High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Overwhelmingly Adopts Ministerial Declaration by 164 Votes in Favour, 2 Against
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Artificial islands, robo-ships, sleepless soldiers. Is this the future of the Arctic?
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Yemen: ‘No justification for this carnage,’ says UNICEF chief, as children in need now outnumber population of Switzerland
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Norway and FAO will scale up innovative forest monitoring tool
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Trump Drowns Ocean Protections During National Ocean Month
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Why new coal in Turkey and the Balkans will test China’s and EU’s climate leadership
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World Bank Approves US$100 Million for Water Supply in Indonesia
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Tools for Good Water Management in Lake Chad
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WFP launches food assistance for Ebola-affected people in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Estonia is making public transport free
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The transition to low-carbon buses in Mexico: It’s not (only) about the money
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MPs call for ban on cartoon characters being used to promote junk food
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FAO kicks off project aimed at tackling land degradation in Ukraine
The first National Coordination Council on land... Read More »
Open source seed systems for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: highlighting the importance of policy support
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Boosting food quality and safety through local procurement in Nigeria
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What Mangoes in Kenya Can Teach Us About Food Loss
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UK launches new research and innovation hub to tackle scourge of plastic in our seas and oceans
A new global hub will bring together scientific... Read More »
Promoting better nutrition in Bhutan
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“Layering” climate smart rice-wheat farming practices in India boosts benefits
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Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project awarded the first ever Climate Smart Agriculture Project of the Year 2018
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Indian agriculture at a crossroads: Smart solutions towards doubling farmers’ incomes
Over the past six decades, India has come a... Read More »
Climate-smart Farming in Colombia’s Last Agricultural Frontier
A $20 million grant from the World Bank’s... Read More »
EU proposes 25% ‘climate quota’ in new long-term budget
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Climate-Smart Villages launch in Myanmar
The establishment of Climate-Smart and... Read More »
Restoring the livelihoods and food supply of farming and fishing families in the Philippines
In 2017, rural families in the Philippines... Read More »
China is going green. Here's how
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Serbia starts to embrace clean energy
The bulk of renewable energy in Serbia comes... Read More »
UN agency launches appeal to reach over 340,000 with assistance in crisis-struck Ukraine
“We note that the 340,000 people in critical... Read More »
FAO assists at-risk farmers during the dry season in northeastern Nigeria
About 1.8 million people, mainly from rural... Read More »
Youth leaders from G7 countries convene in Ottawa for Y7 summit
The Y7 Summit, a meeting of youth delegates... Read More »
How drought is making life harder in southern Mauritania
Annually, men sometimes move to Mali or Senegal... Read More »
FAO Egypt launches water management and irrigation project in collaboration with MWRI and MALR
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the... Read More »
Yemen Plan of Action 2018-2020
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Reaching for the SDGs: the untapped potential of Tanzania’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector
A new report by the World Bank, ‘Reaching For... Read More »
Investing in female entrepreneurs and dairy farming
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Cape Town’s crisis shows us the real cost of water
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It’s time to clean India’s polluted rivers. Here’s how we can do it
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Humanitarian Crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo Will Worsen Without Political Transition, End to Violence, Speakers Warn Security Council
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Conference Agrees Research Agenda to Better Understand Climate Change Impacts on Cities
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Nigeria, 36 others need help on food security, says FAO
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Britain needs to go on a diet, says top health official
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Please don’t stop giving to charity – these Ethiopian farmers show how crucial it is
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Norway Is Investing $13 Million To Upgrade Doomsday Seed Vault
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Impact of low maize price on producers
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Nearly two-thirds of the population in South Sudan at risk of rising hunger
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Bolivia's indigenous women cope with climate change
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China has built the ‘world’s largest air purifier’ to battle smog
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Road map for Sustainable Development Goals
At a meeting held on 15 February at the Orrota... Read More »
GHI targets chronic malnutrition in Guatemala
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Government of Canada provides new funding to protect whales through the Oceans Protection Plan
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