Latest news and updates from the partnership
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Transforming food systems: How partnerships are the way forward in tackling global challenges
22/06/2018
We can’t really talk about the planet’s most pressing environmental problems without talking about food systems. And by food systems, we also mean the agriculture that it takes to support them: farming, fisheries, forestry and the value chains that provid
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Opinión - Mejorar la forma de producir carne
22/06/2018
Con el proyecto de Ganadería Climáticamente Inteligente la producción de Uruguay se adaptará mejor al cambio climático.
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FAO at the Sixth GEF Assembly in Viet Nam 2018
14/06/2018
The Sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and associated meetings will take place from 23-29 June 2018 in Da Nang, Viet Nam.
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Afghanistan registers 10 Forest Management Associations: A step forward towards Climate Change mitigation through Sustainable Forest Management
15/04/2018
On 14th of April 2018, FAO organized a joint event with Directorate General of Natural Recourse Management (DGNRM) and presented registration certificates to the 10 newly appointed Forest Management Associations (FMAs).
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Afghanistan investing in sustainable forest management by legalizing Forest Management Associations (FMA), in the fight to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
14/04/2018
Through the “Reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions through Community Forests and Sustainable Biomass Energy” Project, FAO and MAIL has established 10 new forest management associations and has formally registered with MAIL based on new forest law.
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Testing fishing gear in public-private partnership
21/03/2018
The demersal finfish trawling fleet of Suriname is known to occasionally capture sea turtles and other potentially vulnerable species such as rays, sharks and groupers. Within the support of REBYC-II LAC, the Suriname Fisheries Department aims to reduce t
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Lideresas emprendedoras comparten su experiencia en conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer
19/03/2018
Cuatro grupos liderados por mujeres del municipio de Candelaria de la Frontera compartieron su experiencia de las iniciativas empresariales que han emprendido en el marco del apoyo recibido a través del Proyecto de Adaptación al Cambio Climático.
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Protection of the upside-down forest - monitoring and sustainable use of the Cerrado
19/02/2018
The Brazilian Cerrado is recognized as the richest savannah in the world, sheltering more than 11 000 catalogued species of native plants (of which 45% are exclusive to the region) and more than 1 600 species of mammals, birds and reptiles.
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Great hopes for climate-smart farming
29/01/2018
Nepal is one of the countries hardest hit by the impacts of climate change, and farmers are some of the worst affected. An FAO climate-smart agriculture project in Nepal is helping families improve their yields and livelihoods, giving them alternatives to
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Chile protegerá territorios con importante patrimonio agrícola mundial
24/01/2018
Las Macrozonas Alto Andino y Cordillera Pehuenche serán reconocidas por su biodiversidad y conocimiento tradicional sobre el manejo de sistemas agroalimentarios.
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State-of-the art oceanic research ship will support LME conservation and management
24/01/2018
One of the world's most advanced marine research vessels, the Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, 3rd ship to bear that name during FAO and Norway’s ongoing 40-year partnership, set sail in 2017!
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Using indigenous knowledge to reverse land degradation in Angola
20/12/2017
FAO supports land rehabilitation in Angola’s indigenous and pastoral communities.
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Changing climate, changing life
20/11/2017
Laxmi is one of about 3,000 farmers who are learning new ways of cultivating crops and caring for livestock that can offset some of the impacts of climate change.
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20 years of FAO and the GEF – Synergies between our priorities
06/11/2017
As the Global Environment Facility (GEF) marks its 25th anniversary, FAO celebrates more than 20 years of partnering with it on country-driven investments in the critical nexus between agriculture and the environment. The synergies between GEF and FAO pri
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Publication de la boîte à outils « Développement et mise en œuvre de la gestion durable de la chasse villageoise en Afrique centrale »
03/10/2017
26 Septembre 2017, Libreville – La boîte à outils « Développement et mise en œuvre de la gestion durable de la chasse villageoise en Afrique centrale », éditée par la FAO, le CIRAD, le CIFOR et l'UICN, partage, à travers les deux guides qui la compose, l'
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BIG 2050, the Brazilian initiative that gets society involved in ecosystem conservation
22/09/2017
The BIG 2050 initiative has officially been launched in Ilha Grande, Brazil, establishing a self-sustaining mechanism for detecting environmental issues and providing support to counteract said problems.
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Increased shrimp capture in Bycatch Reduction Devices after scientific experiments in a REBYC II – LAC pilot site
08/08/2017
The Environmental Protected Area of Anhatomirim (EPAA) is a multi-stakeholder MPA (similar to IUCN Protected Area Category VI) located in the State of Santa Catarina, South-Southeast Brazilian coast and is one of the REBYC II – LAC pilot sites. Small-scal
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FAO support to Fishery sector in Myanmar
03/03/2017
GEF-FishAdapt Project on “Strengthening the adaptive capacity and resilience of fisheries and aquaculture-dependent livelihoods in Myanmar"
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Les Champs Ecoles Paysans, lieu d’apprentissage des alternatives aux pesticides chimiques dans le bassin cotonnier au nord du Bénin
29/11/2016
Eliminer les pesticides chimiques obsolètes, un projet novateur!
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Partnership makes strides in promoting sustainable land management in Africa
17/06/2016
Multi-year effort offers valuable lessons in how to halt land degradation and desertification.