Tag: FAO

Under the high-emissions scenario, many regions worldwide are expected to experience declines exceeding 10 percent in exploitable fish biomass by mid-century, said...

The FAO Food Outlook 2024/25 forecasts stable global food supplies, but warns of risks like extreme weather and geopolitical tensions impacting prices and food security.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) presents a groundbreaking Global Roadmap at COP28, outlining a comprehensive strategy for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) without breaching the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement.

In a groundbreaking report titled "The plants that feed the world," the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sheds light on the evolving dynamics of global food production, influenced by climate change, conflicts, health considerations, lifestyle trends, and more.

Over the past 30 years, the world has witnessed a staggering loss of an estimated $3.8 trillion in crops and livestock production due to disasters. This equates to an average annual loss of $123 billion, amounting to a substantial 5 percent of the global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP). These alarming figures come from a recently released report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security."

Methane emissions have emerged as a potent contributor to the climate crisis, prompting a growing interest in mitigating these emissions within crucial agricultural sectors.

Despite the world making strides towards ending the loss of mangrove forests, the globe lost an estimated 20% of mangroves over the past 40 years due to human activities and natural retraction, said a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition, and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). The report said that over a quarter of a billion people face acute hunger, and people in seven countries are on the brink of starvation.

Empowering women and ensuring gender equality in agrifood systems reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and COVID-19 pandemic, according to new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Mountain tourism, if managed sustainably, will boost the incomes of local communities and help preserve their natural resources and culture but a lack of data and knowledge on the subject is preventing them from fully seizing such opportunities.