All publications and documents

It is well-known to be one of the world’s fastest growing plants. But did you know that bamboo also stores more carbon than certain trees, and can be used to build wind turbine blades? By Charlotte King June marks the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: an initiative led by the UN Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization, which aims to…

Soil is the foundation of our lives. Soil services are essential for the provision of food through agriculture, energy and raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation, biodiversity preservation and pest control, to name but a few. This CORDIS Results Pack highlights projects working in the field of soil research that have recently finished or will soon end and…

The UN General Assembly designated 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system. The IYFV 2021 is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security…

By Nyaguthii Chege, Executive Director, The Green Belt Movement | March 31, 2021 The Sahel is at the frontline of our global efforts to combat climate change. It stretches across the entire width of the African continent: from Senegal in the west, crossing 8,000km to Djibouti in the east. It may not yet have global name recognition like the Amazon, but what happens here is absolutely…

FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Facts and figures # Indigenous peoples physically occupy 404 million hectares in Latin America # That is about one fifth of the total area of the region ## Of the 404 million hectares, 237 million (almost 60%) are in the Amazon Basin. That is an area larger than France, Great Britain, Germany,…

Key Water.org Facts|For use in 2020-2021 Water is essential to life, yet millions of people live without it. •785 million people – 1 in 9 – lack access to safe water. •More than 6x the population of the United States lives without a household water connection. •The water crisis is the #5 global risk in terms of impact to society, announced by the World Economic…