Blog for People, Food and Nature

Considerable financial resources will be necessary to feed a growing global population, meet the needs of changing diets, and deal with natural resources and climatic challenges (see our post on climate-smart agriculture financing). According to FAO estimates, US$83 billion a year will be needed to achieve food security in developing countries. Furthermore, in Africa alone [&he ...

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, or NBSAPs, are national-level instruments for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. As part of the Convention, signatory countries are required develop a national strategy for biodiversity conservation applicable to all sectors that impact biodiversity. One of the topics discussed during the past two weeks of th ...

Over the past two weeks in Hyderabad at the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Development Programme Equator Initiative has highlighted representatives from 20 case studies, culminating in a launch event on Tuesday for a database and lessons learned report. This years marks the 10th anniversary of the Equator Prize, a biannual award given to outstanding [& ...

Diet plays a critical role not only in food and nutrition security, but also influencing the path of agricultural development. With the Convention on Biological Diversity well underway and the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) meeting progressing this week, the relevance of agrobiodiversity remains an important topic of discussion with regards to diet and […] ...

Each year on the 16th of October, World Food Day marks the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), draws attention to agricultural production, and strengthens efforts to end hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. This year’s theme, “Agricultural Cooperatives – Key to Feeding the World,” raises awareness and understanding of one [&helli ...

‘The Power of We.’ This year’s theme for Blog Action Day, an international effort to bring together bloggers from around the world to blog on a globally significant topic, encapsulates a critical element of both the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, and successful integrated landscape approaches as a whole. There are many demands […] ...

Often major international meetings, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, can seem inaccessible and primarily geared toward the experts and high-level figures. The World Wide Views on Biodiversity project is one effort to bring this international conference to the people, or rather to bring the voices of citizens from around the world to the […] ...

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, or GIAHS, have been defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as “remarkable land use systems and landscapes which are rich in globally significant biological diversity evolving from the co-adaption of community with its environment  and its needs and aspirations for sustainable develop ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity commences its 11th Conference of the Parties today to tackle some of the most pressing issues confronting biodiversity today. The press release from the Convention paid particular attention to the issue of financing the actions needed in order to reach some of the biodiversity targets established during the last conference: “In [&he ...

Presenting a stark contrast between industrial agriculture and agroecological methods, this infographic developed by the Christensen Fund actually depicts the complexity of agricultural landscapes, as well as the interactions and interdependencies of different land use types. ...