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Global deforestation slows, but forest loss still vast: FAO

Nearly 500 million hectares of forest—an area roughly equivalent to 750 million football field, have been lost worldwide since 1990,…

6 hours ago

Climate change disproportionately affecting incomes of rural women: FAO

Women in rural areas have far higher "economic losses" as a result of climate breakdown than do men in developing…

2 years ago

UN agencies will spend $ 115 million to curb land-based pollution of coastal areas and shorelines

New Delhi: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with four partner agencies, has been tasked…

2 years ago

FAO prepares anticipatory actions to mitigate impact of El Niño on food security

Rome: To mitigate the risk of El Niño, a meteorological event on food security around the globe, the Food and…

2 years ago

COP15: UN recognises  Namami Gange” initiative among top 10 projects restoring natural world

Montreal: United Nations has recognized India’s “Namami Gange” initiative to rejuvenate sacred River Ganga among the “10 ground breaking” efforts from…

3 years ago

Ninety per cent topsoil likely to be at risk by 2050: FAO

New Delhi: UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO said that 90 per cent of the Earth's precious topsoil is likely…

3 years ago