Every year around the world, people and their communities are murdered, disappeared and attacked for trying to protect their ...

Newly-appointed FAO Director-General, China's Qu Dongyu acknowledges applause on June 23, 2019 following the delegates' vote during the FAO 41st Conference at the Food and Agriculture Organization of ...

The Hot Button 10 Impact report by Canopy shows the urgent need to adopt sustainable and climate-adaptive Next Generation ...

Globally, FAO estimates that 1.66 billion hectares are degraded due to human activities, with over 60 percent of this affecting agricultural lands, including croplands and pastures. Given that 95 ...

UN species conservation conference in Rome agrees on a financing plan for the coming years after all.

At COP16 in Riyadh we will mobilize the private and public sector to deliver lasting change,” he said, adding that the conference will establish stronger mechanisms for implementation, ...

COP16 in Riyadh has been a turning point in raising international awareness of the pressing need to accelerate land restoration and drought resilience," said COP16 Presidency Advisor Faqeeha.

12/10/2024 December 10, 2024. COP16 has highlighted the urgent link between desertification, land degradation and drought — which are worsening forced migration and threatening global stability.

Meier believes not enough has been done recently to include food systems in the global climate agenda. “We remain optimistic that COP16 will deliver a strong pathway towards integrated land ...

COP16 is about our reliance on lands, but also our resilience," said Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of UNCCD, at the opening ceremony of the COP.