Government officials, experts and landscape managers from across Southern Africa met today for a week of discussions on the challenges and solutions for drylands in the region organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and partners.

FAO’s groundbreaking open-source technical solutions Open Foris and SEPAL have jointly won a prestigious Google Geo for Good Impact Award. 

Cette publication aidera les pays à faire face à des saisons des incendies plus chaudes, plus sèches et plus longues.

A new roadmap guiding the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on forests was endorsed on Wednesday by members at the 27th Session of the Committee on Forestry in Rome. 

Young forestry professionals shared their experiences and innovative solutions with senior leaders from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today at a 9th World Forest Week event designed to highlight the significant contributions of young professionals in the forestry sector.

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a remis aujourd’hui aux villes de Mendoza (Argentine) et de Newcastle (Royaume-Uni) les tout premiers prix de l’initiative Villes vertes, à l’occasion d’une manifestation spéciale consacrée à l’initiative. 

A new manual, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The Nature Conservancy, aims to help governments to gather far more accurate information on mangroves to better inform decisions on coastal land use and restoration. 

FAO has published a special issue of its Unasylva journal on the restoration of Mediterranean forests, which are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and human activity. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today signed a new partnership agreement aimed at streamlining ecosystem restoration reporting as part of Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 

Firefighting is only one facet of fire management. Integrated approaches to fire management place greater emphasis on addressing underlying causes and seek long-term, sustainable solutions.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations today marked the 75th anniversary of their collaboration for the benefit of forests and people worldwide. 

La cheffe de communauté philippine Nida Collado a remporté aujourd’hui le prix Wangari Maathai des champions de la cause des forêts 2024 pour ses réalisations exceptionnelles et son engagement indéfectible en faveur de la conservation et de la restauration des forêt et de l’amélioration des moyens de subsistance. 

If we want to reach our Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, we must continue to invest in forestry innovation. This is key to sustainably managing forests, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and improving livelihoods.

L’édition 2024 du rapport de la FAO sur La Situation des forêts dans le monde alerte sur le fait que le changement climatique est en train de rendre les forêts plus vulnérables face à des facteurs de stress tels que les incendies de forêt et les organismes nuisibles.

The 27th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO 27) and 9th World Forest Week will bring forestry policymakers and experts from over 90 countries together in Rome from 22-26 July to drive forward the global agenda on forests.

A new publication from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations sets out how coffee produced through agroforestry can improve resilience and ensure livelihoods in the face of climate change. 

On Desertification and Drought Day, FAO's Tiina Vähänen and Moctar Sacande explain in this op ed the importance of putting land stewardship at the centre of sustainable development to ensure a healthy, food secure world for younger generations.

FAO Director-General and the Rector of La Sapienza University of Rome strengthen their partnership and unveil an innovative and sustainable hydroponic garden.

Marking World Bee Day 2024, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization QU Dongyu today urged young people to learn more about bees and pollinators, including traditional and high-tech beekeeping, and thus help to safeguard the vital role these small creatures play in agriculture, ecological balance, and biodiversity preservation.

Guyanese conservationist and co-founder of the South Rupununi Conservation Society Leroy Ignacio has won a prestigious Whitley Award for his outstanding grassroots conservation work in Guyana’s Rupununi region.