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Green businesses for biodiversity and climate action

21/11/2024

It’s the crack of dawn. Magnolia Ordoñez leaves in a small boat along with her husband - the captain- and her colleagues— all women. Their task: to...

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Climate change is here. But we are fighting back.

15/11/2024

Climate change is real and it is here, but we are fighting back. Discover how FAO's Strategy on climate change and Action Plan can help us tackle this...

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Restoring the Colombian Amazon Biome as a global climate solution

14/11/2024

Mapiripán has long been trapped in a cycle of conflict and environmental degradation exacerbated by climate change. Many years ago...

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Drought or flooding are no match for this climate-adapted bean

23/10/2024

In Wayunaikki, the language of the Wayuu Indigenous Peoples, there is no word for “climate change’’. Yet, as the climate crisis undeniably batters their...

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A seed of contention turns seed of abundance in Timor-Leste

29/08/2024

In the small village of Betano, nestled in the lush landscapes of central Timor-Leste, a simple dispute over a humble legume has caused a quiet revolution...

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Taking pasture matters into their own hands

16/08/2024

Maasai Indigenous Peoples are pastoralists who traditionally relied on natural pastures, but the prolonged droughts and poor quality, purchased silage...

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Healing Chile’s Huapi island

08/08/2024

On a remote Chilean island at the centre of Lake Ranco south of the Andes, native trees are making a comeback thanks to the restoration efforts of...

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Women master climate resilient farming for bigger and better yields in Nepal

15/07/2024

Gita Adikhari realised something significant had changed when her farm in the Jhapa District of eastern Nepal yielded nearly double the amount she would...

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Setting up Côte d'Ivoire’s cocoa sector for climate resilience

04/07/2024

Cocoa producers in Côte d'Ivoire have faced increasing climate challenges, as cocoa crops are highly sensitive to weather changes. With support from...