Director-General visits Thailand’s first GIAHS where buffaloes and humans shape the ecosystem

11/12/2024

Thale Noi, Thailand - Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Thale Noi Wetland Buffalo Pastoral Agro-Eco-System in southern Thailand,...

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FAO and Malawi kick-start climate action with $53 million Green Climate Fund project

09/12/2024

FAO and the Government of Malawi launch a $53.2 million project to help the country's farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change. The initiative...

FAO at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Conference (UNCCD COP16)

02/12/2024

The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to take place from...

FAO at COP29: Calling for investment in agrifood systems to tackle the climate crisis

25/11/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought a critical message to the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in...

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Green businesses for biodiversity and climate action

21/11/2024

It’s the crack of dawn. Magnolia Ordoñez leaves in a small boat along with her husband - the captain- and her colleagues— all women. Their task: to...

UNFCCC COP29: Collaborative Partnership on Forests highlights forest-based bioeconomy for climate goals

20/11/2024

Achieving a forest-based bioeconomy can help halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation and contribute to global goals on climate, delegates...

COP29: FAO highlights crucial role of primary forests for climate and biodiversity goals

20/11/2024

A recently launched technical brief from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underscores the critical role of primary...

Why investing in climate-efficient agrifood systems infrastructure matters

20/11/2024

Today’s COP29 panel discussion led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

Together for farmers: FAO and COP29 Presidency launch the ‘Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers’

19/11/2024

To help farmers navigate their way through dozens of initiatives and programs working to support climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation,...