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No free lunches: PES and the funding of agricultural biodiversity conservation. Insights from a competitive tender for quinoa-related conservation services in Bolivia and Peru

Case studies on Remuneration of Positive Externalities (RPE)/ Payments for Environmental Services (PES) Prepared for the Multi-stakeholder dialogue 12-13 September 2013 FAO, Rome









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    The Plurinational State of Bolivia: Quinoa
    One Country One Priority Product
    2024
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    The Global Action on the Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country, One Priority Product (OCOP) is a five-year initiative launched by FAO in 2021, aimed at promoting agricultural products with distinct qualities that have the potential for sustainable development. The program seeks to enhance the value of these unique products at global, regional, and local levels, helping countries leverage their agricultural heritage while promoting environmentally friendly practices.In Latin America and the Caribbean, 14 countries have been selected to participate in the OCOP initiative. Each nation has chosen a specific agricultural product that reflects their unique cultural and environmental context. The goal is to support the green development of these products, ensuring they meet global sustainability standards and can contribute to the socio-economic development of the regions.This document addresses the situation in the Plurinational State of Bolivia. The OCOP product is quinoa, a crop that holds exceptional cultural, nutritional, and environmental significance. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is recognized as one of the world's primary producers of quinoa, often referred to as the "golden grain of the Andes." Quinoa’s unique resilience to harsh climates and its high nutritional value make it a cornerstone of food security both locally and globally.
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    Terminal evaluation of the project “Biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in five macroregions to improve human nutrition”
    Project code: GCP/BOL/046/GFF – GEF ID: 4577
    2023
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    The objectives of this project were: keeping agrobiodiversity in situ in five macro-ecoregions and improving the livelihoods of local populations; and managing and taking advantage of agrobiodiversity to sustainably improve food and nutritional security with improved access of Indigenous populations and local communities to nutritional and diversified diets. Some of the highlighted best practices were: the recovery of ancestral knowledge; encouraging the valuing of agrobiodiversity (the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of resources) and food security; the active participation of Indigenous Peoples in the project; and the project contribution to helping close gender gaps. To ensure projects’ sustainability, coordination between the various government agencies with competence in the issue of agrobiodiversity must be encouraged and maintained.
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    Report from the FAO regional policy dialogie on ecosystem services from sustainable agriculture for biodiversity conservation
    Nairobi, Kenya. 25-26 May 2016
    2016
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    On 25-26 May 2016, the Plant Production and Protection and Land and Water divisions of FAO Rome convened in Nairobi a Regional pol-icy dialogue on ecosystem services from sustainable agriculture for biodiversity conservation. The event brought together some 50 participants from government agencies, academia, NGOs and FAO country offices, with the overall goals to:
    • Raise awareness on the key linkage between the conservation of agricultural ecosystem services and biodiversity, and the ben efits that ensue from this for agricultural production; and
    • Establish mechanisms for cross-sectoral co-ordination geared towards the formulation of policies that support ecosystem services and biodiversity in Kenya – and more broadly within countries of the East African Community.

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