Latest news and updates from the partnership
Why is Côte d’Ivoire losing its mangroves to fishing?
17/01/2020
FAO and partners work to restore mangroves through the global Coastal Fisheries Initiative
Small Chilean producers meet at the First SIPAN National Meeting (Spanish)
09/01/2020
A total of 100 agricultural producers representing the communes belonging to the SIPAN Network in the Alto Andina and Cordillera Pehuenche Macrozones attended the First National Meeting of the SIPAN Network, "Promoting Our Agricultural Heritage", co-organ
Tackling climate change needs powerful force of rural women
09/01/2020
FAO's Life and Nature project is empowering women by improving female farmer’s decision-making and enhancing the equal participation, representation, and rights of women.
The 57th GEF Council and the 27th LDCF Council approve a total of USD 75 million to support FAO-led projects
19/12/2019
The 57th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council and the 27th Least Development Countries Fund (LDCF) Council have approved a funding of USD 61.5 million and USD 13.6 million respectively to support FAO’s work.
Philippines Agrobiodiversity: Seed exchange provides farmers better yields amidst drought
06/12/2019
Rice may be the staple food in the Philippines, but its production is vulnerable to weather changes. Climate change has significantly affected farmers: as a crop that is heavily dependent on water, its yields drop significantly in case of droughts, which in turn lead to lower incomes for farmers....
Helping countries better monitor and report on forest and land-use under the Paris Climate Agreement
11/11/2019
FAO and GEF team up in new project to make forest data more transparent, accessible and available
Global Environment Facility approves $179 million to support FAO-led projects
14/06/2019
New funding boosts efforts to combat deforestation, desertification, climate change and strengthen food systems
FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food system
22/02/2019
Based on information provided by 91 countries and 27 international organizations, analysis of global literature and datasets, and contributions from over 175 authors and reviewers, The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture assesses bi
Taking Stock of Pacific Sharks
07/02/2019
The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project completes a five-year programme of high seas shark assessments
Electronic monitoring of fishing activities in Ghana: completing a success story
23/01/2019
Accra, Ghana, 23rd January 2019. The Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project's electronic monitoring pilot in Ghana has come to an end.
Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture techniques and practices to the agricultural community in Myanmar
28/12/2018
Funded by GEF, FAO is implementing a five-year project on “Sustainable cropland and forest management in priority agro-ecosystems of Myanmar” aiming to build the capacity of farming and forestry stakeholders to mitigate climate change and improve land co
Climate Change adaptation: standing for bottom-up
27/12/2018
12–15 December 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia: Forum to accelerate efforts to wipe out root causes of climate change impact upon the livelihoods of Cambodia’s rural poor.
Can forests save our water?
21/12/2018
Under FAO's Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded "Life and Nature" project, a joint force of national and sub-national government officials, local authorities, watershed management committees, community members, forestry officers, monks, rangers, teac
Looking ahead to strengthen governance in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ)
19/12/2018
Rome, Italy, 5-7 December 2018. Five years from the start of the Common Oceans ABNJ Program, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), some of the partners, donors and beneficiaries gat
Trabajo conjunto en degradación y manejo sostenible de suelos
08/12/2018
Productores ganaderos serán parte de la elaboración de un protocolo que permitirá evaluar la degradación de pastizales en Uruguay y tomar decisiones que promuevan el manejo sostenible de este recurso clave.
Blue Growth blog: Coastal fisheries on the agenda in Guayaquil, Ecuador
08/11/2018
Forty participants from countries spanning three continents, international organizations and non-governmental organizations met last week in Guayaquil to launch the GEF Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) at a Global Inception Meeting for the GEF-financed
Time for the GEF International Waters Signature Event: 9th Biennial International Waters Conference (IWC9)
05/11/2018
This week, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is hosting the signature event of the International Waters (IW) Portfolio: the 9th GEF International Waters Conference (IWC9) – an interactive training and learning event focused on this specific focal area
Climate action - our food security depends on it now more than ever before
22/10/2018
The report published earlier this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees, sounds the final alarm bell for action.
Napo's cocoa for the sweet tooth and the environment
27/09/2018
The province of Napo, located in the central area of Ecuador, stands out for its traditional approaches, where the local family farmers have been using the Chakra system for sustainable production of fine aroma cocoa in approximately 1 200 hectares of for
FAO's GEF funded Green Agriculture project envisions transformation of India’s agriculture sector for global environmental benefits
17/09/2018
17-September-2018, FAO launches the Green Agriculture project (Green-Ag) in India which aims to catalyse transformative change of India’s agricultural sector to support achievement of national and global environmental benefits and conservation of critical