Global Commitments and Collaborations: COP28 Outcomes for the Food Systems Transformation

The outcomes of COP28 have underscored the critical role of the food and finance sector in addressing global challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and deforestation. In this new year, the the focus remains on consolidating knowledge and ambition for a sustainable, equitable and resilient future.

Evaluation of the EU support to sustainable agri-food systems in partner countries 2014-2020

This thematic evaluation assesses the performance of EU support to food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture and fisheries at country, regional and global level over the period 2014-2020.

State of Finance for Nature 2022

By 2025, annual investment in Nature based solutions (NbS) needs to increase to US $384 billion, more than double the finance currently flowing into NbS (US $154 billion) according to the State of Finance for Nature 2022 report, published by GFFN Partner – UN Environment Programme, and Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative.

Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation Initiative (FAST)

The FAST initiative will be a multi-stakeholder partnership acting as an accelerator to transform agrifood systems to deliver triple wins: for people, for climate and for nature.
FAST is designed as a catalyst, building on ongoing global and regional initiatives and coalitions to drive effective actions, and avoiding duplication.

Value beyond value chains: Case study collection 

The case studies provide just a few snapshots of how private sector companies and financial actors can support multi-stakeholder initiatives at landscape, subnational and national level in commodity-producing countries. They illustrate, at a high level, how companies can collaborate with governments and other organizations – including other private sector companies – in producer countries, supporting and participating in programmes that go beyond individual value chains to create the enabling conditions for sustainable agricultural production.