Any new legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will need to take account of how plastics are used in different sub-sectors and what options there are to reduce their negative impacts. For FAO, as a specialized agency of the United Nations leading global discussions on food and agricultur...

The Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed with support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), organized its first Regional Workshop in Southern Africa on 22-26 May, bringing together ove...

A side event at the 2023 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Review Conference showcased positive contributions of the Common Oceans Program to more effective and sustainable fisheries management

 Great results in ecosystem restoration can be achieved when different stakeholders, local communities and decision-makers join forces to deliver impact. The Restoration Initiative unites three Global Environment Facility agencies – the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IU...

Representatives of eight countries and partners contributing to the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), Regional Cluster in Southern Africa meet in Harare to acc...

Since 2019, under the GEF-funded sustainable forest management program in Uzbekistan, more than 400 women residing in pilot project sites have learned how to produce environmentally friendly non-wood handicrafts for sale. Thanks to their new or improved skills, these women have increased their in...

A new project launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry aims to Strengthen the Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Forest Landscapes in Türkiye’s Kaz Dağları Region.

The Global Farmer Field School Platform from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is comprised of vast networks active at all scales, all with the intention of b...

Fui elegida Capitana kariña en el 2013, la única y primera mujer indígena kariña para ese entonces en el año 2013 y eso fue muy importante para abrir una puerta a la participación de la mujer en el Pueblo kariña, Capitana” significa ser la lideresa electa de la comunidad. El grupo kariña siempre ...

The FAO-IFAD Program development team invites stakeholders to contribute to the newly developed documents for the Food Systems Integrated Program (GEF-8) – the Theory of Change and the Draft Results Framework, and to share experiences and provide views and suggestions on these two documents. 

Fishing community leaders, a scientist and a government representative explain what 8 March means to them

To conserve the pistachio forest and put cash in the pockets of farmers in Afghanistan, a FAO-GEF project excavated trenches and terraces and distributed pistachio seeds and saplings to provide alternative livelihood options to local communities in Badghis Province

Farmer clubs were trained on aquaculture best management practices and horticultural production. “From now on, I will be harvesting a different type of fruit or crop every month. I started on a small scale because of doubts, but now I am seeing potential from the crops I have and the future is bright and scaling up is the way am going.”

Three GEF-7 projects were launched in Ankara that will focus on biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management, ecosystem management, water conservation, and climate change mitigation in Türkiye. The projects are:

• Strengthening the conservation of biodiversity an...

The GEF-funded partnership continues to address challenges and strengthen cooperation on deep-sea fisheries and biodiversity conservation in shared marine waters.

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The ‘Making Every Voice Count for Adaptive Management’ Initiative has been collaborating with InsightShare over the course of 2022 to train and mentor carefully selected participants on participatory video (PV), how it is used, and what sets it apart from traditional Monitoring and Evaluation rep...

With its 2 200 ha of stone pine forests, Jezzine area in South Lebanon, is well known for pine nuts production. However, the outbreak of the Leptoglossus occidentalis seed bug during the last decade has resulted in a decrease of 80 percent in nut production all over Lebanon. This insect pest caus...

The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries is a holistic management planning framework promoted by FAO that considers the environment and human societies as interconnected elements, and that facilitates the development of fisheries management systems that are based on this vision. The GEF-funded Coastal Fisheries Initiative promotes its application.

The initiative aims to support shifts towards sustainable nature-positive production and efficient value chains for crops, commodities, livestock, and aquaculture.

This ambitious goal is part of efforts towards more sustainable tuna fishing and biodiversity conservation in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ).