清晨的阳光洒在圣多美岛的普拉亚达斯罗萨村，孩子们背着书包手拉手走在上学路上。其中四个都是32岁的可可农民Camila Varela De Carvalho的孩子，另外四个则是她的侄子侄女，都由她抚养。

孩子们出门后，Camila拿起小桶和带有木柄和利刃的收割工具徒步前往她的农场。一到可可树丛中，她就开始清理树枝，摘下成熟的可可果荚。她用这把锋利的工具轻轻在可可果上划开一道口子，熟练地一拧，将果实干净利落地分成两半——这是她从八岁起就练就的技能。

果实里面是覆盖着白色果肉的可可豆，她将豆子挖出，收入桶中。这些豆子经过干燥和发酵后将被出售用于制作巧克力，这就...

母亲去世后，苏福独自照料田地，同时还要孤身抚养孩子。她说："配肥、犁地、播种——所有这些活都是我自己干。"

这块稻田位于柬埔寨西北部天坎公社，四十多年来，苏福一直沿用祖辈传承的耕作方式在这片从祖母和已故父亲手中继承下来的土地上种植水稻。

六月是柬埔寨的雨季，丰沛的雨水洒遍柬埔寨的山川田野，浸透了一代代农民为日常温饱与家庭收入而耕作的稻田与土地。

这些年来，雨季变得愈发难以捉摸——有时来得太晚，有时雨势太猛，导致农民难以抉择合适的播种时机与收获方式。

四年前，暴雨淹没了苏福的稻田，作物倒伏，受损严重。残存的少量稻谷难以收割，只能...

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

在塔吉克斯坦东部的小村庄古尔雷兹，当人们身体不适时，并不总是前往最近的城镇求医。相反，他们经常求助于同村的治疗师扎莫洛夫·马赫马达利，这位本地医者用周边山野的植物对村民使用自然疗法。

他说："我用附近生长的草木配药，乡亲们来找我，是因为相信这些药方。这些方子，他们打小就知道。"

在马赫马达利家中那间小小的工作室里，晒干的草药被分门别类地码放在敞开的木格中，每一格都贴着标签，摆放得井井有条。空气中弥漫着山百里香、沙棘和野生康乃馨（玛哈拉斯卡）的芬芳。一台小型研磨机静立在油脂萃取器旁 — 这些现代工具改变了马赫马达利的工作方式。

马赫马达利会在...

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.