Biodiversity & Agriculture in the News 2008 // In the News Monday // 9.20.2021 Biodiversity & Agriculture in the News Each day the CBD Secretariat conducts a global Internet search for relevant news stories. The following stories collected over the last seven days relate to agriculture and biodiversity. 20 September 2021 Food Experts’ Expectations for Global Food Systems Transformation Inter Press Service News Agency, 2021-09-20 Dubbed ‘the People’s Summit, the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) hopes to put the world back on a path to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, through food systems overhauling. From the tempered to the extremely optimistic, experts in various food system sectors share their expectations of transformation. More: http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/09/food-experts-expectations-global-food-s... 15 September 2021 FAO ready to follow up on UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together Mirage News, 2021-09-15 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. More: https://www.miragenews.com/fao-ready-to-follow-up-on-un-food-system-su... 14 September 2021 90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN Guardian (International Edition), 2021-09-14 Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies. More: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/global-farm-subsid... The “Bees and Farmers” Tour Meets Pope Francis Slow Food, 2021-09-14 On September 8, representatives of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save Bees and Farmers” met with Pope Francis in Rome, thus concluding their week-long “Bees and Farmers” tour in 8 different Italian cities, to promote the initiative to save pollinators, biodiversity and those who cultivate it. More: https://www.slowfood.com/the-bees-and-farmers-tour-meets-pope-francis/ FAO ready to follow up on UN Food Systems Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems The Standard, 2021-09-14 The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. More: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001423506/fao-ready...
Biodiversity & Agriculture in the News Each day the CBD Secretariat conducts a global Internet search for relevant news stories. The following stories collected over the last seven days relate to agriculture and biodiversity. 20 September 2021 Food Experts’ Expectations for Global Food Systems Transformation Inter Press Service News Agency, 2021-09-20 Dubbed ‘the People’s Summit, the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) hopes to put the world back on a path to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, through food systems overhauling. From the tempered to the extremely optimistic, experts in various food system sectors share their expectations of transformation. More: http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/09/food-experts-expectations-global-food-s... 15 September 2021 FAO ready to follow up on UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together Mirage News, 2021-09-15 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. More: https://www.miragenews.com/fao-ready-to-follow-up-on-un-food-system-su... 14 September 2021 90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN Guardian (International Edition), 2021-09-14 Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies. More: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/global-farm-subsid... The “Bees and Farmers” Tour Meets Pope Francis Slow Food, 2021-09-14 On September 8, representatives of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save Bees and Farmers” met with Pope Francis in Rome, thus concluding their week-long “Bees and Farmers” tour in 8 different Italian cities, to promote the initiative to save pollinators, biodiversity and those who cultivate it. More: https://www.slowfood.com/the-bees-and-farmers-tour-meets-pope-francis/ FAO ready to follow up on UN Food Systems Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems The Standard, 2021-09-14 The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. More: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001423506/fao-ready...
