BIODIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURE

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

BIODIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURE

Safeguarding Biodiversity and Securing Food for the World

International Day for Biological Diversity

22 May 2008

Biodiversity and Agriculture

Safeguarding Biodiversity and Securing Food for the World

International Day for Biological Diversity ? Biodiversity and Agriculture

? CGIAR

Published by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. ISBN: 92-9225-111-2

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The views reported in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Citation: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2008). Biodiversity and Agriculture: Safeguarding Biodiversity and Securing Food for the World. Montreal, 56 pages.

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Design & typesetting: Em Dash Design

The cover of this booklet has been designed using extracts from a traditional embroidered tapestry from Pakistan that was donated to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture in 2006 by the Government of Pakistan.

Measuring some two metres across and two metres high, the intricately stitched and brightly coloured Gabba tapestry depicts scenes of everyday life and

the rich heritage of biodiversity and agriculture in a farming landscape of Pakistan.

The tapestry has been reproduced in full on a poster for the International Day for Biological Diversity, and extracts from the tapestry have also been reproduced in a set of five logos that depict different aspects of a traditional mixed farming system.

International Day for Biological Diversity ? Biodiversity and Agriculture

table of contents

Preface 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 one Biodiversity is the Foundation of Agriculture.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 two The Growing Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 three Responding to the Challenge: Stabilizing Biodiversity in Agriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 four International Partnership: Promoting Good Practice and Exchange of Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 five Producing While Preserving: Conclusion and Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 References 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glossary 53 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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