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China is expanding its UN presence, in belt and road push
UN farming chief is the latest top job to be filled from Beijing, as China promotes ‘ecological civilisation’ and promises to green its foreign investment drive
Vanuatu’s banana farmers face bleak future after Cyclone Pam
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands
UN: Forest policy must focus on human benefits
NEWS: Governments must consider the billions of people depending on forests for food, energy and shelter, says FAO report
UN delivers ’emergency seeds’ to Typhoon Haiyan survivors
FAO delivers first wave of emergency seeds, helping Filipino farmers restore livelihoods after typhoon devastated crops
UN: global food waste emissions greater than US transport sector
Around 1.3bn tonnes of food is wasted on an annual basis say UNEP and the FAO, with serious environmental consequences
UN launches campaign to cut 1.3 billion tonnes of global food waste
UNEP & FAO Think.Eat.Save: Reduce Your Foodprint campaign highlights huge potential for energy and emission savings if less food is lost or wasted
The price of climate change: How to temper volatile food prices
Severe weather variability has affected harvests around the world but the many of the tools to enhance food security are within our grasp.
Tea crops next in the firing line for climate change
UN food agency formulates strategy to protect supply of crop