Urban populations are rapidly expanding. We can radically improve city living through sustainable: 🥦Urban agriculture 🌳 Urban forestry 🥫Urban food systems Find out more about what Food and Agriculture Organization is doing to help through the #GreenCities Inititiative: bit.ly/GreenCitiesBro…

Are you interested in learning more about the implications of global warming on #biodiversity, find out more through this infographic from WWF 👇

#DYK? By 2050 the urban population is expected to rise to 68% mainly in low-income countries. 🌍Cities already consume almost 80% of the total energy produced in the world while absorbing up to 70% of the world's food supply. Find out more: bit.ly/Green-cities

#Nowreading about L’Horta of Valencia, a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Its ancient irrigation system has stood the test of hundreds of years. With its 6 000 family farms, the site is vital for urban communities: fao.org/fao-stories/ar… #GIAHS #GreenCities

If well managed, urban forests and trees can reduce : 🌳Air temperature by up to 8°C 🌲Costs of air conditioning by up to 40% 🌧️Stormwater flows 🚘Dust and pollutants by filtering to improve air quality Take a look at our website: bit.ly/Green-cities Get involved.

#DYK Smaller cities have higher rates of poverty than larger cities? Let's work to build #greencities and a healthier environment for all. Find out more about what Food and Agriculture Organization is doing through the #GreenCities Initiative: bit.ly/GreenCitiesBro…

Follow today's launch of the #CityRegionFoodSystems Handbook and Toolkit at 14:00 CEST. Join RUAF, Food and Agriculture Organization & others to learn about resources to help build the resilience and sustainability of food systems in and around YOUR city. Register 👇fao.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #GreenCities

In Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization #GreenCities Initiative supported cities in the integration of sustainable agriculture, forestry and food systems into urban planning. Piloted by municipalities & supported by local governance mechanisms, check out the results from 6 cities 👇

⚠ Inequalities in food security and nutrition exist throughout the world, exacerbating already alarming conditions of hunger and malnutrition. 📌 We need a transformative agenda! Read the 🆕HLPE-FSN report📘⤵️ bit.ly/HLPE-FSN_inequ…

Discover the transformation of #FoodWaste into valuable resources using black soldier fly larvae in Abidjan!🇨🇮 This innovative project is one of the 8 captivating initiatives from our #FAOincubator in 2023 🌱 #agInnovation #SustainableFoodSystems FAO CÔTE D'IVOIRE UN Innovation Network

Fantastica serata di apertura del festival Film Villa Médicis . Un luogo incantevole e, soprattutto, un programma entusiasmante, che potrete scoprire fino a domenica!

🌳Join us in Washington DC from 16 to 20 October for the 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests to help make Greener, Healthier and Happier Cities for All! Registration and programme 👉bit.ly/48dgzju #WFUF2023 #GreenCities Arbor Day Foundation FAO in New York FAO in North America

My reaction to the latest #COP28 draft Global Stocktake text: The text is a monument of schizophrenia: It first acknowledges, recognises, or notes the numerous and gigantic gaps between what is needed and what has been delivered up to now. Those gaps are in every sector:

Women in Côte d’Ivoire are turning fly larvae into animal feed & fertiliser, in an Food and Agriculture Organization @AbidjanAutonome & BioAni circular #bioeconomy project.  FAO’s Lev Neretin explains: rebrand.ly/249d2d #CircularEconomyCampaign2024  Mediaplanet UKIE  #ClimateActionNow

At the launching ceremony of the #GreenCitiesInitiative in #Yaounde, 7 municipalities handed over their letters of intend to join the race of green, sustainable & comfortable cities to FAO Director-General QU Dongyu. This aims to improve the livelihood and well-being of urban and peri-urban populations.

Thrilled to celebrate our Food and Agriculture Organization team, an alum of #FAOELEVATE, as they join the 2nd cohort of UN Global Pulse's Scale Accelerator! This program will propel innovations like BioDAF project, turning organic waste into protein & fertilizer in Côte d’Ivoire. ➡️buff.ly/48IdxnK

11. Arovia's "SPLAY" is a Mix of a Projector and a Foldable Screen

IRD.fr était très engagé au Climate Chance, en clôture j'ai rappelé que la science doit guider les décisions politiques. Nous travaillons avec nos partenaires africains aux solutions pour l’adaptation au Nord comme au Sud aux effets du changement climatique 🤝🌍.

A sustainable bioeconomy uses biological resources wisely - for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, & a better life. Learn how Food and Agriculture Organization helps build a #SustainableBioeconomy to drive global #FoodSecurity & achieve the #SDGs👇🏼 🔗 bit.ly/42e52PT

.FAO in New York Director, Angélica Jácome, opened the Food and Agriculture Organization #STIForum10 virtual event on harnessing bioeconomy science, technology and innovation for agrifood systems transformation, emphasizing the pivotal role bioeconomy plays in producing more with less.