Agroecology dialogue series: Outcome brief no. 2, January 2023

FAO; Biovision Foundation; Food Policy Forum for Change; Agroecology Coalition

Agroecology dialogue series: Outcome brief no. 2, January 2023

Beyond the farm: Exploring the synergies between agroecology and conservation communities

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 15 p.

Author FAO; Biovision Foundation; Food Policy Forum for Change; Agroecology Coalition

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

ISBN 978-92-5-137575-4

Edition Second edition

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Synopsis (short abstract) This paper presents five main messages and key recommendations of a dialogue that explored opportunities and limitations of agroecology to address conservation needs beyond the farm. The messages hereby presented look beyond classical on-farm conservation approaches (e.g. conservation of local crop varieties and crop wild relatives) and focus instead on the contributions of agroecology to mitigate species decline and ecosystem degradation at the landscape scale. This although important is less explicitly recognized within existing narratives of agroecology or conservation communities. The paper identifies concrete pathways to increase synergies between agroecology and biodiversity conservation communities for food system transformation through policy reform, knowledge creation, investment and change of practices.

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FAO, Biovision Foundation, Food Policy Forum for Change & Agroecology Coalition. 2023. Agroecology dialogue series: Outcome brief no. 2, January 2023 – Beyond the farm: Exploring the synergies between agroecology and conservation communities. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4098en

Language English

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