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Part-I: Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Great Himalayan National Park: Experiences from Field (Presentation); Part-II: WHOSE BUSINESS, WHOSE PARTICIPATION: Can the indigenous people find due space in ABS negotiations? (Panel Discussion)

Part I: Great Himalayan National Park, situated in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, India, is home to huge diversity of fauna and flora. Having rich bio-cultural traditions the farmer communities residing in buffer zone of GHNP have developed multitude of indigenous on-farm techniques (the m ...

Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil

Study of cases and signal new tendencies in management of agriculture in Brazil.

Pathways to sustainable land use and food systems

The findings of a new report by the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium, suggest that integrated strategies across food production, biodiversity, climate, and diets can meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Pay dirt: $200 million plan for Australia’s degraded soil is a crucial turning point

The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the air we breathe, the water we drink – it’s all underpinned by healthy and productive soils. Since Europeans arrived in Australia, the continent’s soil has steadily been degraded. Yet, until now, we’ve lacked an integrated national approach to managing thi ...

Peasant Seeds and Agroecology: Food Sovereignty in the Practice

Key solutions to help countries and rural communities adapt to a changing climate in the midst of nutritional and financial crises.

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

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

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.

Pineapple agroforestry can be alternative to jhum cultivation for North East

Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practised by the ethnic "Hmar" tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for North East India. This traditional practice can provide twin solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new study.

Plant Genetic Resources in Agricultural & Environmental Sustainability

21 - 23 August 2002, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Plant Man Miguel Braganza on how Konkan Fruit Fest preserves food biodiversity

The Konkan Fruit Fest (KFF) is an initiative of Miguel Braganza and his team from Botanical Society of Goa, to preserve endangered food biodiversity by providing fruit growers a forum to market lesser-known fruits.

Plant biodiversity suffers without livestock grazing, says expert

On the back of a recent European Commission-funded report which called for nuance in the livestock vs environment debate, EURACTIV took a look at the importance of EU grasslands and the role of livestock in maintaining them.The report, published in October, comes amidst increasing debates over t ...

Plant breeding: 10,000 years of biodiversity threats?

For years, NGOs and politicians opposing modern breeding methods such as gene transfer or genome editing have claimed that these “manipulations” would pose serious health risks, from allergies to cancer or autism. However, after more than two decades of consuming transgenic crops, there is not a ...

Plant disease: UK restricts olive tree imports to halt infection

Severe restrictions will be placed on imports of some very popular trees and plants in an effort to halt a deadly infection. Xylella fastidiosa has wreaked havoc on olive plantations in parts of Italy and has also been found in France and Spain. To prevent the disease spreading to the UK, import ...

Plant-based diets crucial to saving global wildlife, says report

The global food system is the biggest driver of destruction of the natural world, and a shift to predominantly plant-based diets is crucial in halting the damage, according to a report.

Plant-based diets will be essential to the planet’s future, report says

Switching en masse to a plant-based diet is essential to protect wildlife habitats and prevent the loss of numerous species currently facing extinction, according to a new report.

Plotting the future: the ‘seed guardians’ bringing variety to UK gardens

tt’s a fine, crisp day and the first frost of the season, a significant occasion for any gardener and one that has not gone unnoticed by the seed guardians of the Stroud Community Seed Bank.

Pollinators Are the Buzz for This B-Corp’s Focus on Regenerative Agriculture

Danone North America recently announced an expansion of its regenerative agriculture program on participating dairy farms and almond producers. That commitment is certainly important for its portfolio of brands, which includes numerous dairy products and popular non-dairy alternatives such as Da ...

Pollinators and biodiversity: a fundamental duo for us and the planet

That’s right, bees are not good just for producing honey. Pollinating insects, in general, play a crucial role for us and the planet: with their tireless work they protect biodiversity and along with it our health.

Poor nations could be future ‘guardians’ of agrobiodiversity

Developing countries are better than richer nations at promising to protect important agricultural species in the future, but do less well in safeguarding existing biodiversity.

Pope offered $1m to go vegan for Lent

The Pope is being offered $1m (£764,000) for a charity of his choice if he goes vegan for Lent. Pope Francis is being urged to give up meat and dairy for the six weeks before Easter by experts who say the move is the single biggest way to cut a person’s carbon footprint.

Pour nourrir l'Europe en 2050, des prairies et moins d'élevage intensif

En adoptant une agriculture agroécologique basée sur la suppression des intrants chimiques, la baisse de l'élevage intensif, et une augmentation des prairies et de l'élevage extensif, l'Europe parviendrait à nourrir «durablement» ses 530 millions d'habitants en 2050, conclut une étude publiée ce ...

Pre-summit on Food Systems finish in Rome

The preparatory meeting for the summit on Food Systems ended in Rome with a call to transform these systems and strengthen their role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. On its third and final day, the meeting promoted by Italy and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ...

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

Preservation and enhancement of the agricultural and food heritage in North Africa

North Africa abounds in traditional agricultural systems that are remarkable both for the high levels of cultivated biodiversity they represent and for the reservoir of traditional agricultural and culinary knowledge that they have been transmitting for centuries.

Press Release: Policy makers and senior officials briefed on the coherent implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Nagoya Protocol

Prickly pears: 'humble' cactus brings hope to Algeria

For generations Algerians like the Gueldasmi family have barely eked out a living growing prickly pear fruits, but thanks to the cactus's new found virtues their lives are steadily improving."Now, my future is here. There is no need to go abroad" to find work, said Fethi Gueldasmi, 40, whose fam ...

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.

Promoting regenerative agriculture through women farmers

Just inland from the coast of Half Moon Bay, green, rolling hills extend in every direction. There are aces of tall grass dedicated to cattle, lamb, pigs, horses and chickens where they can graze and move about freely.

Protecting China’s Agricultural Heritage, One Seed at a Time

For millennia, the mainstay of China’s agricultural economy has been the small farmer. Growers across China developed crop, vegetable, and fruit varieties according to the local climate and characteristics, with successful variants gradually spreading across farming networks, in a process of mut ...

Protection of Rights of Farmers’ and communities for livelihood

PPV & FR Authority in association with the other stakeholders viz, with National Innovation Foundation, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources(NBPGR), Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, National Seed Association of India (NSAI), New Delhi would like to organise side events on the the ...

Pulsing with goodness

Get this: by choosing to eat more lentils, peas or dried beans, you might be boosting not only your own health but also that of the planet, right from your own kitchen.

Putting food under the microscope

You might think that microorganisms - aka microbes - contaminate food, cause disease and are generally something to be avoided. But we shouldn’t be afraid of the microbes in our food…

Putting land To Good Use: Food Security In Our Backyards

Small, resilient agricultural solutions that will save the environment and feed generations to come. The effective use of land remains one of the foremost solutions to poverty, and the methods used to fully benefit from farming are easily accessible and implementable.

Quand agriculture et biodiversité vont de pair

Léo Rouquairol, viticulteur sur la commune de Villeveyrac, est persuadé de l’intérêt de favoriser la biodiversité au sein de ses parcelles viticoles.

Questionnaire on sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCo/VA/81181 (2013-001)
To: CBD Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, ILCs, International Organizations, and NGOs

Radical farming changes needed to meet net zero

A ban on burning or extracting peat, auctioned contracts for tree planting, and an increase in crops grown for energy are just some of the ideas put forward by the government’s climate change advisors to bring about dramatic falls in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

Raising Agricultural Productivity in the Tropics: Biophysical Challenges for Technology and Policy

16 - 17 October 2000, Cambridge, United States of America

Redefining productivity and efficiency of UK farming systems

While the current approach to UK agricultural economics focuses on a growth in outputs and optimising inputs, the report states that a change in assessing the economics of food production is key.

Regenerative Agriculture Gains Traction in Southeast Asia

In Thailand, very few farms incorporate organic or regenerative agriculture practices, so the use of chemicals remains the norm. To remedy that situation, Harmless Harvest, a maker of coconut-based products, decided to join forces with partners to launch the Regenerative Coconuts Agriculture Pro ...

Regenerative agriculture a game-changer for farmers

Practices wider and more advanced than organic farming, says grower On Canadian farms, something important is growing – farmers are turning to regenerative agriculture.

Regenerative agriculture can make farmers stewards of the land again

For years, "sustainable" has been the buzzword in conversations about agriculture. If farmers and ranchers could slow or stop further damage to land and water, the thinking went, that was good enough. I thought that way too, until I started writing my new book, "One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s ...

Regional Synergy Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Biological Diversity of Agro-Systems within Dry and Sub-Humid Lands

20 - 23 November 2006, Bolans Village, Antigua and Barbuda

Regional Workshop for Africa on Synergy among the Rio Conventions and other biodiversity-related conventions in implementing the Programmes of Work on Dry and Sub-humid Lands and Agricultural Biodiversity

13 - 17 September 2004, Gaborone, Botswana

Regional Workshop for Africa on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels

8 - 10 December 2009, Accra, Ghana

Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels

25 - 27 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

Release of CBD Business Newsletter on Agribusiness

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/62377 (2008-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on Agribusiness and is released on the occasion of the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technica ...

Remarks by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the fifty-first session of the Committee on World Food Security, Panel discussion on interlinkages between food security and the Rio conventions, Rome, 24 October 2023

Remarks by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the fifty-first session of the Committee on World Food Security, Panel discussion on interlinkages between food security and the Rio conventions, Rome, 24 October 2023

Report shows impact of higher crop, input prices

A report by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, AFPC, at Texas A&M University titled "Economic Impact of Higher Crop and Input Prices on AFPC's Representative Crop Farms" provides insights into the economic impacts of higher crop and major input prices on the center's 64 representative crop ...