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How we can keep our food system from the brink of apocalypse

The global food system has a lot to answer for. It is a major driver of climate change, thanks to everything from deforestation to cows burping. Food production also transforms biodiverse landscapes into fields inhabited by a single crop or animal. It depletes valuable freshwater resources, and ...

Promote Growing Of Indigenous Crops, Farmers Urge Uganda Government

Farmers in Uganda want government to promote growing of indigenous crops which they say are cheap to produce and play big role in Biodiversity conservation.

World Food Day 2018

16 October 2018, Rome, Italy

World Habitat Day 2018

2 October 2018, Nairobi, Kenya

Peer review of the report on the relevance of pollinators and pollination to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in all ecosystems beyond their role in agriculture and food production

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/SBG/MK/87587 (2018-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

World Soil Day 2017

5 December 2017, Rome, Italy

The international community has long recognized the interdependence of all countries with regard to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and their relevance to FAO as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing. Our interrelated goals regarding conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources builds bridges for synergistic work between the Treaty and the Convention.

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Ms. Cristiana Paşca-Palmer, at the Seventh session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Kigali, Rwanda, 1 November 2017

People are on the move. Political instability, extreme weather events and other factors have forced more people to flee their homes than at any time since the Second World War.

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of World Food Day 16 October 2017

World Food Day 2017

16 October 2017, Rome, Italy

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Submission of information regarding the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/SBG/MK/86418 (2017-055)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Second meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Article 17 (GLIS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

13 - 14 June 2017, Rome, Italy

Global Soil Week 2017: 'Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review'

22 - 24 May 2017, Berlin, Germany

FAO Council meeting (156th Session)

24 - 28 April 2017, Rome, Italy

Submission of information regarding the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/SBG/MK/86418 (2017-030)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, other Governments and relevant organizations

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (ITPGRFA)

13 - 17 March 2017, Rome, Italy

Second meeting of the Compliance Committee of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

21 - 22 February 2017, Rome, Italy

Third Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD

10 - 13 February 2017, Rome, Italy

It is a great pleasure to participate in this session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and to discuss opportunities to further integrate biodiversity within the agriculture and food production sectors.

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sixteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, 30 January – 3 February 2017

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released a technical document that provides guidance on mainstreaming ecosystem services and biodiversity into agricultural production and management in the Pacific Islands.

FAO, SPREP and CBD introduce guide on mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into agricultural production and management in the Pacific Islands

9 December 2016 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released a technical document that provides guidance on mainstreaming ecosystem servi ...

Peer review of the draft Regional Report for Africa on Pollinators and Pollination and Food Production

Reference: SCBD/OES/RH/KM/86055 (2016-128)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, and relevant organizations

The world is facing profound challenges to meet the future needs for food of a growing population.

Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Food Day

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have launched a technical guidance document which aims to promote mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem services into agriculture through national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), and thereby contribute towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

New report addresses need for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into agricultural production and management in East Africa

Montreal, 5 July 2016 –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have launched a technical guidance document which aims to promote mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem services into agriculture thr ...

Integrating agricultural issues in national biodiversity strategies

Montreal/Nairobi, 3 June 2016 – Biodiversity and ecosystem services are at the heart of many solutions to sustainable increase in agricultural productivity. They not only deliver better outcomes for food and nutrition security but also reduce negative environmental externalities of production.

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/42

Status of Preparation of the Report on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/15

Mainstreaming of Biodiversity across Sectors Including Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/9

Implications of the IPBEs Assessment on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production for the Work of the Convention

Preparation of The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/KNM/85472 (2016-030)
To: CBD and SBTTA National Focal Points

Eighth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Food systems for a sustainable future: Interlinkages between biodiversity and agriculture" 31 May - 3 June 2016 - Trondheim, Norway

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85414 (2016-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

International Mountain Day

11 December 2015, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (153rd Session)

4 November - 4 December 2015, Rome, Italy

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/19/INF/4/REV1

The Contribution of FAO’s Five Principles for Sustainable Agriculture to the Implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Target 7

Celebrating World Food Day, under the theme “Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty”, provides an opportunity to emphasize in food systems how biodiversity underpins social protection.

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Food Day, 16 October 2015

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/19/INF/1

Strategic Scientific and Technical Issues Related to the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020: Biodiversity, Food Systems and Agriculture

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the opening of the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 5 October 2015, Rome, Italy

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, MR. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the opening of the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 5 October 2015, Rome, Italy

Global Soil Partnership

22 - 24 June 2015, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (152nd Session)

15 June 2015, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (151st Session)

23 - 27 March 2015, Rome, Italy

Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy, 19 – 23 January 2015

Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy, 19 – 23 January 2015

Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 19 – 21 November, Rome, Italy

Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 19 – 21 November, Rome, Italy