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Joint Briefing by Treaty and Commission Secretariats for Permanent Representatives
13/02/2024
The Briefing was organized by the Secretariats of the Commission Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Internation...
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New article: Multifunctionality and provision of ecosystem services by livestock species and breeds at global level
31/01/2024
Beyond their use for food production, livestock are linked to a variety of positive and negative externalities resulting from the complex interactions within their production environments. Based on information reported by 41 countries on 3 361 national breed populations to the Domestic Anima...
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Putting the brakes on the loss of biodiversity for food and agriculture in Africa
29/01/2024
On 30 January, biodiversity experts from more than 20 African countries will meet in Harare to discuss the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region and consider action to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. National Focal Points will share experien...
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Forestry working paper: Delivering tree genetic resources in forest and landscape restoration
19/01/2024
Ensuring the availability of seeds and seedlings from a range of tree species is crucial if we are to meet global targets on the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes, according to a new forestry working paper from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the...
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COP28: FAO spotlights agrifood systems’ potential to address climate impacts and achieve 1.5°C goal
13/12/2023
Agrifood systems solutions are climate solutions and increased collaboration and finance are needed if the world is to achieve the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Upcoming webinar on 19 December: Launch of the FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub on the occasion of the First Anniversary of the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
06/12/2023
Time: 19 December 2023, 15:00-16:00 CET / 09:00-10:00 ET
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World Soil Day 2023 highlights link between soil and water, increasingly crucial in face of climate crisis
05/12/2023
At global celebrations marking World Soil Day 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underlined the vital link between soil and water in producing our food and the need for integrated management and conservation of these key resources to enable climate change miti...
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Ouverture du Conseil de la FAO: coup de projecteur sur l’avantage comparatif de l’Organisation face aux défis mondiaux d’aujourd’hui
04/12/2023
À l’occasion de l’inauguration, ce lundi, de la 174e session du Conseil de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), M. Qu Dongyu, Directeur général de la FAO, a souligné que l’Organisation se trouvait idéalement placée pour accomplir les progrès dont nous avons...
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Agrifood Systems Transformation to Achieve Triple Wins: For People, for Climate and for Nature
02/12/2023
Agrifood systems play a pivotal role in achieving climate commitments globally. They can help countries and communities to adapt, build resilience, and mitigate emissions, ensuring food security and nutrition while reversing environmental degradation and its impacts.
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Workshop on ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at FAO headquarters in Rome
22/11/2023
From November 22nd to 24th, FAO, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme will be co-hosting a significant workshop focused on developing a roadmap for supporting ecosystem restoration under the Kunming-Montreal G...
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The plants that feed the world
20/11/2023
With its Secretariat based at FAO, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ensures that the genetic resources of the crops most important to human diets are safeguarded and shared equitably around the world.
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Statement by Dan Leskien at the Tenth Governing Body Session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
20/11/2023
It is my great pleasure, as Officer-in-Charge of the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, to address the Governing Body at today’s opening session.
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Seeds Provide Solutions to Safeguarding Our Future
13/11/2023
More than 600 delegates from all around the world will gather in Rome, from 20 to 24 November, to discuss how seeds can provide innovative solutions to the sustainable transformation of our agrifood systems and safeguarding biodiversity. The FAO Headquarters in Rome will host the Tenth Session of...
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Biodiversity for food and agriculture: the foundation of our food systems
07/11/2023
The loss of biodiversity is seriously undermining our ability to feed and nourish an ever-growing global population. Biodiversity includes not only the plants and animals that we eat and that provide feed, fuel and fibre. Biodiversity for food and agriculture also includes the myriad of organisms...
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New landmark study presents globally relevant metrics to inform strategies for plant genetic resources
23/10/2023
The International Treaty released a study, The plants that feed the world – Baseline data and metrics to inform strategies for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, bringing together crucial data on over 350 food and agricultural crops, made possible in col...
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On the road to net zero emissions with agrifood system solutions
22/09/2023
Kaveh Zahedi, leading FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment is attending high-level events at the UN General Assembly and events in partnership with businesses, climate philanthropists and other stakeholders, as part of Climate Week NYC. He bears a clear message for countri...
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Sommet sur les ODD: Le dialogue ministériel organisé par la FAO met l’accent sur les liens entre biodiversité, climat et sécurité alimentaire
19/09/2023
Au deuxième jour du Somment des Nations Unies sur les ODD, juste avant que ne débute le débat général, le Directeur général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), M. Qu Dongyu, a organisé un dialogue ministériel au siège de l’ONU pour examiner les possibil...
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Farmers’ Rights Take Centre Stage
12/09/2023
The first-ever Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights under the International Treaty of the FAO was inaugurated by the Honourable President of India, Ms Droupadi Murmu, in New Delhi today, amidst an audience of over 700 people from 52 countries, marking a crucial milestone in the global agricu...
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Regional workshop: Taking action on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
11/09/2023
Chile.
11-09-23 - 13-09-23
11-09-23 - 13-09-23
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GIAHS and Biodiversity International Workshop 2023
06/08/2023
13 - 15 December 2023 (9:30 - 17.00 CET)
GIAHS sites are home to unique biodiversity and agrobiodiversity, which have been nurtured by farmers for generations by transmitting their traditional knowledge and agricultural methods. This workshop thus seeks to foster information exchange, ac...