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The negative consequences of human actions have brought our world and our future to a dangerous crossroads: will we be able to avert the worst impacts of climate change? How can we stop and reverse the loss of fertile soil, biodiversity, and other natural capital that supplies all our food and other basic needs? Where are the jobs for millions of unemployed young people? How can we…

To encourage young people to manage the planet wisely, we have to give them the means to become agents of change. FAO’s Forests for kids teaching and learning guides, released in July 2017 and 2018 are part of an FAO initiative to inspire and engage young people. Forests are an essential part of our environment and the Forests for kids modules shed light on a variety of wooded areas, from the…

The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 unique goals set out by the UN member states to help tackle some of the biggest causes of POVERTY, INJUSTICE and DAMAGE to our planet. Today we are seeing unprecedented land degradation, and the loss of arable land at 30 to 35 times the historical rate. Land is the foundation for all life-sustaining processes on the planet…

GOAL 15 - LIFE ON LAND 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements. 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt…

This Guiding Note aims to conceptualize and raise awareness on the nexus between gender equality and food loss while offering practical guidance on and tools for integrating gender concerns into the carrying out of food loss case studies and the planning and implementation of reduction strategies and interventions.A gender-sensitive mapping of food losses provides…

The objective of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is to provide Governments, the private sector, and civil society with scientifically credible and independent up-to-date assessments of available knowledge to make informed decisions at the local, regional and international levels. Global Assessment Report on biodiversity and…