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Thirty countries will benefit as Global Environment Facility funds FAO-led projects
04/06/2020
Nations from Brazil to Yemen will see a boost to their efforts to protect biodiversity; reverse land degradation; adapt to climate change; safeguard international waters; and promote sustainable food systems.
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez named new CEO of Global Environment Facility
02/06/2020
Costa Rican Environment and Energy Minister will be first developing country national to lead the GEF
A small act of kindness during COVID-19 helps Ecuadorian families in need
01/06/2020
An Ecuadorian producer gives away free milk to families, helping those in need and avoiding food waste.
New locations of wild grain recorded in the birthplace of modern wheat
19/05/2020
In one of the oldest agricultural societies, new locations for wild wheat species can still be recorded and protected.
Indigenous communities and FAO-GEF are working together for sustainable management of Venezuela's forests (Spanish)
27/04/2020
The project has contributed to the improvement of forest evaluation and monitoring capacities to expand the knowledge of biodiversity in Venezuela's Imataca Forest Reserve.
Agroforestry: a viable option for diverting pressure from the natural Chilgoza Forests in Pakistan
27/04/2020
In the Chilgoza ecosystem, The Restoration Initiative (TRI) project will continue the efforts of the 1 Billion Tree Afforestation Program.
Chile adopts forest ecosystem monitoring system supported by FAO (Spanish)
25/03/2020
The country's Ministry of Agriculture included the information collection and evaluation tool created to monitor the Chilean forests and its biodiversity as a regular government program to ensure its continuity.
Invisible no more: women farmer trio exemplify women's lead role in agri-development
25/03/2020
In a province in the southern Philippines, three elderly women farmers are proving that not only are women indispensable contributors to agriculture and the economy but also that gender and age are not -- and should not be -- hindrances to pursuing a bett
Empowering Iran’s desert villagers
25/03/2020
Training in vocational skills opens up a world of livelihood options
New e-learning course on assessing performance of coastal fisheries
17/03/2020
Fisheries Performance Assessment Toolkit (FPAT) marks important step in CFI’s efforts to develop more integrated approaches to coastal fisheries management.
FAO’s new open data policy makes fact-finding and information sharing easier
16/03/2020
When it comes to food and agriculture data, FAO is one of the world leaders in knowledge.
Gender at the forefront of National Forest Monitoring Systems
05/03/2020
Women and men frequently have differing roles, responsibilities and priorities in their use, knowledge and experience of forests. This knowledge can offer critical inputs to policy and field interventions that will enable the long-term success of REDD+ an
Chile: Local communities participate in conservation efforts for "Picaflor de Arica" (Spanish)
20/02/2020
More than 30 people, including farmers, producers and representatives of the civil society of the Codpa Valley, gathered in the town of Cerro Blanco to build the first phase of "The Arica Picaflor Route"
New project will help Bangladesh measure progress as it adapts to climate change
12/02/2020
FAO, in partnership with the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, today launched a new project that will strengthen Bangladesh’s capacity to monitor environmental emissions.
Laying the foundation for resilient drylands: the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program
12/02/2020
29-30 January 2020. FAO hosted the first Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Agency Partner Meeting to discuss the design of the Global Platform for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL) under GEF-7.
Laguna del Laja in Central Chile monitors South Andean deer (Spanish)
10/02/2020
As part of the work that the Endangered Species Conservation Initiative has been developing in relation to the last population of the Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus ) in Central Chile, the project team carried out the installation of the cameras.
Myanmar: Farmers are using climate-smart agriculture techniques for sustainable agriculture
06/02/2020
A Farmer Field School (FFS) programme is being implemented in 20 villages of Labutta township including Loke Taung village to promote CSA techniques on rice and green gram cultivation.
How making cookies changed one Iranian woman’s life
05/02/2020
GEF-funded project in Iran helped Fatemeh discover her potential for business.
Four major achievements in helping protect our oceans
29/01/2020
Celebrating encouraging results from the FAO-GEF Common Oceans ABNJ Program
Overfishing of the world’s major tuna stocks going down, bycatch and pollution reduced and 18 new areas protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems established
29/01/2020
GEF-FAO fishery project makes remarkable progress in protecting international waters’ biodiversity