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Tuna amongst prey. Photo: J'nel/Shutterstock.

August 1, 2019 | Blog

Needed: an ecosystem of partners to support ocean health
A year ago, UNDP launched the UN Biodiversity Lab in partnership with UN Environment and the UN Biodiversity Convention to support nearly 140 countries to use spatial data to better deliver on their global commitments to biodiversity and sustainable development. Photo: Enrique Aguirre/Shutterstock.

July 29, 2019 | Feature Story

How data can protect wildlife
A new pilot initiative covering about 25,000 hectares and using shepherds, has succeeded in increasing production of rangeland lamb and beef while simultaneously restoring vegetation and fostering biodiversity. Photo: Jonathan Taylor/Landmark Foundation.

July 26, 2019 | Feature Story

Win-win for people and planet: smart shepherding in South Africa
Woman using a microscope. Photo: Tong Nawarit/Shutterstock.

July 24, 2019 | Blog

Business should ensure the well-being of people and the planet
Over the past two years, IFC’s Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services’ Advisory Services team has been working on a pilot project with 11 of Neuland’s farms to showcase the operational and financial benefits of shifting to more efficient and environmentally sustainable ranching practices. Photo: Neuland Cooperative.

July 17, 2019 | Feature Story

Beefing up Paraguay's meat industry
A shallow seagrass meadow surrounds a tropical island on the Mesoamerican barrier reef off the coast of Belize. Photo: Ethan Daniels/Shutterstock.

July 16, 2019 | Blog

Three steps to meeting the climate and nature emergency
At least four indigenous groups live in the Sierra. The most populated and influential are the Rarámuris, known for their ancient traditions, their colourful clothing and their unbreakable relationship with nature. Photo: Svetlana Bykova/Shutterstock.

July 15, 2019 | Feature Story

Protecting the Sierra Tarahumara, a biodiversity hot spot
A malagasy farmer and son in their plantation of vanilla near Sambava, east of Madagascar. Photo: Pierre-Yves Babelon/Shutterstock.

July 11, 2019 | Blog

Conserving nature boosts farmer incomes and cuts poverty
With the onset of climate change, Cambodians are seeing changes. Temperatures are rising; the arrival of the monsoon is becoming less predictable; floods and droughts are increasing in frequency and severity.

July 10, 2019 | Feature Story

Reducing risk, reaping resilience: Furnishing Cambodia’s farmers with the knowledge to adapt to climate change
Bringing together key stakeholders from public and private institutions to discuss scaling investment in climate adaptation, FASTR provided a platform for leaders to showcase existing initiatives and best practices for climate adaptation investment and to announce new commitments to climate adaptation over the coming years. Photo: Volodymyr Goinyk/Shutterstock.

July 10, 2019 | News

New commitments to scaling up climate adaptation investment
A busy market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: ariyo olasunkanmi/Shutterstock.

July 8, 2019 | Blog

Renewable energy is the only way to fuel African growth
Recovering traditional conservation practices in natural resource management through a self-strengthening process was the goal of this project.

July 2, 2019 | Feature Story

Women, culture, and territory: Safeguarding biodiversity by protecting ancestral culture in Colombia
Tractor spraying pesticides on vegetable field with sprayer at spring. Photo: Fotokostic/Shutterstock.

June 26, 2019 | Blog

Fixing the food system: how cities can truly feed the world
With backing from the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Nigeria has joined forces with UN Environment and partners to turn the tide on e-waste, under the Circular Economy Approaches for the Electronics Sector in Nigeria project. Photo: Imfoto/Shutterstock.

June 19, 2019 | News

Nigeria turns the tide on electronic waste
FAO welcomed a decision by the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to provide $179 million to support the UN agency's work with countries worldwide at the critical nexus between agriculture and the environment. This includes projects focused on biodiversity conservation, transboundary water resources management, sustainable land management, highly hazardous pesticide remediation, and climate change adaptation. Photo: Jen Watson/Shutterstock.

June 18, 2019 | News

New funding boosts efforts to combat deforestation, desertification, climate change and strengthen food systems