ITALY04 November 2021, Rome, Italy - COP26 - Renewable energy for agri-food Systems towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Veronica Mwiche, Director at Ministry of lands and nat...

ITALY04 November 2021, Rome, Italy - COP26 - Renewable energy for agri-food Systems towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. (Composite picture from left): FAO Director-General QU...

ITALY04 November 2021, Rome, Italy - COP26 - Renewable energy for agri-food Systems towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. (Composite picture from left): FAO Director-General QU...

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Natural occurring steam rising from vents in the ground near a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipelines carrying steam tapped from natural underground sources to a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipelines carrying steam tapped from natural underground sources to a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Steam rising from a natural hole in the ground at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician inspecting the inside of a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician checking a valve in pipework at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Larderello, Italy - Metal pipe work passing near a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Natural occurring steam rising from a vent in the ground near a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipework winding its way up a hillside towards a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipelines carrying steam tapped from natural underground sources to a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Larderello, Italy - Metal pipe work passing near a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipework winding its way up a hillside towards a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipework winding its way up a hillside towards a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician inspecting the inside of a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipelines carrying steam tapped from natural underground sources to a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician checking a valve in pipework at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipework winding its way up a hillside towards a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician inspecting the inside of a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Larderello, Italy - Metal pipe work passing near a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Natural occurring steam rising from vents in the ground near a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Natural occurring steam rising from a vent in the ground near a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipework winding its way up a hillside towards a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipelines carrying steam tapped from natural underground sources to a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Steam rising from a natural hole in the ground at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician checking a valve in pipework at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipelines carrying steam tapped from natural underground sources to a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - A technician inspecting the inside of a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Steam rising from a natural hole in the ground at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Larderello, Italy - Metal pipe work passing near a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Natural occurring steam rising from vents in the ground near a geothermal power station.

ITALY29 May 2013, Monterotondo Marittimo, Italy - Pipework winding its way up a hillside towards a cooling tower at a geothermal power station.

ITALY23 June 2015, Rome, Italy - Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy-Director General, Natural Resources Coordinator, FAO. Signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between FAO and Italy's National Researc...

ITALY23 June 2015, Rome, Italy - Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy-Director General, Natural Resources Coordinator, FAO, right, and Salvatore Parlato, Commissario Straordinario, Consiglio per la ricerca in agric...

ITALY23 June 2015, Rome, Italy - Luigi Nicolais, President, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), right, and Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy-Director General, Natural Resources Coordinator, FAO. Signing ce...

ITALY23 June 2015, Rome, Italy - Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy-Director General, Natural Resources Coordinator, FAO. Signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between FAO and Italy's National Researc...

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Horses grazing below wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat looks out from a service hatch inside the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A cow grazing below a wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Horses grazing below wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat checks the oil cooling system on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat checks the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Wind turbines standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - Horses and cows grazing below wind turbines on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker checking an anemometer, used to measure the wind speed, located on the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

ITALY29 July 2014, Frosolone, Italy - A worker wearing a safety harness and hard hat checks the top of a wind turbine standing on a hillside at a wind farm in Frosolone.

TurkeyProcessing natural silk using a traditional method. - - Emergency Assistance to Small Farmers Affected by Marmara Earthquake: TCP/TUR/0065.

HondurasA farmer riding his donkey and leading another, laden with fuel wood. - - Rural Development for Food Security in the Sur de Lempira Region: GCP/HON/021/NET. The project aims to improve food security t...

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Collecting and refining salt. - - General: General.

Water management plant and sewage water treatment station that filters underground and treated sewage water. A sluice gate directs water to an irrigation canal and stones are used to filter the sewage...

Water management plant and sewage water treatment station that filters underground and treated sewage water. A sluice gate directs water to an irrigation canal and stones are used to filter the sewage...

Main water management plant (sewage water treatment station) that provides 25 000 sqm of recycled sewage water every day for irrigation of afforestation activities. - - Preparation of a National Tree...

IraqWomen from a Kurdish family. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian population as a result of...

IraqElectricity generator for Kurdish residents in the village. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civ...

IraqWoman standing in the area of an irrigation project. - - FAO Activities under Security Council Resolution 986 in Iraq (Oil for Food Programme). In 1995, concerned about the suffering of the civilian p...

IraqKhalifan irrigation project: a pool constructed by the programme. The programme is aiming to improve water supply to livestock and to orchards in areas that have dried up because of drought. Stationar...

IraqKhalifan irrigation project: a pool constructed by the programme. The programme is aiming to improve water supply to livestock and to orchards in areas that have dried up because of drought. Stationar...

BeninScenes of "pistia" which grows in the water waste from the toilets to purify the water. Ducks also eat the plant. - - General: General.

ThailandCharcoal is made in a commercial kiln. The kiln uses mangrove trees grown specifically for making charcoal, helping to conserve forest resources. - - General: General.

South AfricaFarmer cleaning out his pigsty. - - General: General. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is giving technical assistance to the following three institutes that are part of the...

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

South AfricaSmall farmer feeding dairy cattle. The cattle graze on communal land but, at present, there are too many cattle in the area and agronomists from the Ministry of Agriculture are encouraging farmers to...

MozambiqueRural children playing nearby a water pump that was built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the nat...

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueWoman drawing water from a pump built by the project to provide irrigation. Technical support was given to the local community to motivate the people to care for and manage the natural resources surro...

MozambiqueChildren playing. - - Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management: GCP/MOZ/056/NET. The project "Support for Community Forestry and Wildlife Management" started its activities in 1997 and w...

El SalvadorTraditional way of collecting spring water, which could be polluted. The project aims to improve reservoirs and small irrigation systems. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The...

El SalvadorA covered water tank on farm land. The project aims to improve reservoirs and small irrigation systems. - - Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsides: GCP/ELS/004/NET. The Sustainable Agriculture on Hillsi...

MoroccoD'Oum Laachar dam in the dry season at Guelmin. In the rainy season it is inundated with water, which is channelled off to surrounding fields to irrigate the land. - - Use of Floodwater to Restore Irr...

MoroccoSource of drinking water for the population of the old town of Taza. - - Management of Natural Resources in the Province of Taza: FAO/GCP/MOR/016/ITA. The stability and sustainability of the natural r...

MoroccoIrrigation reservoir. - - Management of Natural Resources in the Province of Taza: FAO/GCP/MOR/016/ITA. The stability and sustainability of the natural resources of Morocco (forests and rangelands) ar...

MoroccoRehabilitation of old water reservoir for irrigation of the area. - - Management of Natural Resources in the Province of Taza: FAO/GCP/MOR/016/ITA. The stability and sustainability of the natural reso...

YemenA lake previously formed by waste water was reclaimed by the project and is now used for irrigation purposes. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large r...

CambodiaWoman in her rural home near Phnom Penh preparaing a meal using biodigestor unit. - - Better Use of Locally Available Feed Resources in Sustainable Livestock Based Agriculture: GCP/RAS/143/JPN. The ob...

CambodiaMan regulating biodigestor container in his home. - - Better Use of Locally Available Feed Resources in Sustainable Livestock Based Agriculture: GCP/RAS/143/JPN. The objectives of the Project are as f...

IndiaA woman drawing drinking water from a village pump in northern India. In the background is a public toilet. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is helping many developing countries t...