Choreography:

• There will be a Moderator from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), representing FAO’s new Programme Priority Area on Bioeconomy for Sustainable Food and Agriculture (PPA BE2). One of the main objectives of the bioeconomy PPA is to mainstream agrifood innovations in a way that supports climate, biodiversity and environmental goals.
• The moderator will make the link between FAO’s bioeconomy PPA and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a major goal of which is to conserve biodiversity in food and agriculture.
• A panel of three speakers will showcase how sustainable bioeconomy strategies support the conservation of biodiversity as an essential component to secure agricultural production for the next generations.
• The event will consider a high-level opening speech, a country experience, and the participation of youth and indigenous peoples.

Event objectives:

• Improve knowledge on how sustainable and circular bioeconomy supports Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework targets.
• Provide concrete examples of bio-innovations that can help mainstream biodiversity in agrifood systems[1] (e.g. microbiome science, alternative proteins, bio-based fertilizers/pesticides/plastics)