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The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI21) ‘Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity’ will be held virtual from 19-22 April 2021.

It is jointly organized by the UN FAO and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the Intergovernmental Technical...

Open and transparent food commodity markets and efficient supply chains are paramount to ensure that everyone has access to adequate, safe and nutritious food during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today at the opening of...

Stepping up communication to increase demand for legal timber on the domestic market

Consumer demand for high-value tropical hardwood products in Viet Nam has driven the illegal harvesting and import of endangered timber species from high-risk sources, presenting a...

Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) urge Viet Nam Government and the public to keep vigilance on the H5N8 human infection upon the detection of seven farm...

The global demand for food and natural resources is expected to increase to meet the needs of a growing world population. Current food systems are unsustainable because of an increased use of natural resources, and the impact of these food...