The Asia Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) Regional Dialogue was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 17-19 July 2019 as part of the two-day Regional Consultative Dialogue event on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors organized by FAO-Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Discussions in plenary and nine working groups provided a...

FAO's publication, the State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, will be launched on Friday 22 February 2019 at 10:00 CET. The publication presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide, including the use of incentives to support smallholders overcome adoption barriers to implement...

IES organized a side event during the 2nd Global Conference of the One Planet (10YFP), San Jose, Costa Rica as part of the Core Initiative: Sustainable Food Systems, What's in it for farmers? The side event, Transitioning to sustainable food systems. How blending policies and incentives can change behaviour from farm...

The Incentives for Ecosystem Services (IES) approach was included within an international webinar, "Local finance for forest and landscape restoration (FLR)" on 28 Novemnber 2018. The webinar focused on a review of financing mechanisms to support  implementation of FLR at local level. Discussion included, different types of investment to support...

FAO jointly organized Agriculture Day during CBD COP 14, Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt -- Agriculture and Biodiversity: walking hand-in-hand toward a sustainable world, on Sunday 25 November 2018 together with CBD Secretariat and the Mexican Government, in partnership with GIZ, Rare, IUCN and Conservation International. For further information, please see: COP 14 Agriculture Day