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.
- NBSAP provides a framework for biodiversity conservation, enables sustainable use of biological resources.
- It provides a collective mechanism to help governments build capacity, identify and implement strategic levers across AFS to achieve their NBSAP targets.
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.
