Latest news and updates from the partnership
Unlocking climate action – the power of forest data transparency
11/06/2024
In the battle against climate change, forests stand as stalwart allies. These green giants play a pivotal role in sequestering carbon dioxide, regulating the climate, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting livelihoods. However, the fate of forests worldwide hangs in a ...
FARM Programme: Promoting safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides
30/05/2024
The Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) programme was officially launched in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2024. It consists of six projects in Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, the Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam. The five-year initiative aims to catalyze investments to minimize the u...
Soil remediation and green technologies offer solutions to pesticide pollution and soil sustainability in Central Asia
29/05/2024
As part of an ongoing pesticide management and disposal project from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Central Asia and Türkiye, two international events were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Celebrating International Day for Biodiversity with funding for new FAO projects in the Pacific
22/05/2024
Two Pacific small island states are set to...
Traditional agrifood systems conserve biodiversity and support nutrition in Mexico
22/05/2024
Walk through farmlands in the rugged, hilly terrain of parts of Mexico and you’ll see maize plants grown widely spaced apart with pole beans climbing up them and the large leaves of squash covering the soil alongside edible herbs. These are all part of a farming system known as a milpa. It is ...
#PartofthePlan for International Day for Biological Diversity
22/05/2024
From bees to earthworms, from coral reefs to rain forests - biodiversity helps to ensure our food diversity and must be key to transforming our food production systems. On International Day for Biological Diversity, FAO launched its updated action plan for Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors and prepared to embark on several new biodiversity-related initiatives.
CACILM partners with the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program
15/05/2024
Since the beginning of the project, the DSL-IP and the REM country projects (Kazakhstan and Mongolia) have engaged with CACILM through events focusing on sustainable pasture management, including a webinar on sustainable management of pasture resources in Kazakhstan and a regional workshop on gender.
Launch of Deep-Sea Fisheries E-learning Course
08/05/2024
During an online event on 8 May 2024, the Common Oceans Deep-sea fisheries project of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) unveiled a
Enhancing global forest data transparency for climate action
05/05/2024
On 30 April 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United N...
FPAT: a stakeholder-driven, science-based tool to manage fisheries for sustainable livelihoods
03/05/2024
23 April, Rome - The...
Common Oceans: Climate change-driven changes in tuna distribution likely to impact economies of Pacific Ocean states
02/05/2024
Some Pacific Island Countries and Territories run the risk of a significant dent to their revenues as climate change causes shifts in tuna abundance and distribution, research from the Common Oceans Program suggests.
Rising water temperatures, expanding low oxygen zones, ocean acidificat...
Launching an Agro-Ecosystem Approach for Enhancing Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in Tuvalu
23/04/2024
The inception workshop was held in Funafut...
Advancing Collaborative Solutions for Ocean Health: Insights from the GEF-8 Clean and Healthy Ocean Integrated Program (CHOIP) Workshop
15/04/2024
In February, the GEF-8 Clean and Healthy Ocean Integrated Program (CHO-IP) convened the “Project Preparation Grant Design Workshop” at FAO Headquarters in Rome, bringing together key stakeholders from FAO, the GEF, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and UNESCO/IOC to agree on a unified approach to combating coastal pollution and hypoxia stemming from various sources, including agriculture, industry, and municipalities.
Forests and Health in Lebanon
21/03/2024
FAO collaborated with 10 NGOs to undertake management and maintenance activities in 26 locations all over the Lebanon with a total surface of 665 hectares. FAO also developed sustainable forest management plans in several areas in Lebanon and established two mountain ponds in Keserwan as a water ...
Striding for a sustainable change in the lives of vulnerable communities in Eritrea
15/03/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Land, Water and Environment (MoLWE) of the Government of the State of Eritrea and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched a new project, with an overall budget of USD 15.86 million, to pave the way for a mor...
Common Oceans: New information about management procedures on HarvestStrategies.org
13/03/2024
New information material on management procedures - long-term, pre-agreed and science-based fishery management approaches - is now available on HarvestStrategies.org, an interactive knowledge hub aimed at demonstrating how harvest strategies can lead to more sustainable and profitable fisheries.
The Caribbean joins the Global Soil Doctors Programme
28/02/2024
In November 2023, Antigua and Barbuda's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs (MoA) organized a groundbreaking one-week training session in Saint Johns (Antigua and Barbuda) for their agricultural extension and analytical services officers. The focus of the training was to imp...
Peanuts Support Reforestation in Afghanistan’s Khost Province
21/02/2024
Since 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has been carrying out a long-term initiative in three provinces of Afghanistan (Khost, Laghman, and Nuristan) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The project’s title is self-explanatory: “Combating ...
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FAO to implement $6.9m rice project in Sindh, Pakistan
18/02/2024
The project will enhance sustainable rice production landscapes in Sindh and restore 15,000 hectares of land and improve farming practices on 50,000 hectares, reduce approximately 460,000 tonnes of GHG emissions, and benefit nearly 75,000 women and men.
FAO and GEF in Uzbekistan
16/02/2024
Since 1994 Uzbekistan has participated in over 50 Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects at national, regional and global levels. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change o...