Rome - The rise in nitrogen fertilizers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering food security and nutrition for an expanding global population. Nevertheless, improper use of nitrogen can severely damage air, water, and soil quality, result in biodiversity loss, and exacerbate climate change.

Way too often, Indigenous Peoples’ voices are underrepresented on the global stage and in international organisations. This is why FAO launched an art contest to Indigenize its publications. The three winners, from Panama, Nepal and Bangladesh, discuss their artworks and the importance of art for Indigenous Peoples.

Riyadh– The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),  marked a significant milestone for Indigenous Peoples and their role in contrasting desertification and sustainably managing ecosystems. Indigenous Peoples’ knowled...

Fourteen Indigenous Youth from 14 counties and different Indigenous Peoples travelled to Rome in October 2024 to participate to the World Food Forum, advocating to listen, respect and join forces with Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Youth across the world in global efforts for sustainable food system transformation.

In recent years, the term "restoration" has gained significant attention, particularly as we confront the urgent challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. However, one restoration initiative stands out as both revolutionary and deeply rooted in wisdom: Indigenous Peoples' Biocentric Restoration. 

The Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems is an innovative thinktank that pioneers new ways to create knowledge. Gathering Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts, it gives the same level of respect to academic and Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge.

At the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia, groundbreaking initiatives on Indigenous Peoples’ biocentric restoration were unveiled by the FAO in partnership with Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Indigenous Peoples’ representatives. 

FAO, as a specialized UN Agency, works for the full recognition of the role of Indigenous Peoples´ food and knowledge systems in biodiversity conservation and reaffirms the importance of respecting their collective and customary rights according to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples.

PSUI art contest - Deadline 06 October 2024

Submit your Side-Event proposal for FAO-PSUI spaces from the 14th to the 18th October 2024 at FAO Headquarters, Rome

Celebrating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9th August 2024

New York - The 23rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) started at the UN General Assembly Hall on 15 April and lasted for ten days. Hundreds of Indigenous leader...

Calls for action for safeguarding seven generations in times of food, social and ecological crises

Indigenous Youth as game-changers in biodiversity conservation, nutrition and food systems transformation.

After the FAO UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum, Indigenous Youth delegates come in large numbers to New York to continue the Rome discussions.

Deputy Director- General Maria Helena Semedo receives from H.E. Sônia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, the letter of accession.

Rome – On the 14th and 15th of March 2024, FAO participated in the workshop on Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and the Sciences, organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

The two-day workshops focused on the importance ...

In honor of International Women’s Day 2024, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host the culminating event of the first collaborative Knowledge Makers Journal with an international Indigenous Women’s rese...

A call at COP 28, echoing the initiatives of the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum (UNGIYF)