New UN agency guidelines aim to sustain forest benefits for future generations

New guidelines designed to give poor and isolated communities more of a say in how tropical forests are used and preserved around the world were published on Thursday, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2018/05/1009312
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UN agency sounds alarm: Dwindling agrobiodiversity ‘severe threat’ to food security

14 Nov 2019

To help ensure the most-consumed foods don’t disappear in the face of the climate crisis, farmers must cultivate crops able to resist environmental shocks and other stresses, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) highlighted in a new set of conservation guidelines published on Thursday.

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Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change

Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change

22 Jul 2024

The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday. 

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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).