21/ 4
2022
Towards more Sustainable Public Food Services: Food waste management
Hybrid Event, 21/04/2022
Within the framework of compliance with the 2030 Agenda / SDG 12.3, the countries of the Region have launched various awareness-raising, legislation and investment actions, with priority being given to actions to measure food losses and waste throughout t
27/ 12
2021
International launch of guidance notes for decision-makers on fruits and vegetables
Hybrid Event, 27/12/2021
The webinar will be held virtually, with the participation of relevant international actors interested in promoting fruit and vegetable value chains, the nutritional benefits of the consumption of fruits and vegetables, and their contribution to a more ba
2/ 12
2021
REGIONAL TECHNICAL PLATFORM FOR FAMILY FARMING
Hybrid Event, 02/12/2021
The new strategic framework that guides the Organization during the period 2022-2031 emphasizes better production, better nutrition, better environment and a better life as main aspirations to get a more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agr
2/ 12
2021
United for Nature: keeping a close eye on forests in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hybrid Event, 02/12/2021
To change the course of deforestation and biodiversity loss, solutions are urgently needed to scale up, as well as to propose a transformative change in agri-food systems, through the promotion and management of forests and trees with an integrated territ
2/ 12
2021
3/12
2021
Regional Event: World Soils Day Commemoration
Hybrid Event, 02/12/2021 - 03/12/2021
This event, jointly organized by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Soil Partnership of Latin America, was a relevant space to present the main tools developed by the Partnership in support of the countries for the impleme
19/ 11
2021
Regional Launch of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022
Hybrid Event, 19/11/2021
The celebration of IYAFA 2022 will be an acknowledgement of the highly varied nature of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture and the many different actors that take part in them, as well as the major contribution that both make to global food security, n
10/ 11
2021
RAES Sustainable School Freeding Network Latin America and the Caribbean
Hybrid Event, 10/11/2021
According to the report "The State of FoodInsecurity and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2021 ", built through the efforts of several United Nations agencies, indicate that in 2020, between 720 and 811 million people went hungry, which means 9.9% of the wor
4/ 11
2021
The role of OMEC in meeting global post-2020 biodiversity targets
Hybrid Event, 04/11/2021
This series of three events aims to provide a meeting space for organizations, sectors, groups and individuals who are promoting concrete and positive actions in favor of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. At the same time, it seek
27/ 10
2021
29/10
2021
XVII Session of the Commission of Small Scale, Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPESAALC)
Hybrid Event, 27/10/2021 - 29/10/2021
The meeting complies with the provisions of the Commission's statutes regarding the holding of regular biennial sessions. Its objectives are to report the measures adopted with respect to the agreements of the previous meeting; reflect collectively on the
30/ 9
2021
Fruits and vegetables: Health and nutrition benefits
Hybrid Event, 30/09/2021
Raise awareness of the potential contribution of fruits and vegetables to sustainable and healthy diets, taking into account the social (health), economic (agriculture and markets), and environmental dimensions.
29/ 9
2021
Regional Workshop on the Elimination of Child Labour in Agriculture: "Making Latin America and the Caribbean the first continent free of child labour"
Hybrid Event, 29/09/2021
Regional Workshop on the Elimination of Child Labour in Agriculture: "Making Latin America and the Caribbean the first continent free of child labour", organized by FAO on September 29th, 2021, from 09:00 to 10:30 (Santiago de Chile time). The regional wo
28/ 9
2021
Inter-cooperative cooperation and integration A driver for the transformation of food systems
Hybrid Event, 28/09/2021
The purpose of this virtual seminar will be to share experiences and visions on the topic of collaboration among cooperatives, delving into aspects such as the motivations of cooperative movements to support their peers in other countries, spaces for inte
24/ 9
2021
The course Agroecology: transition towards sustainable food systems
Hybrid Event, 24/09/2021
The course Agroecology: transition towards sustainable food systems is a partnership effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA), that seeks to contribut
6/ 9
2021
10/9
2021
32nd Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
Virtual Event, 06/09/2021 - 10/09/2021
Based on national and regional priorities of the countries, the FAO regional initiatives, and the international and dialogues and agreements based on forestry items, the mandate of the LACFC is to advise FAO on the forestry programme to be developed in the Region.
17/ 8
2021
19/8
2021
XV Session of the Commission on Livestock Development for Latin America and the Caribbean (CODEGALAC)
Hybrid Event, 17/08/2021 - 19/08/2021
The Commission brings together representatives of Governments and the regional private sector for the exchange of experiences in livestock development policies and programmes and the formulation of cooperation strategies for their strengthening.
9/ 7
2021
Building Bridges between Social Protection and Productive Inclusion Policies
Hybrid Event, 09/07/2021
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has convened a Food Systems Summit in 2021 as part of the Decade of Action to Deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
8/ 7
2021
Regional REBYC II - LAC Results Forum
Hybrid Event, 08/07/2021
The Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Trawl Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean (REBYC II -LAC Project), formally started in 2015, giving continuity to the progress achieved by a first REBYC (I -LAC) that was developed between 2002 and 2008.
30/ 6
2021
Experiences of innovation in financing for actors of the Agrifood System
Hybrid Event, 30/06/2021
Investing in a transformation with inclusion
16/ 6
2021
Green and Blue: Productive convergences to improve resilience
Hybrid Event, 16/06/2021
This event is part of a series of conferences promoted by FAO/IFAD/WFP and linked to the Food Systems Summit. It aims to exchange experiences and measures that governments and producer organizations are adopting in the field of climate-resilient agricultu
15/ 6
2021
Lessons and opportunities on adaptation to climate change in the context of the project "Strengthening the adaptive capacity to climate change in the fisheries and aquaculture sector of Chile"
Hybrid Event, 15/06/2021
The seminar will include presentations on threats and risks of climate change impacts, national efforts in public policy on adaptation to climate change and its linkages with the ocean, fisheries and aquaculture. In addition, testimonies from artisanal fi