The forthcoming ratification by 60 countries of the BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) Ag...

À Gulrez, un petit village dans l’est du Tadjikistan, quand les gens ne se sentent pas bien, ils ne se rendent pas toujours dans la ville la plus proche pour accéder à des soins médicaux. Ils font plutôt appel à Dzhamolov Mahmadali, un guérisseur local de leur communauté, qui propose des trait...

Southern Iraq’s marshland, desert and rangeland ecosystems have long supported farming and grazing communities with water, food, grazing lands, and income for generations. By promoting sustainable land management through policy change and enhanced practices, FAO and the GEF are helping to mitigate the impacts of soil salinization and climate on these ecosystems.

To advance the transparency of forest data and strengthen their National Forest Monitoring Sy...

Representatives from national governments, development partners, research institutions, and youth networks from across Africa gathered in Nairobi for the meeting of the Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP). Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the FSIP focuses on transforming global...

The Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program is sharing soil conservation farming techniques, mechanized tools that reduce the labor burden, and access to quality, drought-tolerant seeds and tree seedlings for climate resilience and gender equality.

Stretching from Bhutan to Papua New Guinea, the Indo-Malaya forest biome harbors one of the last major primary forest areas in the world, hosting more than 5,000 threatened species. To maintain the integrity of these primary forests, so they can deliver biodiversity, climate, and livelihood benefits, the Southeast Asia and the Pacific Forests Integrated Program was launched.

Ms. Laila, a 40-year-old mother of four children from Qarghayi district in Laghman province, faced challenges in providing food for her family. Her husband, a local farmer, earned very little, and they owned only two goats. With no personal income, Liala depended entirely on this limited liveliho...

If you're 35 or under and passionate about food systems, YPARD wants to hear from you – your voice will help shape the Youth Strategy for the GEF-8 Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP).

“I’ve saved 20% on farming costs in the first year alone,” says Issa Ramadhan, a farmer in Southern Iraq. “Traditional tillage is expensive with all the ploughing, fertilizers, and water required. With Conservation Agriculture practices, I’ve reduced these costs significantly, and the results speak for themselves. I’ve been able to reinvest that money into improving my farm.”

The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund approves its first-ever project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Community-Based Conservation for Biodiversity and Livelihoods in the Context of Climate Change project channels USD $5.8 million to address biodiversity loss, restore ecosystems, and...

The Solomon Islands is highly vulnerable to climate change due to rising seas, extreme weather, and reliance on agriculture and fisheries. The project funded by the Least Developed Countries Fund and led by FAO will build climate-resilience through sustainable farming, stronger policies and governance, and improved climate information, enhancing 36,000 hectares, training 60,000 people, and directly benefiting over 75,000.

Accelerated by land-based nutrient runoff, Marine Hypoxia is creating dead zones in the oceans, which have grown by 4.5 million km² in the last 50 years, threatening fish stocks, coastal livelihoods, and diets. The FAO-led GEF-8 Clean and Healthy Oceans Integrated Program (CHOIP) is tackling this phenomenon by curbing nutrient pollution at its source to benefit 10 major large marine ecosystems.

Five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are supporting the development of the Central Asia Water-Land Nexus (CAWLN) programme to strengthen water security, improve agricultural land health, reduce deforestation, and promote rural economies. 

Integrated pest management is a holistic and environmentally friendly approach to pest control that balances effective pest management with the protection of human health, beneficial organisms and natural ecosystems.

Latin America and the Caribbean are home to some of the planet’s greatest biodiversity, but it is decreasing worldwide due to unsustainable human activity and changes in climate. Recognizing the importance of biodiversity, particularly within agrifood systems, FAO and GEF work with partners to bolster conservation efforts throughout Latin America. Here are three GEF-funded, FAO projects conserving and restoring ecosystems across Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.

Bees play a vital role as pollinators across a wide range of ecosystems, including forest landscapes and food crops worldwide. Nearly 90 percent of wild flowering plants depend on bees and other pollinators to sprout future generations, and 75 percent of the world’s food crops depend on it in part. By pollinating both wild and cultivated plants, bees and other pollinators play an important role in maintaining ecosystem services and biodiversity, while also supporting global food security and nutrition.

The workshop led to the development of a strategic roadmap for increased mobilization of GEF and GCF resources, while strengthening the capacities of FAO country offices in environmental governance and sustainable natural resource management. 

When the UN General Assembly adopted May 2 as World Tuna Day less than a decade ago, around 75 percent of tuna production came from sustainably fished stocks. Today, 90 to 95 percent of tuna landed at ports comes from stocks that are not overfished.

As wildfires escalate in Namibia’s Kavango East Region, one woman’s dedication is helping to protect forests, livelihoods and future generations.

“When I was younger, forest fires were rare,” says Benita Makena Kaghuvi, seated under a tall false mopa...