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At UN Biodiversity COP16.2, FAO Urges Bold Action to Align Agrifood Systems with Global Biodiversity Goals

Posted 27 Feb 2025

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UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16.2) in Rome builds on COP16 momentum in Colombia, where FAO launched Agri-NBSAPs with the Colombian government and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

About Agri-NBSAPs

  • Agri-NBSAP aims to assist governments in integrating agrifood systems (AFS) into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and their implementation.
    • NBSAP provides a framework for biodiversity conservation, enables sustainable use of biological resources. 
      • Countries frame NBSAP under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
  • It provides a collective mechanism to help governments build capacity, identify and implement strategic levers across AFS to achieve their NBSAP targets. 
Image showing reforms needed for improving agrifood systems (AFS).

Why AFS should be Integrates into NBSAPs?

  • Meeting KM-GBF Goals: Over half of 23 targets of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) are related to agriculture.
    • KM-GBF aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
  • Cutting Emissions: Agrifood systems produce nearly 1/3 of global greenhouse gases driving climate change, which further degrades habitats and causes biodiversity loss. 
  • Protecting Food Security: Biodiversity supports pollination, soil fertility, and pest control.
    • Biodiversity decline threatens 3 billion lives with 75% of food crops depend on pollinators. 
  • Tags :
  • Agrofood Systems
  • KM-GBF
  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • Agri-NBSAP
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