Biodiversity

Support to FAO Biodiversity Strategy and Input to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Project's full title	Support to FAO Biodiversity Strategy and Input to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Introduction	This project aims to support the development and the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors and its associated Action Plans, and to engage the agricultural sectors in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
Start date	01/12/2018
End date	31/03/2026
Status	Ongoing
Project Code	GCP /GLO/981/MUL
Partners	Donors: Switzerland Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Partners: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Beneficiaries	FAO Member States National, Subnational and Local Governments Civil society organizations Non-governmental organizations Private sector (including small farmer organizations) Academic, educational, and research centres.
Activities	Core activities include: The adoption of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agriculture Sectors at the 163rd session of the FAO Council in 2019. The strategy aims to reduce the negative impacts of agriculture on biodiversity and promote sustainable agricultural practices and the conservation, enhancement, preservation, and restoration of biodiversity as a whole. The adoption and delivery of the Action Plans for the implementation of the FAO strategy, including: The Action Plan 2021-2023, approved at the 166th session of the FAO Council in 2021 in view of preparations for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Action Plan 2024–2027, adopted in 2024, and aligned with the KMGBF, which was adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) in December 2022. The Agri-NBSAPs Support Initiative, launched by FAO at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in 2024. The initiative aims to accelerate the integration of biodiversity into agrifood systems by supporting countries in the implementation of NBPSAPs, to deliver the national and global biodiversity targets under the KMGBF. The development of the FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub, which consolidates and facilitates access to FAO’s existing information and resources related to biodiversity in agrifood systems. Regional consultations on the development of the FAO Strategy on biodiversity mainstreaming across agrifood sectors, co-organized by FAO and the CBD, including in Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Near East and North Africa and Europe and Central Asia.
Contact	Julie Belanger (Natural Resources Officer, OCBB) [email protected] Frédéric Castell (Senior Natural Resources Officer, OCBB) [email protected] General contact: Biodiversity Mainstreaming Unit (OCBB) [email protected]
More on this topic	FAO \| Biodiversity  FAO Biodiversity Knowledge Hub
Related publications	FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors 01/02/2020 The FAO strategy on mainstreaming biodiversity was approved at the FAO Conference in 2019. 2021-23 Action plan for the implementation of the FAO strategy on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors 01/07/2021 The action plan for the implementation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations strategy on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors was approved at the 166th FAO Council in 2021 in view of preparations for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Action Plan for the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors 2024–2027 01/05/2024 The Action Plan reflects experiences gained from the implementation of the 2021–2023 Action Plan. Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in the Asia and Pacific Region 30/10/2021 This report concisely introduces FAO’s work on biodiversity mainstreaming, including the regional consultations on the subject that took place in 2018 and 2019. It particularly focuses on the Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in Asia and the Pacific, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2019. African Regional Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors 07/07/2021 Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in the Near East and North Africa Region 30/10/2021 The report concisely introduces FAO’s work on biodiversity mainstreaming, including the regional consultations on the subject that took place in 2018 and 2019. It particularly focuses on the Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in the Near East and North Africa, held in Amman, Jordan, in November 2019. FAO regional dialogue on biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors in Europe and Central Asia 25/04/2023 The Regional Dialogue addressed the potential for collaborative actions among the different sectors and across countries, and the role of the FAO REU guidance. Moreover, it engaged stakeholders in consultations on the regional Action Plan for the Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors in Eastern European and Central Asian countries.