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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRegional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in the Near East and North Africa Region
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2020Also available in:
No results found.The Regional Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors (Regional Dialogue) calls for the adoption of “biodiversity-friendly” practices in agriculture. This document reports on the recommendations raised by the multi-stakeholder participants at the Regional Dialogue that took place in Amman, Jordan, on 3-5 Nov 2019. The meeting gathered about 80 participants from 15 out of the 18 countries of the region, with a balanced mix between Ministries of Agriculture and Ministries of Environment, regional and international research institutions, UN Organizations, NGOs, private sector, and civil society. The meeting was hosted and opened by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment of Jordan, while keynote speeches were addressed by Assistant Director-General and Director of Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department Mr Castro-Salazar, H.R.H. Princess Basma Bint Ali, Head of the National Committee of Biodiversity, Jordan, and the Director General of the Jordanian Agricultural Research Center, H.E. Nizar Haddad. The primary objective of the Dialogue was to review the draft FAO Strategy on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors, and provide FAO with a regional perspective on the proposed strategy. In addition, the meeting was an opportunity to make progress in the following areas: • Increase awareness about the importance of biodiversity mainstreaming across the agricultural sectors within the Region; • Exchange knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned (including gaps and challenges) on biodiversity mainstreaming among countries within the Region; • Identify areas for action across sectors and priorities at the regional and country level. -
DocumentOther documentAfrican regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors. Programme and Concept Note
Kigali, Rwanda, November 4-5, 2019
2019Also available in:
No results found.At the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in December 2016 in Cancun/Mexico, the Parties called for the mainstreaming of biodiversity across all agricultural sectors and adopted the Cancun Declaration on Mainstreaming the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity for Well-Being1. Concurrently, in late 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) offered to act as the Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform2 (the Platform), aiming at facilitating the dialogue and the exchange of information between governments and other stakeholders in regards to the sustainable use, management and restoration of biodiversity across agricultural sectors (including crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture). As the first major activity of acting as the Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform, FAO organized in Rome, Italy, the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue in Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors (the Dialogue), between the 29th and the 31st of May 2018. The event was co-organized with the CBD Secretariat and brought together roughly 250 experts and representatives from diverse stakeholder groups. As a follow-up, FAO with the support of the Government of Rwanda and in collaboration with the African Union Commission and other partners including the CBD Secretariat, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Africa is proposing to organize an African Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors (the Regional Dialogue), which will take place from the 4 to the 5 November 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookRegional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in the Near East and North Africa Region
3–5 November 2019, Kempinski Hotel, Amman, Jordan
2021Also available in:
No results found.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. It outlines the main topics addressed in its opening, plenary, and closing sessions; and highlights the most relevant regional needs, priorities, and recommendations identified by the meeting participants.
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
Report 2020
2020Also available in:
No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats.