FAO Blog
07/07/2025 Tiina Vähänen and Karin Takeuchi

Papua New Guinea has become the first small island developing state to receive a REDD+ result-based payment from the Green Climate Fund for its efforts to halt deforestation.

Papua New Guinea boasts a remarkable forest cover of 78 percent – one of the highest rates in the world. It is also a net-zero emitter.

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FAO Blog
30/06/2025 David Laborde and Lauren Phillips

Negotiations at this year’s Financing for Development Conference are a generational opportunity to shift the course of agrifood system transformation.

FAO Blog
24/06/2025 Manuel Barange

We can restore ocean health while sustaining aquatic food production and protecting livelihoods.

FAO Blog
15/06/2025 Vincent Martin

Biotechnology holds immense potential to enhance food production, improve nutrition, and build resilience.

FAO Blog
04/06/2025 Kaveh Zahedi

You don’t have to look far to see how plastic has worked its way into every corner of the agrifood system.

FAO Blog
30/05/2025 Chikelu Mba

The global future of the potato is rarely discussed, but it deserves our attention.