Global virtual event on 27 September to celebrate the fifth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
26/09/2024
FAO launches new Aquatic Genetic Resources Information System (AquaGRIS)
16/09/2024
The place of agriculture in peace
19/09/2024
Three new sites recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
19/09/2024
Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe receive their first designations from FAO along with Austria’s second system.
Open-ended workshop on biological control agents and biostimulants
16/09/2024
Launch of AquaGRIS, a new information system for managing aquatic biodiversity
16/09/2024
Please join us at the launch of AquaGRIS, the world’s first public online database of farmed aquatic species and their wild relatives, developed by FAO in collaboration with countries, scientific experts and stakeholders through a consultative process spanning five years. Watch the webcast
Savouring heritage through forgotten foods
18/07/2024
Innovating tradition to protect ancient forests in Papua New Guinea
10/07/2024
First Session of the Ad Hoc Expert Team on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
03/07/2024
Call for comments on the revised draft of The Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
01/07/2024
The revised – unedited – draft of the Second Report on Forest Genetic Resources is now out for review. The Second Report builds on the first global assessment, published by FAO in 2014, and analyses the progress made in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Sustainable Use and Development of Forest Genetic Resources, adopted by the FAO Conference in 2013.
Investing in our lands
17/06/2024
Discover the wonders of pollinators
12/06/2024
In the tapestry of our ecosystem, pollinators play a critical role in sustaining agricultural productivity and enhancing human health. Recognizing the importance of pollinators, FAO just launched its newly redesigned platform dedicated to the Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture.
Second Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources: Regional consultation held in Cali, Colombia
28/05/2024
International Day of Potato: harvesting diversity feeding hope
30/05/2024
FAO celebrates the International Day of Potato 2024 with a special and an high-level event
Traditional agrifood systems conserve biodiversity and support nutrition in Mexico
22/05/2024
Reviving and marketing ancestral agricultural food production practices.
New Action Plan launched for implementing FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors as biodiversity-related projects approved
22/05/2024
The theme of this year’s International Day for Biodiversity is “Be Part of the Plan” - a rallying call to the public and diverse actors to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, endorsed in December 2022, and also known as The Biodiversity Plan. FAO is an integral part of this plan, as agrifood systems are a powerful channel for readily available and scalable solutions to conserving, restoring and sustainably using biodiversity.
Key milestones to a world living in harmony with nature
21/05/2024
New Call: Apply by 31 May 2024 to be recognized as a United Nations World Restoration Flagship
10/05/2024
Delivering Restoration Outcomes for Biodiversity and Human Wellbeing - Resource Guide to Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
06/05/2024
International Symposium: Agriculture, biodiversity and food security - from commitments to actions
03/05/2024
The International Symposium Agriculture, Biodiversity and Food Security: From Commitments to Actions was held at the Quebec City Convention Centre, Canada, from April 30 to May 2, 2024. Jointly organized by Université Laval's École supérieure d'études internationales, the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the event brought together over 250 key players from the agricultural and agrifood sectors in 39 countries.