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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has shared the latest tools and techniques to support data collection from satellite imagery for monitoring forests with experts across Southeast Asia, including for the subregion’s mangroves. Participants will contribute to the Remote Sensing Survey of FAO’s 2025 Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), which provides essential information for understanding the extent of forest resources, their condition, management and uses across the globe. Experts from Bhutan, Cambodia, the Lao People's...

The Metropolitan City of Ulsan from the Republic of Korea and the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) from the United Kingdom were recognized today as co-winners of the 2024 FAO Partnership Award during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Welcoming the awardees, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu emphasized the critical role partnerships play in building a sustainable and food-secure...

World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released today.  The 2024 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) said global fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 surged to 223.2 million tonnes, a 4.4 percent increase from...

As environmental concerns escalate, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is intensifying efforts to restore degraded lands globally, with a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region. This crucial initiative was highlighted during a webinar titled “Restoration for a Better Environment,” held today on World Environment Day (5 June). An information brief titled "Fostering Linkages Between Sustainable Wood Supply and Forest and Landscape Restoration in the Asia-Pacific,"was launched during the...

In the largest and hungriest region of the world, agricultural and food statisticians in Asia and the Pacific aim to use innovations in data collection and other new approaches to reduce hunger and improve access to affordable, health diets across the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The announcement was among the findings and objectives of a week-long gathering of more than 100 agriculture...

Two Pacific small island states are set to benefit from a new wave of global funding to help countries protect and prosper from biodiversity. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will implement projects in Palau and Samoa with financing from the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The projects are the first in the Pacific to be approved by GBFF since the fund...

Women’s vital roles in the tea industry and how to overcome the challenges they face was the theme of today' s celebration for the 2024 International Tea Day hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). “Women play a crucial role in the tea industry, substantially contributing to its sustainability, productivity and community development," FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said in opening  remarks at the celebration. “Their contributions underpin the...

A high-level meeting to explore diverse bioeconomy opportunities and collaboration mechanisms in Southeast Asia as part of the region’s move toward an agrifood system transformation, opened today in the Thai capital, Bangkok. This hybrid event has been organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of Thailand’s National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC). The event has attracted more than 100 high-level participants...

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector and the only way to meet an ever increasing demand for aquatic foods from a growing world population. It is therefore vital to steer this powerful, dynamic, and constantly evolving industry onto a path of sustainability for the sake of current and future generations. The FAO Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA) are here to help: a set of shared and agreed principles and practices...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the resolution adopted today by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer.   The resolution, which was proposed by the United States of America and adopted by consensus, invites FAO, in collaboration with the other UN Rome-based Agencies, to facilitate the implementation and observance of the International Year of the Woman...