Transforming food and agriculture for sustainable development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for a bold, transformational change to achieve a world that is more inclusive, fair, sustainable and resilient. It’s a world free of hunger and extreme poverty, one that protects the sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services for development.
This corporate portal is a gateway to FAO’s policy and governance support work to build sustainable food systems that can help countries achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda. FAO, itself the world’s leading forum for policy dialogue, promotes evidence-based policymaking from national to regional and global levels as countries prioritize challenges, implement decisions and monitor their effectiveness.
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New FAO guide puts governance at the heart of integrated fire management
16 October 2026 - By integrating FAO’s governance analysis framework, the publication offers a practical approach to understanding the institutions, stakeholders and incentives that influence fire management outcomes
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Power and compromise shape the future of agrifood systems
29 September 2026 - In a recent interview with FAO's The Work We Do podcast, Corinna Hawkes calls for greater investment in governance structures that bring competing interests together and shape how decisions are made
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Pathways to empowerment - Advancing gender equality and social inclusion in forest and farm producer organizations
2026
This publication examines how women, young people and Indigenous Peoples can move beyond participation to exercise meaningful influence over decisions, resources and benefits. Drawing on interviews with leaders of 31 FFPOs in 12 countries, complemented by annual reports, national gender action plans, exchanges with national facilitators and the 2025 Gender Monitoring Survey, the publication distills lessons learned from successful FFPO experiences into eight interconnected pathways.
Guide to integrated fire management governance assessment
2026
The Guide to Integrated Fire Management Governance Assessment sets out a process to assess integrated fire management (IFM) governance. Developed with the support of the Global Fire Management Hub and following the phased approach outlined in the FAO Governance Framework, it brings together analysis of the IFM problem, mapping of stakeholders, and understanding of political economy factors to support the identification of an agreed theory of change for transformative change to address IFM needs.
One Health Governance Dashboard
2026
The One Health Governance Dashboard brings together country-level information to help explore governance mechanisms, identify gaps and strengthen multisectoral coordination for One Health. Covering areas such as antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases, biodiversity conservation and the environmental dimensions of health, the dashboard provides concrete examples of One Health legal and policy approaches from around the world.
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Policy and governance are closely interrelated: they are both concerned with addressing problems that are important to large numbers of people.
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