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Virtual training for veterinarians aids in the reporting and prevention of zoonoses
30/05/2025
Veterinarians are often the first to detect, prevent and respond to zoonoses, or diseases transmitted between humans and animals. As the world becomes more connected and interactions increase between humans and animals, the risk of zoonotic outbreaks is greater than ever. To address this, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the Zoonoses for Field Veterinarians course in English on the FAO Virtual Learning Center platform.

Astana International Forum: FAO calls for increased investment to unlock Central Asia’s potential and address regional challenges
29/05/2025

LANDNET workshop to discuss good practices on land consolidation success in Europe and around the world
28/05/2025
In many countries of the Europe and Central Asia region, the majority of smallholder farmers own fragmented land parcels that are difficult to farm efficiently, hampering economic growth and sustainable production.
One solution is land consolidation, the reallocation of agricultural land parcels to improve the farm structure. At a three-day LANDNET workshop in Budapest, Hungary, from 28 to 30 May, experts from more than 30 countries will discuss how the process benefits women’s land rights and tenure security, combats climate change and land degradation, and boosts the development and regulation of agricultural land markets.

Enhanced forest fire management will bolster North Macedonia’s climate resilience
27/05/2025
North Macedonia’s forestry sector, historically the country’s primary greenhouse gas (GHG) sink, is increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. More frequent forest fires, rising temperatures, and land use changes are weakening the sector’s ability to sequester carbon. To reverse...

Collaboration is key to successful land management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
26/05/2025
While Bosnia and Herzegovina has successful examples of land degradation neutrality efforts, more aggressive action is needed to address the broader challenges.
The priorities should include harmonising land regulations across both entities and Brčko District, followed by the adoption of unified methodologies and the creation of reliable collection, storage and analysis capabilities. Only through an approach that ensures a uniform framework across all administrative units in Bosnia and Herzegovina can the issue of land protection be effectively addressed.

Standing the test: Five countries see proof of IPM success at FAO workshop
23/05/2025

FAO: Cross-border collaboration is key to eradicate peste des petits ruminants by 2030
23/05/2025

Serbia strengthens national expertise in carbon accounting for agrifood systems
21/05/2025

New digital technologies boost beekeeping for smallholder farmers and family beekeepers
20/05/2025
