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Oceans beyond borders matter for people, planet and prosperity

16/01/2026 Manuel Barange

With a treaty on biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the BBNJ Agreement) going into force on 17 January, a new chapter in ocean governance begins.

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What fuels the stove, fires the change: rethinking cooking for health, empowerment and climate

21/08/2025 Michela Morese

Despite clear benefits, clean cooking solutions receive limited support, leaving billions without a safe way to cook.

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Innovative financing and Papua New Guinea come together to reduce forest emissions

07/07/2025 Tiina Vähänen and Karin Takeuchi

Papua New Guinea has become the first small island developing state to receive a REDD+ result-based payment from the Green Climate Fund for its efforts to halt deforestation.

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Saving the ocean without excluding people: when science, governance, and cooperation work together

24/06/2025 Manuel Barange

We can restore ocean health while sustaining aquatic food production and protecting livelihoods.

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Beating plastic pollution in our food systems: FAO’s global action for World Environment Day 2025

04/06/2025 Kaveh Zahedi

You don’t have to look far to see how plastic has worked its way into every corner of the agrifood system.

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What the Bees Are Telling Us : In Protecting Pollinators, We Protect the Future of Food

20/05/2025 Yurdi Yasmi

Bees are speaking to us — not with sound, but through their presence, their absence, and their steady disappearance.

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