FAO, the Global Soil Partnership, the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), together with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI), and the Science-Policy Interface of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (SPI UNCCD), are pleased to invite you to the Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI)...

It is widely recognized that a radical transformation of food and agriculture systems is urgently needed in order to address converging social, economic, health and ecological crises. The potential of agroecology to transform food systems and render them more resilient, sustainable and inclusive is increasingly recognized and backed by a...

On International Earth Day this discussion will provide an opportunity to disseminate the work of scholarship holders of the Research and Training Programme on Andean Agroecological Systems of Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) and McKnight Foundation. This is the result of the work that over the course of four years...

What is the role of policymakers in empowering the long-term, resilient transformation of the food and agricultural systems? The digital event “Scaling up Agroecology in the Himalayas Together” aims to inspire and guide key decision-makers on policies supporting agroecology and organic agriculture. High-level experts will provide in-depth analyses of approaches and tools to help...

On Friday, 30 April 2021, at 09:00 AM (Guatemala), 10:00 AM (Panama), 11:00 AM (Chile) and 12:00 PM (Argentina) the webinar "Innovator Handbook" will be held where the ''Handbook for Innovators: facilitating sustainable food systems'' will be launched in Spanish. The document aims to help stakeholders in the revaluation of agriculture...