New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity

A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in developing countries and will help to ensure sustainable utilization of their natural resources, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.

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New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity

Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

22 Sep 2021

COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health

05 Apr 2022

The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve food security, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: new FAO report

18 Mar 2021

New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.