Report of the multi-stakeholder dialogue on biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors

01/02/2019

As one of the first major activities of the Platform, FAO held a Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors (Dialogue) in Rome, between 29 and 31 May 2018. This publication gives the details of the speakers, the dialogue and the outcomes.

Biodiversity of Turkey: contribution of genetic resources to sustainable agriculture and food systems

01/12/2018

The publication is intended to provide basic information on the biological wealth of Turkey and the contribution of genetic resources to daily life and food security. The book is organized into ten chapters and provides general information on geographical features and agro-ecological zones, diversity of genetic resources, agriculture and biodiversity, conservation and utilization of genetic resources in crop and livestock husbandry, forestry, fisheries, and pharmaceutic and aromatic industries.

Biodiversity for sustainable agriculture

01/11/2018

This brochure presents FAO’s work on mainstreaming biodiversity as a cross-cutting theme in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. It provides examples of on-the-ground activities and highlights relevant international mechanisms. It shows how biodiversity and ecosystems benefit people in countless ways by providing food, clean water, shelter and raw materials for our basic needs.

FAO Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform

01/11/2018

The brochure provides an overview of FAO's Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform. This includes highlighting the importance of biodiversity mainstreaming across the agricultural sectors, fostering dialogue between the environment sector and the agricultural sectors, the development of a biodiversity strategy of FAO and shaping the global agenda on biodiversity.

Africa regional synthesis for the State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agrculture

01/05/2018

This report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in Africa based on the information provided in country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.

Biodiversity mainstreaming in fisheries

01/01/2018

This Infographic describes fisheries’ long-term evolution in consideration of biodiversity across its policy and practices. This accompanies and summarizes a fishery mainstreaming publication in the journal Marine Policy (see reference below), that was published to show how sustainable use sectors like fisheries have progressed in mainstreaming - a direct request of FAO by the Convention on Biological Diversity.