The 2025-2026 Water Tenure Mondays webinar series supports regional and global dialogues on water tenure, particularly in Asia and the Pacific.

Since 2024, the Lao Water Partnership, with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), has focused on Water Resources Protection Zones (WRPZ). This session details WRPZ guideline development and how zoning supports water allocation, protects critical sources, and manages competing demands.

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The second edition of the Water Tenure Mondays webinar series (2025-2026) supports regional and global dialogues on water tenure. This session explores how emerging technologies—such as participatory mapping, geospatial analytics, and digital registries—are reshaping our understanding of coastal and water tenure.

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This video highlights Simonda Kakola, a young Namibian farmer in the Kwandu Communal Conservancy, part of the vast Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. Like many rural families, he faces human–wildlife conflict, with elephants raiding crops and lions threatening livestock.

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, an international initiative co-funded by the EU, FFGE, and FDA, partners with WWF Namibia and farmers like Simonda. Implemented by FAO, CIRAD, CIFOR-ICRAF, and WCS, it aims to reduce conflict, enhance food security, and strengthen communal conservancies.

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Forests are vital to global economies and millions of livelihoods, creating jobs, generating income, and supporting communities. They provide essential ecosystem services like water, climate regulation, and soil health, along with ecotourism, energy, and raw materials. Collectively, forests contribute trillions to the global economy.

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This documentary features testimonials from participants of the FAO–Türkiye Partnership Programme, which supports smallholder farmers in Borno State's drylands. Implemented with Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the program introduced improved seeds and provided training and inputs to enhance food security. The video showcases the significant impact and achievements of these interventions.

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This video highlights the FAO's GAFSP Project, supporting farming communities in Myanmar's Central Dry Zone. The program focuses on four key components: Good Agricultural Practices, household nutrition communication, off-farm livelihood development, and an online monitoring system. These initiatives collectively aim to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition.

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The Global Soil Doctors Programme, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), will launch in Colombia in 2025. Supported by the World Banana Forum (WBF) and funded by Kaufland, the initiative collaborates with AGROSAVIA, the Ministry of Agriculture, ASBAMA, EMPREBANCOOP, the University of La Guajira, and AUGURA.

This program strengthens small-scale banana and plantain producers through practical, peer-to-peer training. It aims to combat soil degradation, enhance sustainable management, boost productivity, and improve rural livelihoods.

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This video highlights FAO's Lagos State Investment Roundtable, held December 16-17, 2025, in Lagos. The forum gathered government leaders, private sector actors, financiers, and development partners. They aligned on viable investment models and partnerships with the Lagos State Government for the Red Meat and Coconut Value Chains, establishing a clear implementation pathway.

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This New Year message from FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu celebrates the Year of the Fire Horse 2026. Stay connected with FAO's vital work and initiatives.

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The FAO Digital Village Initiative Workshop, held in December 2025, united public and private sector partners. Organized in collaboration with Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, this initiative aims to combat hunger, poverty, and inequality. It focuses on increasing agricultural production, improving efficiency and incomes, and expanding essential services for rural households through digital innovation.

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Read the New Year's message from Mr. QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), celebrating the 2026 Year of the Fire Horse.

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This message features an address from Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), marking the new 2026 Year of the Fire Horse.

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Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), shares a New Year's message for 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse.

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Burkina Faso played a key role in designating World Pulses Day. Watch our interview with H.E. Léopold Tonguénoma Bonkoungou, Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Belgium, discussing the day's importance and pulses' vital role for communities worldwide.

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This documentary highlights the impact of the FAO Communal Farming Initiative, funded by Norway. It details how FAO, in collaboration with state governments, introduced high-yield seeds and mechanized land preparation for the 2025 rainy season in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states to address a severe food crisis.

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Theophilus Delali Dumenyo, a Young Forest Champion from Ghana, credits the FAO elearning Academy for significantly enhancing his technical knowledge in forest monitoring and biodiversity conservation. The digital badges he earned strengthened his professional profile, opened opportunities for partnerships with NGOs, and supported his work empowering smallholder farmers.

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Peruvian Environmental Engineer and climate activist Lizet Mejía utilized the FAO elearning Academy. Through the AIM4Forests Young Forest Champions programme, she completed courses on forest data and landscape restoration. These strengthened her technical and leadership skills, providing practical tools for ecosystem restoration and community-based conservation in Huascarán National Park.

FAO digital badges boosted Lizet's professional credibility, fostering new collaborations and knowledge sharing. She advocates for these free, multilingual courses, encouraging students and professionals to explore them for collective learning and resilient landscapes.

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The FAO Regional Conference is an official forum where Member States address critical food and agriculture challenges. As the primary regional governing body, it ensures FAO's effectiveness, promotes regional policy coherence, and defines biennial work priorities.

The 39th Regional Conference will facilitate high-level dialogue on progress and challenges in combating hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. Brazil will host this session, underscoring its strong commitment to regional efforts in this vital area.

The FAO Regional Conference is an official forum where Member States discuss priority food and agriculture challenges, fostering regional coherence on global policy. As FAO's main regional governing body, it ensures the Organization's effectiveness and defines biennial work priorities.

The 39th Regional Conference, hosted by Brazil, provides a high-level platform for technical and political dialogue on progress and challenges in combating hunger and malnutrition across Latin America and the Caribbean. Brazil's hosting underscores its strong commitment to these regional efforts.

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Zebulun Otaigbe Ojo, Head of the IFSA Sub-Commission to FAO, highlights the transformative impact of the FAO elearning Academy. Its free, multilingual, and certified courses provide high-level knowledge in forest management, climate change, and bioeconomy to students worldwide, regardless of location.

Programs like the National Forest Inventory and Institutionalization of Forest Data strengthen technical skills, support research, and enhance career development. The Academy ensures equal access to education, preparing the next generation of leaders for sustainable forest restoration and environmental stewardship.

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