Once burdened by erratic rainfall and limited resources, farmers in St. Kitts and Nevis faced an uphill battle to sustain their livelihoods. But a shift is underway.

A journey towards healthy, connected ecosystems and thriving communities in Mozambique and Tanzania

In the heart of the Manica province, Mozambique, it’s midday and the air is hot and heavy, filled with the rustle of tall grasses, the low chatter of voices in the fields, and the ste

A SUSTAIN story of resilience in economies, people and nature

The air was heavy with the heat of a Mozambican afternoon, the kind that makes the horizon shimmer.

The IUCN European Regional Office is working across Europe to transform food and agricultural systems so they can nourish people, sustain livelihoods and safeguard biodiversity.  

From August 31 to September 5, 2025, the 19th African Forum on Food Systems (#AFSF2025) took place in Dakar, bringing together over 6,000 participants from Africa and beyond to accelerate the transformation of the continent’s agri-food systems under the theme: “African Youth: Drivig…

Held in Copenhagen Royal Library’s “Black Diamond” in August 2025, this year’s Organic Summit focused on a key EU objective – how to achieve 25% organic production and consumption by 2030. Currently organic agriculture covers 10.5% of the EU land area, but production and consumption figures vary…

Silvia Cardellino of IUCN’s Food and Agricultural Systems team travelled to the UN Food Systems Summit +4 held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2025 to stress the importance of integrating Nature-based Solutions and ecosystem-based approaches at scale to restore agricultural lands while…

In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July 27th – 29th, food systems experts from around the world will gather for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake. This year, Senior Programme Officer, IUCN Food and Agricultural Systems, Silvia Cardellino, will speak at  the official side event – “…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) acknowledges the newly released Vision for Agriculture and Food by Commissioner Hanser, which advocates for EU agri-food systems “working hand in hand with nature”.

The city of Malaga, Spain, hosted a diverse group of experts as part of the SOILGUARD project, from 25 institutions across 17 countries in Europe from 16-18 December 2024. The gathering underscored why soil is fundamental to all life on earth, and the strength of transnational cooperation and…