preparation of the first state of the world’s biodiversity for food and agriculture
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Preparation of the first State of the World’sBIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Julie Bélanger, CGRFA SecretariatGlobal National Coordinators’ Workshop
Rome, 4 July 2016
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
• 1983 - plant genetic resources
• 1995 - Commission’s mandate to cover all components of biodiversity for food and agriculture
• Permanent forum to specifically discuss and negotiate matters relevant to all components of biological diversity for food and agriculture
The Commission’s vision
Conserving biodiversity for food and agriculture and promoting its use in support of
global food security and sustainable development, for present and future
generations.
The Commission’s cycle of work
Assessment
Policy response
CountryImplementation
Monitoring
CGRFA
CountryReporting
Global assessments: PGR
• 1st edition: 1996
• 2nd edition: 2010
• 3rd edition: 2019
Global assessments: AnGR
• 1st edition: 2007
• 2nd edition: 2015
Global assessments: FGR
• 1st edition: 2014
2017
Ongoing global assessments: AqGR
• Aquatic Genetic Resources: draft report in 2017
• Requested by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in 2007
• Draft to be presented at the 16th Session of the Commission in 2017
Ongoing global assessments: BFA
• Variety and variability of micro-organisms, plants and animals at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels that sustain the functions, structure and processes of the agro-ecosystem
• Ecosystem services framework
• Plant, animal, aquatic and forest production systems
Biodiversity for food and agriculture
National Focal Points
http://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/cgrfa-about/national-contact/en/
Ecosystem services
Sources: MEA, TEEB, FAO
Provisioning ecosystem services
Provisioning ecosystem services
Regulating and supporting ecosystem services
Carbon sequestration and storage
Soil formation and protection
Natural hazard regulation
Water cycling
Habitat for species
Pollination
Water purification and waste treatment
Pest and disease regulation
Production of oxygen/gas regulation
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Associated biodiversity
Guidelines for the preparation of country reports
• National and Global
• Recommended approach
• Production systems
• Dynamic and flathttp://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/biodiversity/guidelines/en/
Country reports
Timeline
National Focal Points
Submissions by regions
Pacific
North America
Near East
LAC
Europe
Asia
Africa
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36Submission
No submission
• Latin America and the Caribbean, Panama City, Panama, 8-10 March 2016
• Near East, Rome, Italy, 5-7 April 2016
• Europe and Central Asia, Bonn, Germany, 18-20 April 2016
• Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-28 April 2016
• Pacific, Nadi, Fiji, 3-5 May 2016
• Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24-26 May 2016
• North America, TBD
Regional consultations
Thank you!For more information:Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: http://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/cgrfa-home/en/The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture: http://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/biodiversity/sowbfa/en/