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Soil sealing is the permanent covering of the soil surface with impervious materials such as concrete or asphalt, tar seal, and buildings or other structures that cannot be easily removed.

Soil sealing: easy to do, hard to undo.

#WorldSoilDay #SoilSealing
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#SOMFI2025 is out now!

The percentage of overfished stocks has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, a milestone that coincides with aquaculture’s rapid expansion as a major source of aquatic foods in the region.

Download your copy: buff.ly/PZCzxOp
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
📢 Save the date!

Join us at the launch of the International #YearOfRangelandsAndPastoralists, to raise awareness and advocate for the value of healthy rangelands and sustainable pastoralism.

🗓️ 2 December 2025
🕧 12:30 CET
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#IYRP2026
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
5️⃣ Food security

#GreatGreenWall #COP30
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
4️⃣ Job creation

#GreatGreenWall #COP30
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
3️⃣ Improved livelihoods

#GreatGreenWall #COP30
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
2️⃣ Climate change mitigation

#GreatGreenWall #COP30
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
1️⃣ Stopping desertification

#GreatGreenWall #COP30
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Africa’s #GreatGreenWall aims to restore 100M ha by 2030, strengthening climate action & fighting desertification.

Here are 5 benefits of the initiative 👇

#COP30
November 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Download a free manual from @FAO.org and @nature.org that aims to help gather far more accurate information on #mangroves.

Remote sensing techniques for mapping and monitoring mangroves at fine scales

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#GenerationRestoration
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
By 2050, 68% of people will live in urban areas.

Find out how @FAO.org's #GreenCities Initiative is working to improve the well-being of people in 1000 cities by 2030, while making cities more sustainable and resilient to climate change.

🔗https://buff.ly/htddNoJ
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A #OneHealth approach is key to a healthier world because it links the well-being of humans, animals, plants, and the environment.

By working with partners and across sectors, @fao.org helps countries prevent diseases and build resilient agrifood systems.

www.fao.org/one-health/en
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📢 Save the date | Launch of the International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026.

Learn about the essential roles women play across agrifood systems and support actions to close gender gaps and improve women’s livelihoods.

🗓️ 4 December
🕐 12:30 CET
🖥️ www.fao.org/webcast/deta...

#IYWF2026
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🎓 New e-learning course on @FAO.org Science & Innovation Strategy!

Explore key concepts, case studies & how diverse knowledge systems drive sustainable agrifood systems.

The course is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian & Spanish!

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#ELearning #AgInnovation
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🫒 One of the world's most destructive bacterial plant diseases targets olive trees as well as other staple crops including grapes, citrus & stone fruits.

🦠 Its name is Xylella fastidiosa.

🎥 Learn how @FAO.org is helping to contain this deadly plant disease 👇

#OliveTreeDay
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Dimitra Clubs act as catalysts for social cohesion & gender equality, supporting stronger dialogue, collaboration, & collective action.

Club members in Uganda are leading their communities, improving lives, & livelihoods.

bit.ly/FAO-DC

#TogetherForDevelopment #FlexibleFunding #16DaysOfActivism
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
👩🏾‍🌾 Join us and #CommitToGrowEquality

Learn more about @fao.org's global effort to accelerate gender equality and empower women across agrifood systems.

Explore the brand-new website here for more 🔗 bit.ly/3KgQuJ3

#YearOfTheWomanFarmer
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🌳 What makes forest management truly sustainable over time?

@FAO.org revisits 25 standout cases from its “In Search of Excellence” initiative to draw lessons for the future of forest governance.

➡️ Exemplary forest management revisited:
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We’ve long focused on #AntimicrobialReistance in animals and humans. But what about crops?

In a new @fao.org blog, Alejandro Dorado Garcia and Kim-Anh Tempelman lay out why surveillance must span plants and animals to truly reflect a #OneHealth approach.

#AMR
www.fao.org/newsroom/fao...
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A hunter in Gabon notices sick wildlife.

Years ago, it’d be ignored.

Today, it could prevent the next pandemic.

Find out how the #SWMProgramme takes a #OneHealth approach, empowering communities to contribute to global health security.

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November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wildfires are intensifying due to climate and land-use change, affecting around 127 million hectares of forest annually.

Read about the @FAO.org - hosted Global Fire Management Hub 👉 buff.ly/JNFUpQ2
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
From ship to shore, the #EAFNansen Programme connects ocean science with better fisheries management and nutrition.

Dive in for an interactive look at the milestones of the Programme on its 50th anniversary.

🔗 bit.ly/49CktWh

#WorldFisheriesDay
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🐙🦞🐟🐡🦐

@FAO.org recently released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks.

Data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.

Browse this interactive map 🎣 buff.ly/efwDfdq

#WorldFisheriesDay
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The forest carbon stock, including all carbon pools, is estimated at 714 gigatonnes, or 172 tonnes per hectare.

Get more data on the world’s forests in @FAO.org Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 👉 bit.ly/GFRA2025

#FRA2025
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Despite urgent needs for #ClimateAction, adaptation finance for fisheries & aquaculture remains much lower than the $4.5B needed by 2030.

Stronger, targeted climate finance is essential to turn solutions into action 👉 buff.ly/Zj8HTqH

#COP30 #BlueTransformation
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM