Wild bees’ products are both an important part of Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems and a key ally for biodiversity conservation, but they need recognition

Rome - Indigenous Peoples stand at the frontline of climate change and biodiversity loss. These two phenomena increase the pressure on their food and knowledge systems.

Over the ...

Rome - Ecuador joins the Coalition

Exactly one year ago, in October 2022, a delegation of Indigenous Youth gathered in the Boassu Food Lab at FAO headq...

Rome - The atmosphere inside the Nomad Indigenous FoodLab was warm as Indigenous Youth, Member State ambassadors, FAO Directors and delegations from other UN agencies gathered this morning for the opening ce...

Rome - On Monday morning 186 Indigenous Youth arrived at FAO headquarters in Rome. They gathered around a sacred fire lit in the middle of the Nomad Indigenous FoodLab, a group of Sámi Peo...

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The biennial...

Indigenous youth agents of change for the future of Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems.

As we mark five months since the passing of a cherished soul, the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI) would like to honour and remember Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan. She was a Maori artist, poet, and activist from Aotearoa (New Zealand) who impacted our hearts and the causes she championed.

H...

Indigenous Peoples have long held a deep connection with nature and have a profound understanding of the...

The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples' food systems was key for the recognition of the game-changer nature of Indigenous Peoples´ food and knowledge systems on sustainability and resilience by the Scientific Committee of ...

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is the largest global gathering of Indigenous Peoples, taking place from 17-28 April 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The...

The Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems, endorsed by the FAO Committee on Agriculture at its 27^th session in 2020...

FAO published the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in

Learn about the Garifuna people, a nation within nations, from President Egbert Higinio & Ambassador Cynthia Ellis!

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At COP27, countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and momentum of COP 26 in Glasgow last year, nations are expected to demonstra...

Celebrating a special VirtualiTea and conversation with Indigenous women on their scientific knowledge, the importance of nurturing Mother Earth and preserving biodiversity

Rome. The first-ever global Coalition on Indigenous Peoples' food systems was launched at FAO headquarters in Rome, resulting from the UN ...

Rome – Advancing on the priorities identified by Indigenous Youth in the 2021 UN Global Forum on Indigenous Youth and Indigenous Youth Global Declaration on Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, an Indigenous Youth delegation wit...

Under the 2022 theme “Healthy Diets. Healthy Planet.”, the World Food Forum (WFF) took place fro...