Recognizing the role of biodiversity
22/05/2020
On the International Day for Biological Diversity take some time to read about how and why mainstreaming biodiversity is a vital part of sustainable agriculture, and what FAO is doing in this area.
For more titles, see also the Publications catalogue.
JUST PUBLISHED: The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people
This edition assesses progress to date in meeting global targets and goals related to forest biodiversity and examines the effectiveness of policies, actions and approaches, in terms of both conservation and sustainable development outcomes.
FAO strategy on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors
The strategy promotes sustainable agricultural practices to conserve and restore biodiversity as a whole. The proposed policies are tailored to address countries’ national priorities and programming frameworks.
The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
This publication presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide, including plants, animals and microorganisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems.
Read also the regional editions:
- Africa regional synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- Asia regional synthesis for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- Europe and Central Asia regional synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- Latin America and the Caribbean regional synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- Near East and North Africa regional synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- Pacific regional synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
- Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 – Key findings
The report aims to inform the public about the state of the forest resources at global, regional and national levels. The key findings will anticipate the release of the full report in late 2020.
Further reading
- The international Code of Conduct for the sustainable use and management of fertilizers
- Voluntary guidelines for mainstreaming biodiversity into policies, programmes and national and regional plans of action on nutrition
- The second report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for food and agriculture
- The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
- Biodiversity for food and agriculture: Contributing to food security and sustainability in a changing world
- The second report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for food and agriculture
Forthcoming
Biodiversity and the livestock sector. Guidelines for quantitative assessment – Version 1
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