Embedding biodiversity in all we do
25/05/2021
FAO Director-General points to interconnections between agri-food systems and biodiversity
Off-farm activities are a growing share of food-system greenhouse gas emissions
08/06/2021
FAO-led study expands evidence base for insights on how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
FAO-UNEP call for bold move to restore world’s ecosystems
26/05/2021
Joint town-hall meeting held ahead of launch of UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
Climate change and indigenous peoples, afro-descendants and migrants examined at global seminar
28/05/2021
High-level event co-hosted by FAO, Costa Rica, Spain and the Vatican
Harnessing the power of the EU-FAO partnership for sustainable agri-food systems transformation
27/05/2021
Urgent actions needed to ensure healthy and sustainable diets to all
Global action is stepping up in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing
31/05/2021
New FAO digital initiative aims to boost transparency and information-sharing
Addressing hunger is the “foundation for stability and peace”
01/06/2021
Director-General highlights the links between conflict and food security in event hosted by the Vatican
Nobel insights into using social media for development
31/05/2021
FAO hosts a lecture by Laureate Esther Duflo on innovative research and how to make messages work for the poorest
Climate change fans spread of pests and threatens plants and crops, new FAO study
02/06/2021
Pests destroy up to 40 percent of global crops and cost $220 billion of losses
Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May
03/06/2021
FAO Food Price Index posts fastest monthly increase to reach highest value since September 2011
UN urges intense restoration of nature to address climate and biodiversity crises
02/06/2021
Call for action to meet commitments to restore one billion hectares of land
UN agencies concerned by looming famine in northern Ethiopia, call for urgent life-saving action to avert it
10/06/2021
Over 350 000 people already face catastrophic conditions in Tigray
Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production and ecosystems, FAO-UNEP
04/06/2021
Joint report reveals soil pollution as one of the world’s major challenges for ecosystem restoration
Director-General opens special session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
04/06/2021
The Committee adopts policy recommendations on agroecological and other innovative approaches
Re-imagine, Recreate, Restore! UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration kicks off
04/06/2021
Leaders gathered at virtual global gala calling for #GenerationRestoration
Food safety is everyone’s business
07/06/2021
FAO and WHO join together to celebrate science and encourage action on World Food Safety Day
Global food trade is buoyant, as are prices
10/06/2021
FAO’s new Food Outlook report tracks the risks associated with rising import bills amid broad upswing in prices
New G20 Garden plants green future in Rome’s ancient heart
10/06/2021
FAO and Italy unveil sustainability-themed landscaping project
PETER RABBIT™ teams up with the United Nations, FAO and the UN Foundation on global campaign to mobilize more food heroes
10/06/2021
Worldwide initiative aims at supporting healthy agri-food systems