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As more than 150 countries convene in Rome for the resumed session of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16.2), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for bold action to transform agrifood systems and support global biodiversity goals. Hosting a high-level meeting at its headquarters on the eve of the conference, FAO emphasized that agrifood systems must work in harmony with biodiversity to ensure a sustainable future for both people and the planet.
The event built on the momentum generated last October at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, where FAO, the Government of Colombia, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat launched the Agri-NBSAPs Support Initiative. The Initiative aims to assist governments in integrating agrifood systems into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and their implementation.
"The initiative provides us with a collective mechanism to help governments build capacity, identify and implement strategic levers across agrifood sectors to achieve their national biodiversity targets," explained FAO Director-General QU Dongyu while opening the event.
Read more here.