Macroalgae farming is a promising "Blue Transformation" opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean, with countries like Chile, Venezuela, and Brazil leading its steady growth. Beyond sustainable food, macroalgae offer significant environmental and social benefits, including job creation, strengthened coastal economies, marine ecosystem restoration, and climate change mitigation.

This video presents FAO's vision for macroalgae cultivation as a driver for sustainable, inclusive, and low-carbon development in the region. For more, subscribe to [FAO's YouTube channel](http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=FAOoftheUN) and follow FAO on social media: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/UNFAO), [Instagram](https://instagram.com/fao), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fao), [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@fao), [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/fao/), [Weibo](https://www.weibo.com/unfao). Learn more at [fao.org](http://www.fao.org).

Seaweed farming presents a key "Blue Transformation" opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean, steadily expanding with leaders like Chile, Venezuela, and Brazil. This sector supports sustainable food systems, strengthens coastal economies, and offers environmental benefits like ecosystem restoration and carbon capture.

The FAO highlights seaweed farming as a pathway toward inclusive, low-carbon, and sustainable development in the region.

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In his 2025 year-end message, FAO Director-General Dr. QU Dongyu reflected on 80 years of FAO's dedication to a hunger-free world. He emphasized the fundamental human right to food and the necessity of peace for food security. His message celebrated collaboration, innovation, and the "Four Betters," urging all to join FAO in working towards food security, peace, and hope for future generations.

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In his 2025 end-of-year message, FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu reaffirmed the organization's 80-year commitment to a hunger-free world. He emphasized that the right to food is a fundamental human right and peace is essential for food security. The message celebrates cooperation, innovation, and FAO's 'Four Betters' guiding principles.

Dr. Qu invited everyone to join FAO in pursuing food security, peace, and hope for future generations. Stay connected: Subscribe on YouTube. Follow FAO on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and Weibo. Visit fao.org for more. #SDGs #Agenda2030 #GlobalGoals

In his 2025 year-end address, FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu reflected on the organization's 80-year commitment to eradicating hunger. He reaffirmed the right to food as a basic human right and emphasized peace as essential for food security. Dr. Qu called for global cooperation, innovation, and adherence to the "Four Betters" to achieve a future of food security and peaceful development.

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In his 2025 year-end message, FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu highlighted FAO's 80-year dedication to eradicating global hunger. He underscored that the right to adequate food is a fundamental human right and that peace is essential for food security. Dr. Qu praised collaboration, innovation, and the "four betters" (production, nutrition, environment, life) as crucial for shaping a shared future.

Reaffirming this enduring commitment, FAO continues to leverage past experience and integrate innovation to transform agrifood systems. The organization urges collective action towards food security and peace, ensuring no one is left behind. This vision, celebrated with the launch of the FAO Museum and Network, aims to fulfill the hopes of future generations.

In his 2025 year-end video message, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu highlighted FAO's 80-year unwavering commitment to a world free from hunger. He underscored that the right to food is a fundamental human right and that peace is a prerequisite for food security.

His speech emphasized collaboration, innovation, and the "Four Betters" as guiding principles for our shared future. He called on everyone to join FAO in working towards food security, peace, and hope for generations to come.

Producer Ian Kibbe discusses "Greener Pastures," a compelling PBS documentary, in this podcast. The film delves into the struggles, hopes, and resilience of America's family farmers, addressing the urgent challenges shaping agriculture today.

The interview highlights key voices such as Jeff Ditzenberger, a veteran corn and soybean farmer and founder of Rural Minds and TUGS, alongside Chris Petersen, a sustainable agriculture advocate and board member of the Organization of Competitive Markets.

Produced by Bob Trench and interviewed by Paul Steinbroner, this podcast is presented by Sustainability Action Media, an EarthSayers project.

The Independent Lens documentary "Greener Pastures" premieres March 25, 2024, on PBS.

This film addresses the mental health crisis facing American farmers, intensified by climate change, the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and isolation. It follows four Midwest family farms over several years, highlighting their perseverance and survival within the heartland's farming industry.

For more information, visit pbs.org/greenerpastures. Produced by Ian Robertson Kibb.

Converting food waste from landfills into electricity, once a sci-fi concept, is now a reality. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry's Vermont ice cream factory and its adjacent operations to investigate how this innovative process works.

Tune into PBS News for daily, breaking, and live coverage, along with special reports. PBS News is proud to host the PBS NewsHour, widely recognized as the most credible and objective TV news program.

This episode of "The Brain Health Revolution" features John Robbins, son of the Baskin-Robbins founder. He famously chose to forgo immense wealth, instead pursuing a "deeper American Dream" focused on a society at peace with its conscience, living in harmony with all life, and practicing compassionate ecosystem stewardship.

A powerful advocate for a sane, ethical, and sustainable future, Robbins has spoken at major conferences, received prestigious honors like the Rachel Carson Award, and appeared on national shows. He co-founded and presides over the Food Revolution Network, which empowers over 600,000 members to transform food systems for healthy people and a healthy planet.

This documentary highlights the burgeoning Native American food sovereignty movement. It explores efforts to reclaim spiritual, political, and cultural identities, confronting the profound trauma of centuries of genocide.

Directed by Sanjay Rawal, the film features Executive Producers Jason Momoa, Brian Mendoza, and the First Nations Development Institute, among others.

Tanya Meillier, Sanjay Rawal, and Sterlin Harjo produced the feature, with cinematography by Renan Ozturk and music by Michael Levine, featuring songs by Raye Zaragoza.

The food industry significantly contributes to biodiversity loss and global greenhouse gas emissions. However, food can be designed to allow nature to thrive.

Circular design for food rethinks ingredients and production, empowering brands and supermarkets to create a system that benefits nature and climate. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions this circular economy concept—eliminating waste, circulating materials, and regenerating nature.

For more information on circular design and the circular economy, visit the Ellen MacArthur Foundation website or subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Award-winning Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman discusses his James Beard Award-winning book, "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen." He creates vibrant, healthful, and authentic indigenous cuisine, featuring ingredients like venison, trout, and wild rice. The book was recognized as one of the best cookbooks of 2017 by NPR, Smithsonian Magazine, and others.

Born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Sherman has cooked for 27 years. Through his business, The Sioux Chef, he works as a caterer and food educator, earning acclaim from National Public Radio and The New York Times.

Get the book here: https://goo.gle/3Ydj9CX. Moderated by Ida Shen.

North Coast Opportunities (NCO) is a Community Action Agency dedicated to serving northern coastal California. This video highlights how NCO operates various programs and fosters collaborations to meet the community's evolving needs, particularly in disaster response, addressing homelessness, poverty, and food scarcity.

While the video showcases some key initiatives, NCO's comprehensive work extends further to support local communities. Discover more about their vital services at NCOinc.org.

SustainablePR's Tony DeFazio interviews Adam Reed, founder of Tangleroot Farm, to discuss their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

This interview explores the sustainability benefits of local agriculture. It details how CSA, a farm share providing monthly certified organic produce to consumers and markets, strengthens local economies by shortening food supply chains.

The San Francisco Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of California hosted a discussion on Black communities' complex relationship with American land. This conversation explored systemic racism, "food apartheid," and the vital role of the Black farming movement in fostering environmental sustainability and worker cooperatives to ensure healthy, local food access for all.

Executive Director Doria Robinson (Urban Tilth) and Andrea Talley (Mandela Grocery Cooperative) shared insights on farming and food access for BIPOC communities. Noted author Natalie Baszile (*Queen Sugar*, *We Are Each Other's Harvest*) moderated. This program was supported by San Francisco Foundation's Bay Area Leads donors. Become a member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership

COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our food system, causing outbreaks in food markets and plants, increasing food insecurity, and straining supply chains for farmers. Meanwhile, food banks have seen a surge in demand, highlighting critical vulnerabilities.

Explore these challenges and their implications for agriculture, food supply, and diets in a conversation with Lisa Held, senior reporter at Civil Eats, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

For more information or to support, visit www.commonwealthclub.org/covid19support. Subscribe for more videos here.

This webinar, originally held on April 29, 2020, explores whether sustainable protein can create a future-fit food system, as reviewed in our Future of Food report. It also examines how the pandemic is straining the current system and what the food industry can do to shape better long-term outcomes.

This recording is valuable for food industry professionals, particularly those in sustainability, nutrition, sourcing, innovation, or strategy. Watch to leverage Forum's futures and system change expertise in navigating today's rapidly evolving context.

Fourteen-year-old Asha O'Reilly encourages families to adopt meatless dinners as a positive collective climate action. She addresses Americans' strong association with meat, advocating for simple changes at the dinner table to combat the macro-level impacts of industrial meat production.

Asha, a 9th-grade expert on the meat industry, delivered a TEDx talk on this topic, empowering families to be part of the solution. Learn more about TEDx events: https://www.ted.com/tedx.