Adopted by the Twelfth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture October 2009 (CGRFA-12/09/Report-Appendix C). The objective of the Funding Strategy is to enhance the availability, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of the provision of substantial and additional financial resources, and to strengthen international cooperation to support and complement the efforts of developing countries and countries with economies in transition in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources.

Sustainability is a broadly used term that is said to encompass three dimensions of the environment, economics and social sustainability. Although sustainable development is often presented within the theory of systems analysis, at present, there are no tools that provide a practical approach to assessing sustainability outcomes. This paper identified issues, targets and performance indicators for sustainability. It represents an initial effort by FAO and ISEAL to define a universally agreed framework for sustainability which is intended to be further elaborated through the Rio+20 consultative process.

This document discusses the opportunities and constrains of carbon accounting for organic agriculture management in developed and developing countries. Organic agriculture offers a unique combination of environmentally-sound practices with low external inputs while contributing to food availability. In developed countries, there is a steadily growing market for organic products, driven by the rising consumer awareness for health and environment, which offers farmers a chance to produce for premium price markets and hence, an opportunity to increase their farm profitability and livelihoods. Recent studies have highlighted the substantial contribution of organic agriculture to climate change mitigation and adaptation.