Biodiversity collapse results in extinction FAO 2008 (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United States.). “Biodiversity is vital for human survival and livelihoods,” FAO Deputy Director-General says) http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2008/1000788/index.html//GW BIODIVERSITY is vital for human survival and livelihoods and we need to conserve it for future generations. At the same time, the unacceptable scale of hunger and rural poverty in our small planet calls for urgent remedial action. This was underlined by FAO deputy director general James G. Butler. He was addressing the opening session of the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity (February 18-22. ) Ultimately, at the global level, this event – which involves FAO, the Convention on Biological Diversity and their partners – is aimed at meeting the challenges of sustainable agricultural production to ensure food security for all peoples, “especially the rural poor – often the managers and custodians of our biodiversity,” as Mr Butler put it. The Rome meeting focuses on the implementation of the programmes of work on agricultural biodiversity and forest biodiversity; the application of sustainable use principles and guidelines to agricultural biodiversity; the linkages between agricultural biodiversity and climate change; marine, coastal and inland water ecosystems biodiversity; invasive alien species; and other scientific and technical issues. “Mainstreaming biodiversity into the food and agriculture, livestock fisheries and forestry sectors will be critical to provide humankind with opportunities for increasing food availability and stability, while maintaining a healthy natural capital for future generations,” Mr Butler said.
Biodiversity collapse results in extinction FAO 2008 (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United States.). “Biodiversity is vital for human survival and livelihoods,” FAO Deputy Director-General says) http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2008/1000788/index.html//GW BIODIVERSITY is vital for human survival and livelihoods and we need to conserve it for future generations. At the same time, the unacceptable scale of hunger and rural poverty in our small planet calls for urgent remedial action. This was underlined by FAO deputy director general James G. Butler. He was addressing the opening session of the thirteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity (February 18-22. ) Ultimately, at the global level, this event – which involves FAO, the Convention on Biological Diversity and their partners – is aimed at meeting the challenges of sustainable agricultural production to ensure food security for all peoples, “especially the rural poor – often the managers and custodians of our biodiversity,” as Mr Butler put it. The Rome meeting focuses on the implementation of the programmes of work on agricultural biodiversity and forest biodiversity; the application of sustainable use principles and guidelines to agricultural biodiversity; the linkages between agricultural biodiversity and climate change; marine, coastal and inland water ecosystems biodiversity; invasive alien species; and other scientific and technical issues. “Mainstreaming biodiversity into the food and agriculture, livestock fisheries and forestry sectors will be critical to provide humankind with opportunities for increasing food availability and stability, while maintaining a healthy natural capital for future generations,” Mr Butler said.
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