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Safeguarding mountain vegetation: FAO receives 2021 GEO Sustainable Development Goals Award
26/11/2021
The organization’s work on measuring and monitoring SDG indicator 15.4.2, the Mountain Green Cover Index (MGCI), awarded at GEO Week 2021.
Innovative forestry approaches needed to boost food security in drylands
23/11/2021
Boosting the capacity of forests and agrosilvopastoral systems in drylands to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security.
A revamped state-of-the-art forest and land monitoring tool to reverse forest loss and combat climate change
18/11/2021
Rome - Producing sound data on forests and land-use has become easier with the launch of a new phase of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) state-of-the-art forest and land monitoring platform
Foresta2021 and the European Forest Week to discuss the future of forests
18/11/2021
Experts, policymakers, business leaders and national delegates will gather at Foresta2021 and European Forest Week , 22-25 November 2021, to discuss strategic solutions for the future of forests.
FAO unveils rooftop farm at Rome headquarters
17/11/2021
FAO has installed a prototype rooftop farm at its Rome headquarters to highlight how innovative technology can help increase access to healthy diets from sustainable agri-food systems.
Africa’s Great Green Wall gives viable return on investments, FAO-led study finds
16/11/2021
Africa’s Great Green Wall programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle against climate change but also makes commercial sense for investors.
Webinar: Forests and fibre: a renewable and sustainable solution to the Just Transition, economic recovery, circular economy and climate change
11/11/2021
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Jointly organized by the South African producer responsibility organization for paper and paper packaging, Fibre Circle, and the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the webinar entitled ...
Enhancing sustainable forest landscapes and tackling commodity-driven deforestation through better data: a new $13.7 million initiative financed by USAID
09/11/2021
The Forest Data Partnership, co-led by FAO and World Resources Institute, will improve access to geospatial data to help reduce deforestation and restore degraded lands.
FAO becomes Global Landscapes Forum 32nd charter member
08/11/2021
FAO is seeking to strengthen its contribution to the broad-based alliances for change that are critically needed to transform current unequal and unsustainable development pathways – by becoming a Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) charter member.
COP26: Agricultural expansion drives almost 90 percent of global deforestation
06/11/2021
Rome – Agricultural expansion drives almost 90 percent of global deforestation – an impact much greater than previously thought, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said when releasing the first findings of its new Global Remote Sensing Survey today....
New program to transform global food systems across key commodities in 27 countries
06/11/2021
At an event at COP26 in Glasgow, a new $345 million, seven-year program, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program (FOLUR), will launch projects in 27 countries, targeting the production and value chains of eight key commodities: beef, cocoa, coffee, maize, palm oil, rice, soy, and wheat.
COP26: Upscaling action to turn the tide on deforestation
02/11/2021
A high-level dialogue led by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) will outline urgent actions needed to scale up efforts to halt deforestation and degradation at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
Cooperation key for restoring degraded land, says The Restoration Initiative report
02/11/2021
Partnerships are key to advancing the restoration of the world’s degraded land, according to an annual report by The Restoration Initiative issued today.
UN Climate Change Conference must look to trees
02/11/2021
Forestry in its various forms – protection, restoration, and enhanced sustainable use – can build natural assets, absorb vast quantities of GHGs, conserve biodiversity, protect water catchments, and supply the world with materials. It doesn’t hold all the answers, and it has its own challenges, but it will be a big part of the solution if we are to head off disaster.
Urban trees: more than just a pretty face
29/10/2021
FAO and Arbor Day Foundation recognize the ‘Tree Cities of the World’
Indigenous Peoples must be central to tackling the climate crisis
26/10/2021
As leaders gather for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, it is vital that they recognize two important facts. The first is that we cannot reach climate goals without protecting and sustainably managing the carbon-absorbing forests that cover a third of the Earth’s land surface. The second is that we cannot protect forests without Indigenous Peoples.
Forests key for livelihoods and food security in Near East and North Africa
21/10/2021
Near East Forestry and Range Commission calls for strengthened efforts to reduce forest degradation and deforestation.
Private sector calls for building a forest-based bioeconomy to halt climate change and achieve multiple Sustainable Development Goals
19/10/2021
Belem, Brazil 19 October 2021 – “Forest-based industries make an essential contribution to net zero emission targets, to which many businesses have committed in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change,” said the FAO’s Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSF...
New age for oak acorns: couscous in Algeria
16/10/2021
Acorns from oak trees hold potential to contribute to diversifying diets and better nutrition, according to a new FAO report published today.
FAO calls for climate finance for forest and farm smallholders
12/10/2021
Scaling up assistance to forest and farm smallholders would provide benefits at a planetary scale in the face of climate change, according to a new FAO policy brief published today.