Major partners
The international Initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition brings together the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and a broader network of organizations working across biodiversity, food, nutrition, health and sustainable development.
FAO plays a central role in advancing the Initiative through its work to promote healthy diets and better nutrition across agrifood systems, while supporting food security and sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems. Its work on nutrition recognizes the links between agrifood systems, healthy diets and food environments, and the need for coherent action across production, food supply and consumption. This provides an important foundation for strengthening the contribution of biodiversity to healthy diets, nutrition and resilient agrifood systems, while also recognizing how food production and consumption patterns can affect biodiversity and ecosystems.
The Initiative also draws on the expertise and experience of a diverse range of international organizations, research and academic institutions, national institutions, initiatives and networks. These include the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ghent University, Kew Botanical Gardens, New York Botanical Garden, Wageningen University & Research, Mexico National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Forum, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and the Cohab Initiative, among others.
Collaboration takes place through research and knowledge generation, technical cooperation, policy dialogue, capacity development, communication and country-level action. The network of organizations contributing to the Initiative continues to evolve in response to emerging evidence, national priorities and opportunities to advance implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.