In the coastal areas of southern Benin, mangroves are undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once heavily exploited, they are now increasingly recognized as an ecological, cultural, and spiritual heritage worth protecting.

How women farmers are shifting to agroforestry to beat the heat and boost production

Faced with rising sea levels, mangrove degradation and the impacts of climate change, coastal communities in Togo are taking action through the project “Strengthening the climate resilience of coastal communities in Togo” (R4C-Togo).

Blue swimming crab crablets were released across five community fisheries in Kampot Province, Cambodia to help restore crab stocks, protect marine biodiversity and support the livelihoods of coastal fishing communities.

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drought.

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drou.

On the front line of the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, fisheries inspectors in Dakar are being put through their paces at Senegal’s main port through the Common Oceans program.

"Transparency is implementation intelligence. It helps countries move from broad NDC commitments to concrete priorities, measurable results and investable pipelines."

На восьмой Ассамблее Глобального экологического фонда (ГЭФ) дан старт реализации программы «Взаимосвязь водных и земельных ресурсов в Центральной Азии». Региональная программа, финансируемая ГЭФ и реализуемая Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организацией Объединенных Наций (ФАО), объединяет пять стран Центральной Азии для продвижения комплексных подходов в области управления земельными и водными ресурсами.

Deepwater sharks live at depths hundreds of meters below the surface and research on their identity and whereabouts is far from comprehensive due to their challenging location. A new tool promises to make identification and monitoring much easier: the digital shark identification key developed by the Common Oceans Deep-sea Fisheries Project.

$3.9 billion replenishment will help countries accelerate environmental actions through agrifood systems

Four examples of solutions that rethink and rebuild our agrifood systems sustainably.

Governments, civil society, Indigenous communities, and the private sector, unite to conserve forests for the first annual conference of the GEF-8 Southeast Asia and the Pacific Forests Integrated Program (SEAP Forests IP) to accelerate regional action to conserve primary forests. The program aims to protect and conserve the region's remaining primary forests through integrated and sustainable landscape approaches.

The FOLUR program takes a holistic approach to supporting sustainable food production practices and responsible commodity value chains, working to enable biodiverse and resilient food production through conservation agriculture practices such as no-till, crop diversification, and crop residue retention techniques. These activities are at the forefront of efforts to protect and renew Uzbekistan’s vast, arid farmland. With modernized seed selection combined with resilient crop production techniques, Uzbek farmers are showing the benefits of soil and water conservation practices that also lead to dramatic improvements in agricultural productivity.

Tuna is a vital source of food and nutrition for millions of people around the world and demand is on the rise. World Tuna Day recognizes the need to protect marine biodiversity and strengthen science-based conservation efforts to ensure a sustainable future for fisheries and the communities that depend on them. Skipper workshops bring together scientists, fishers, and crew to develop bycatch mitigation tools and techniques through a participatory approach.
FAO, and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation or ISSF, with funding from the Global Environment Facility, are working together to tap into the know-how of tuna fishers, while giving them a say in how to balance the demands of the sector with sustainable practices.

Aquaculture is now larger than traditional “capture fisheries” in size, creating new opportunities to confront hunger and improve availability of food worldwide, while also raising important challenges for countries to grapple with regarding the environmental and societal impacts o...

A new analysis by the FAO and the WMO shows how extreme heat interacts with rain, humidity, wind and drought to produce compound effects that disrupt farms and ecosystems alike. FAO-GEF projects can help farmers adapt to a peaks in heat and extreme weather.

More than 25 percent of Uzbekistan’s lands have been deemed degraded – the highest percentage in Central Asia – and 20 million hectares of the country are at risk of desertification. Livestock populations continue to grow, with significant demand on grasslands from cattle, sheep, and goats. A FAO-GEF project aims to help update regulations and introduce techniques that will help authorities spot and curtail degradation and show farmers how sustainable land management can improve pasture health.

Reducing food loss and waste is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways to cut emissions, strengthen food security, and deliver on the ambition of the COP 31 Presidency.

Countries in Central Asia are bound together not just by their long and storied history but by the environmentally important landscapes they share. The Central Asia Water-Land Nexus Program takes an integrated approach to land and water management, recognizing that water, agriculture, and natural ecosystems are all interlinked and must be considered and managed together rather than in isolation. 

The Nansen research vessel gathers data for sustainable use and conservation of marine biodiversity. This latest Nansen research voyage, supported by the GEF Common Oceans Deep-Sea Fisheries project, sought to investigate fisheries resources, map vulnerable ecosystems, identify little-known deep-sea shark species and more.