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World Climate Research Programme Moves Towards a New Future
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is to be restructured, building on its 40 years of successful fundamental climate research to face an era where there is an urgent need for solutions...
FAO Launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy...
Mountain People Among the World’s Hungriest as Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change Take their Toll
Mountains host about half of the global biodiversity hotspots and are home to a growing number of the world's hungriest people, according to a new study launched by the Food and Agriculture...
Land Consolidation Is the Missing Link for Farmers in North Macedonia
Coming from a family with a long tradition in agriculture, Ljupco Angelovski, a young family farmer in the village of Egri, North Macedonia, wanted to modernise his farm when he took it...
How WHO is Working to Track Down the Animal Reservoir of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
The introduction of a new virus to the human population is one of the greatest mysteries an epidemiologist can hope to unravel.
Some of the most common and deadliest human diseases are caused...
GEF-FAO Fishery Project Makes Remarkable Progress in Protecting International Waters’ Biodiversity
A five-year, $50-million Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded program rolled out by FAO and partners has made remarkable progress in protecting international waters' biodiversity by rendering fishing in these waters less harmful to...
World Hunger Is Still Not Going Down and Obesity Is Still Growing
An estimated 820 million people did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year, which is the third year of increase in a row. This...
Climate Change Driving Global Hunger Increase, Warns UN
Climate change and extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods are among the key drivers behind the rise in global hunger.The warning from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) comes...
Organic Farming Could Feed the World, But…
The United Nations estimates the global population will reach more than 9 billion by 2050, and, by some estimates, agricultural output will have to increase by 50 percent to feed all of...
Solar Panels and Heat Pumps Becoming Standard in New Homes in England
The United Kingdom has announced a rooftop solar revolution, as the government revealed that from this autumn, new residential buildings will be required to have solar panels installed.
Ministers stated they will publish...
FAO: Global Fish Stocks Are Recovering, but Overfishing Remains a Concern
The latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “The State of World Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – 2025”, offers the most comprehensive insight to date into...
Extinction in the Shadows: The Truth About the Species No One Counts
Some facts pass us by like a summer breeze, while others strike directly at our conscience. Such was the case with a study I recently read — an analysis by scientists at...
World Bee Day Calls for Urgent Action – Human Survival Depends on Bees
Today, World Bee Day is being marked across the globe – a day aimed at raising awareness about the vital role bees play in preserving biodiversity, sustaining ecosystems, and ensuring global food...
Record-Breaking Barrier Removal in Europe 2024 – 2,900 km of Rivers Restored to Natural Flow
Dam Removal Europe, an initiative and network dedicated to removing old or non-functional dams across Europe, announced that a new record was achieved in 2024 with 542 river barriers removed. As highlighted,...
Switzerland Tests Solar System Between Railway Tracks
Swiss startup Sun-Ways has officially launched the first removable solar power plant installed between active railway tracks.
This marks a significant step toward full integration of solar technology into railway networks, with the...
International Day of Forests: Global Challenges and the State of Forests in Serbia
Significant efforts to raise awareness about the importance of forest ecosystems began in 2012, when the United Nations General Assembly declared March 21 as the International Day of Forests. On this day,...
