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COP11 side event on the sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity
October 14th, 2012
A side event on the sustainable use of agricultural biodiversityheld during the CBD COP11
Monday 15th of October 2012, lunch time.
This side event, hosted by the UNEP and FAO, presented the experiences from the projects on agricultural biodiversity that have been supported by GEF. The projects demonstrate the efforts to maintain the diversity of crops, useful trees and livestock, but also experiences on the maintenance of other ecosystem service providers such as pollinators.
Facilitator:
Toby Hodgkin, Coordinator, Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research
Agenda
Opening remarks and introduction:
Marieta Sakalian – Senior Programme Management /Liaison Officer (CGIAR/FAO), Biodiversity, UNEP
Linda Collette – Secretary, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO
- An introduction: UNEP-GEF Agrobiodiversity Projects at COP11 of the CBD
Case studies:
Presentations will focus on project activities and achievements in supporting sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity and how these contribute to the the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its twenty Aichi Targets
- Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity (part 1 and part 2) - by Bhuwon Sthapit, Regional Project Coordinator, Bioversity International
- In Situ/On-Farm Conservation and Use of Agricultural Biodiversity (Horticultural crops and wild fruit species) in Central Asia - by Muhabbat Turdieva, Regional Project Coordinator, Bioversity International
- Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture, through an Ecosystem Approach - by Ranbeer S. Rawal, G.B. Plant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, India
- Development and Application of Decision-support tools to conserve and sustainably use genetic diversity in indigenous livestock and wild relatives - by Han Jianlin, ILRI
Questions and discussion
Concluding remarks: Toby Hodgkin
