Tag: World

Web DeskWith the world facing multiple crises including, COVID-19, conflicts, climate crisis and biodiversity loss, forests can help in recovering from their...

Web DeskThe benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, reaching an all-time high, led by vegetable oils and dairy...

Web DeskThe majority of the world’s poor live in rural areas, but reliable and harmonised information on their numbers and conditions is...

Economic DeskGlobal food trade has accelerated and is poised to hit an all-time record in both volume and value terms, according to...

Web DeskThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched the Global Map of Salt-Affected Soils, a key tool for halting salinization and...

Web DeskAlmost a third of the world's tree species are at risk of extinction, while hundreds are on the brink of being...

World DeskGlobal food commodity prices rebounded rapidly in August after two consecutive months of decline, led by strong gains in the international...

Web DeskThe origins of tea stretch back more than 5 000 years, but its contributions to health, culture and socioeconomic development are...

Agriculture Desk Global agri-food trade has more than doubled since 1995, amounting to $1.5 trillion in 2018, with emerging and developing countries' exports on the...

Monitoring Desk Anyone anywhere can access multidimensional maps and statistics showing key climate and environmental trends by using a new tool jointly developed by Google...