Side Event

Biodiversity in rice-based farming systems - meeting the dual challenge of food security and environmental protection

Organizer
FAO / UNITED NATIONS

Date and Time
6 October 2014 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

This Side Event addresses recommendations from CBD COP10 in Nagoya, Japan, and RAMSAR COP11 in Bucharest, Romania. Based on experiences from several countries, it shows that the goals of food security and environmental protection are not only compatible, but synergistic.