Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
BookletEnvironmental and Social Standard (ESS) 1: Biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and sustainable management of natural resources
Framework for Environmental and Social Management guidance note
2025Also available in:
No results found.Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) 1 focuses on the conservation of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the sustainable management of natural resources. It ensures that FAO-supported programmes and projects do not harm biodiversity and ecosystems. This guidance note outlines the requirements of ESS 1, providing clear directions for its implementation throughout the FAO project cycle. It also offers suggestions for mitigation measures and tools, helping users address biodiversity concerns effectively. ESS 1 aligns with FAO’s broader efforts to mainstream biodiversity conservation across agriculture sectors, recognizing its vital role in sustainable development and human well-being. It emphasizes the importance of avoiding practices that negatively impact ecosystems and highlights the need for responsible governance and the equitable sharing of benefits from natural resources. -
Book (stand-alone)Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity into Agricultural Production and Management in East Africa 2016
Also available in:
No results found.This Technical Guidance Document addresses the need for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into agriculture, at the national level. More specifically, it is aimed to assist countries in developing and implementing their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSA Ps), to consider ecosystem services – and opportunities for their management – in agricultural production systems. Through an EU -funded project on “Capacity-building related to multilateral agreements (MEA s) i n AC P countries (Phase 2)”, this document focuses on the East Africa region, and provides concrete examples and cases primarily from Kenya. The intention is that this document provides practical guidance to countries for building institutional capacity for synergistic implementation of MEA s, and identifying opportunities for managing biodiversity and ecosystem services to reduce the use of chemical inputs. It considers issues at the technical, institutional and policy levels. This publication is a result of technical papers prepared by experts on specific topics related to biodiversity and ecosystem services in agriculture but also on social and cross-cutting dimensions such as indigenous and traditional knowledge. -
Book (stand-alone)Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity into Agricultural Production and Management in the Pacific Islands
Technical guidance document
2016Also available in:
No results found.This guidance document will be produced to assist countries in finding synergies between two important realms of international agreements: sound chemicals management and biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. We suggest that it can be used as countries are revising any of their strategies or policies related to these two realms, but in particular is oriented toward country revision, or to assist implementation, of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), to help them attain a number of relevant Aichi Targets. It is intended to indicate where important synergies can be harvested, but is not meant to be prescriptive. The document will draw upon work that has been carried out, with similar scope, in Kenya and other countries of the East African Community. It targets specifically the context and national policy processes of Pacific island countries where commercial and semi-commercial agriculture represents a significant activity and the excessive use of ag rochemicals is source of concern, looking specifically at Fiji, Samoa and Cook Islands as case studies.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.