🏔️ Glaciers are melting faster than ever.
For mountain communities and Indigenous Peoples, this means shrinking water supplies, higher risks of floods and landslides, and the loss of cultural heritage.
Watch to learn more 👇
#MountainsMatter #MountainDay #IMD2025
Do you know what’s known as Earth’s kidneys? Wetlands!
From rivers and lakes, to coastal marine ecosystems and mangroves, wetlands store carbon, protect against floods and feed billions.
Watch the video to learn why wetlands matter.
#WetlandsCOP15
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138 million girls and boys are trapped in child labour. Most of them in agriculture.
To achieve a world without hunger and malnutrition we must #EndChildLabour.
@fao.org is addressing the root causes of child labour in agriculture and empowering smallholders with innovative solutions.
Ukraine: war leaves many farmers without access to land due to mines % lacking funds for essential inputs.
Without urgent and sustained support, they may be unable to plant and harvest on time, jeopardizing national food security.
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A close-up image shows tweezers holding a small, blue piece of microplastic against a blurred brown background. Text on the image reads: “Everything you should know about microplastics.” The UN Environment Programme logo appears in the top right corner.
Microplastics are everywhere — from the ocean floor to Mount Everest, and even in our bodies.
But what are they, why should we care, and what can we do about them?
Discover more ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay on June 5: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
In the Sahara, dromedaries are essential for nutrition and livelihoods.
Meet an inspiring group of women who are turning camel milk into opportunities—ensuring its availability and safety and creating jobs along the way.
Read more: buff.ly/mqfi3FM
#MilkDay #YearOfCamelids #IYC2025
This is not the moon. It is the Spanish island of Lanzarote.
It barely rains here, but farmers grow food using volcanic ash & sea sand.
Discover why this site was recognized by @FAO.org as a Globally Important #AgriculturalHeritage System: buff.ly/q3aYuNN
#DíaDeCanarias #InternationalPotatoDay
🥔 Potatoes are a great source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fibre.
But their nutritional value also depends on the variety, how they’re grown, stored, processed and cooked.
#InternationalPotatoDay
An infographic depicting a selection of pollinator species, including a bumble bee, bat, hummingbird, butterfly and beetle. The text on the infographic relays some of the key messages from the IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production
🐝 #Pollinators are responsible for much more than food-crops. From biofuels to medicines, we rely on pollinators in much of our daily lives.🧪
Check out a few facts about pollinators from the IPBES #PollinationAssessment 🌏
Read the Report here: https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/pollinators
🍵 Tea is more than a drink.
It's a global heritage of tradition and culture, a symbol of hospitality, and a source of livelihoods for millions of people.
Join us for a tour of @fao.org designated Globally Important #AgriculturalHeritage tea sites.
Visit: www.fao.org/giahs/en
#TeaDay #GIAHS
🍵 Tea is more than a drink. It's a culture, a way of life.
In the tea sector, women play a vital role, which should be acknowledged.
On #InternationalTeaDay, let's explore, inspire and inform so that new opportunities for women-owned businesses can be developed.
Did you know that dromedaries produce over 1 kg of hair every year?
Meet the woman whose ingenuity turned this humble —once overlooked— material into a source of pride and new incomes for thousands of women in Mauritania.
#YearOfCamelids
Here are just 4⃣ facts about the argan tree that you might not have known!
Read more here: buff.ly/cD4Ak69
#ArganiaDay #4Betters
#DYK 84% of the Bactrian and dromedary camels are found in Africa and almost 16% in Asia.
These unsung heroes of deserts and highlands are essential to the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in over 90 countries.
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#YearOfCamelids
💊 Do you take food supplements?
Consumers in many countries are increasingly turning to food supplements and functional or health foods as part of their diets.
Here are just 3⃣ myths about food supplements that you might not know.
This new @fao.org report has more: doi.org/10.4060/cd42...
👩🏿🌾Farmers
🚛Food transporters
🏭Factory Workers
🛒Grocers
👨🍳Cooks
👨👨👦👦Family members
👩🏽🦱 Friends
👨🏽You
This #LabourDay and everyday, we are thankful to all food heroes out there helping to make nutritious food available to all.
Celebrate with us by tagging your #FoodHeroes!
Dromedaries are a symbol of pride and identity in Mauritania. 🐪
They are adapted to the local climate conditions & a source of nutrition.
This is why @FAO.org supported the creation of a centre that is strengthening the role of dromedaries in the country's development.
#YearOfCamelids
👩🏿🌾Farmers
🚛Food transporters
🏭Factory Workers
🛒Grocers
👨🍳Cooks
👨👨👦👦Family members
👩🏽🦱 Friends
👨🏽You
This #LabourDay and everyday, we are thankful to all food heroes out there helping to make nutritious food available to all.
Celebrate with us by tagging your #FoodHeroes!
Animal health impacts billions of people every day, from the food we eat to our health.
Healthy livestock are essential, but we all have a role to play: Farmers, governments, businesses and you.
@FAO.org veterinarian shares how collaboration across sectors keeps animals (and people) healthier.
A smiling woman stands in a lush green forest, holding a walking stick and a black cap. White text at the bottom reads “Nominate Your Champion.” Logos for Champions of the Earth and UN Environment Programme appear at the top right.
Nominate your #EarthChamps!
The UN’s highest environmental honour celebrates individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
Submit #ClimateAction nominations by 9 May: bit.ly/434GTeN
Are you detail-oriented and passionate about making the world a safer place?
ISD is hiring a Web and Social Media Manager to oversee our website and grow our digital reach.
Learn more: isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/web-social...
We’re hiring a Senior Writer!
The ideal candidate will have a sharp eye for copy, a strong understanding of our subject matter, and extensive experience working with written content. Help shape ISD’s research and strategic communications!
Learn more: isdglobal.recruitee.com/o/senior-wri...
🔥 Wildfires are getting worse. Why?
Climate change is making fire seasons longer, hotter and more destructive.
But wildfires can be prevented — and it starts long before the flames ignite.
🎥 Watch the video to learn more.
#ClimateAction #GenerationRestoration
Two years of conflict.
Two years of unprecedented hunger in Sudan.
5️⃣ things you should know about Sudan's food security crisis 👇
#KeepEyesOnSudan #WithSudan
@FAO.org works on sustainable agrifood systems transformation for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
Want to join us?
Check out our current vacancies 👉 buff.ly/SIrjDmI
#UNjobs
The spread of #Avianinfluenza is no longer just an agricultural issue—it is a global public health crisis.
@fao.org Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol explains how the tools we have can help us act swiftly to safeguard global public health & food security.
www.agri-pulse.com/articles/227...
🌿 Are you a young scientist or professional passionate about forest health in Africa & Near East region!?
🔬 Take part in the Youth Action in Forest Health competition—an initiative by @FAO.org and the Invasive Species Network!
➡️ Apply by 13 April: buff.ly/qltaHBR
Pulses are our delicious ally in achieving food security and reducing malnutrition.
Like ❤️ and share 🔁 if you agree!
#HealthyDiets #WorldHealthDay #BetterNutrition #HopefulFutures #HealthForAll
Did you know that you should try to eat at least 5 portions or 400 grams of fruits and vegetables every day?
YES = ❤️
NO = 🔁
Here are just 5 reasons why fruits and vegetables are essential to our health and wellbeing!
More about our need for #HealthyDiets👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd15...
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