: 65% of the world’s acutely food-insecure people live in conflict-affected countries. Typically, two claims are made about the conflict-hunger linkage. First, that conflict breeds hunger. This claim is supported by so much evidence that in...

1.1. The bioeconomy concept in political strategies The bioeconomy (BE) has gained increasing attention in research and policy debates over the last two decades. It has been intensively discussed and implemented in the EU and North America at the beginning of the Millennium. Since then, BE has become an increasingly debated subject...

Research on climate and conflict often emphasizes violence and its drivers, overlooking the prevalence of collaboration in shaping social relations. Addressing this gap, this study undertakes a comparative institutional analysis of community-level responses to climate threats in violence-prone settings. The research explores conditions that incentivize either cooperation or conflict, refraining...

Women are key contributors to agri-food systems, particularly in rural areas of the Global South, where these systems provide critical livelihoods. However, structural barriers, such as limited access to resources, unequal decision-making power and entrenched gender inequalities, heighten women’s vulnerability to shocks and stressors like climate change and economic instability....

While there is a generally accepted narrative that collective action contributes to women’s empowerment, its role in enhancing resilience amid different shocks and stressors is less understood. To better understand this, the GENDER Impact Platform is hosting a webinar to delve into the findings of the forthcoming working paper What...

Esta publicación presenta la experiencia brasileña de las mujeres quilombolas de Gurutuba, ubicado en el norte del estado de Minas Gerais, que demuestra el resultado de la participación de diferentes actores trabajando en el empoderamiento femenino en el ámbito de la cadena productiva del algodón agroecológico. La experiencia de estas...

The environmental concern of a country's population is an important prerequisite for addressing environmental problems, foremost reducing CO2 emissions and limiting global warming. In this paper, we analyze the development of environmental concern by using the newest wave of the environmental module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) for 29 countries....

In the Haor wetlands of Bangladesh, rice is a key source of food and livelihood for millions of people. Working with partners, IRRI is helping advance rice cultivation in the region while protecting these threatened ecosystems through sustainable farming innovations.

On 10 January 2025, Agroecology Europe and FAO teamed up to reflect on how measuring agroecology fosters the agroecological transition with delegates of the Oxford Real Farming Conference. This article presents the workshop and the main conclusions and recommendations that stakeholders shared with us to improve assessing agroecology.

Este curso explora la ciencia básica detrás del cambio climático y presenta herramientas para enseñarlo de una manera positiva, atractiva y participativa. También introduce algunas de las cuestiones éticas y sociales relacionadas con el cambio climático. Se utilizan videos, planes de lecciones y juegos en línea con ejemplos de América Latina...

In recent years, the impact of microplastics on soil microorganisms and crop growth has gained significant attention. However, the effects of agricultural plastic films on crop growth and soil health in tobacco fields are not clear. In our study, we conducted field experiments to investigate the effects of six types...

Global growth is expected to hold steady at 2.7 percent in 2025-26. However, the global economy appears to be settling at a low growth rate that will be insufficient to foster sustained economic development. Emerging market and developing economies are set to enter the second quarter of the 21st century...

Globally, inland capture fisheries continue to play crucial roles, contributing significantly to human health, livelihoods, cultural economies. Despite producing over 12 percent of the world’s fish, they face challenges such as environmental degradation and competition for water, remaining undervalued in decision-making and policy discussions. Inland fisheries remain important within Europe,...

Increasing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in agricultural production mitigates climate change, limits water pollution and reduces fertilizer subsidy costs. Nevertheless, strategies for increasing NUE without jeopardizing food security are uncertain in globally important cropping systems. Here we analyse a novel dataset of more than 31,000 farmer fields spanning the Terai...

Urban environments are thought to improve food security, by offering enhanced access to markets and income opportunities. Yet this idea is hard to test empirically due to an abundance of confounding factors and selection issues. This study leverages a resettlement program in China to provide the first quasi-experimental estimate of...