Biodiversity for food and agriculture and ecosystem services: Thematic study for The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, 

Название: Near East and North Africa Regional Synthesis for the State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251318239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251318232
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Presents the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the Near East and North Africa region based on reports received from nine of the region`s countries, as well as on the outcomes of an informal regional consultation organised by FAO.

Название: The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251312702 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251312704
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Описание: The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems. It is essential to the structure, functions and processes of these systems, to livelihoods and food security, and to the supply of a wide range of ecosystem services. It has been managed or influenced by farmers, livestock keepers, forest dwellers, fish farmers and fisherfolk for hundreds of generations. Prepared through a participatory, country-driven process, the report draws on information from 91 country reports to provide a description of the roles and importance of biodiversity for food and agriculture, the drivers of change affecting it and its current status and trends. It describes the state of efforts to promote the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity for food and agriculture, including through the development of supporting policies, legal frameworks, institutions and capacities. It concludes with a discussion of needs and challenges in the future management of biodiversity for food and agriculture. The report complements other global assessments prepared under the auspices of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which have focused on the state of genetic resources within particular sectors of food and agriculture.

Название: The State of the World`s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251316082 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251316085
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Описание: This first ever global assessment of aquatic genetic resources (AqGR) presents a snapshot of the current status of AqGR and also constitutes a valuable technical reference document, providing standardized terminology and concepts.

Название: Asia Regional Synthesis for The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251320411 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251320419
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Описание: Summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in eight country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.

Название: Europe and Central Asia Regional Synthesis for The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251319634 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251319635
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Описание: Summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in nineteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.

Название: Africa Regional Synthesis for The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251314640 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251314647
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Описание: This report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in Africa based on information provided in country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.

The Africa region has a diverse range of production systems, varying from small and mostly mixed systems to large-scale industrial systems. In African smallholder agricultural landscapes, home gardens constitute a particularly important source of biodiversity for food and agriculture and their contribution to plant species richness and diversity is increasingly gaining interest among researchers. Naturally regenerated forests also represent an important repository of biodiversity for food and agriculture.

The report indicates that currently many countries have no policies in place that explicitly address the management of biodiversity for food and agriculture and that associated biodiversity and wild foods tend to be neglected. A number of countries, however, mention more broadly focused instruments, such as national biodiversity strategies and action plans. The report concludes that multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder consultations in the development of relevant policy and legal instruments need to be strengthened.

Название: Pacific Regional Synthesis for The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 9251320403 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251320402
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Описание: The report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in ten country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.

The region supports many diverse ecosystems and a high level of biodiversity. The richest and most varied biodiversity tends to be found on high volcanic islands, where there are larger ecosystems and a greater range of habitats. However, the isolation of low-lying islands has often resulted in intense speciation and given rise to levels of endemism that are unique globally. Climate change is threatening the strategic reservoir of genetic resources, while economic and market influences are very strong drivers of change.

The report suggests that overall, knowledge of associated biodiversity (particularly in soils), wild foods and ecosystem functioning is limited, and that all countries agreed that the main constraint in this field is funding. However, the key to optimizing limited resources is to prioritize research needs at national and regional levels. A regional conference on biodiversity for food and agriculture would help in this prioritization process.

Название: Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Synthesis for The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
ISBN: 925131991X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251319918
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Описание: Summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in fourteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World`s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.

Автор: Florencia Montagnini
Название: Integrating Landscapes: Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty
ISBN: 3319887653 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319887654
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Agroforestry systems (AFS) are becoming increasingly relevant worldwide as society has come to recognize their multiple roles and services: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, restoration of degraded ecosystems, and tools for rural development. This book summarizes advances in agroforestry research and practice and raises questions as to the effectiveness of AFS to solve the development and environmental challenges the world presents us today. Currently AFS are considered to be a land use that can achieve a compromise among productive and environmental functions. Apparently, AFS can play a significant role in rural development even in the most challenging socioeconomic and ecological conditions, but still there is a lot of work to do to reach these goals. Considerable funding is spent in projects directed to enhancing productivity and sustainability of smallholders forestry and agroforestry practices. These projects and programs face many questions and challenges related to the integration of traditional knowledge to promote the most suitable systems for each situation; access to markets for AFS products, and scaling up of successful AFS. These complex questions need innovative approaches from varying perspectives and knowledge bases. This book gathers fresh and novel contributions from a set of Yale University researchers and associates who intend to provide alternative and sometimes departing insights into these pressing questions. The book focuses on the functions that AFS can provide when well designed and implemented: their role in rural development as they can improve food security and sovereignty and contribute to provision of energy needs to the smallholders; and their environmental functions: contribution to biodiversity conservation, to increased connectivity of fragmented landscapes, and adaptation and mitigation of climate change. The chapters present conceptual aspects and case studies ranging from traditional to more modern approaches, from tropical as well as from temperate regions of the world, with examples of the AFS functions mentioned above.

Автор: Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer, Angus Wright
Название: Nature`s Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty
ISBN: 036713781X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367137816
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: When first published in 2009, Nature`s Matrix set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity. This new edition pushes the frontier of the biodiversity/agriculture debate further, making an even stronger case for the need to transform agriculture and support small and medium-scale agroecology and food sovereignty.

Автор: Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer, Angus Wright
Название: Nature`s Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty
ISBN: 0367137771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367137779
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: When first published in 2009, Nature`s Matrix set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity. This new edition pushes the frontier of the biodiversity/agriculture debate further, making an even stronger case for the need to transform agriculture and support small and medium-scale agroecology and food sovereignty.

Автор: Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations
Название: Biodiversity and the livestock sector
ISBN: 9251327459 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789251327456
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Описание: These guidelines support a harmonized international approach to assessing the impacts of livestock on biodiversity. The livestock sector is a major user of natural resources (land in particular) and contributor to pollution (causing nutrient losses and increasing greenhouse gas emissions), which makes it a sector with a high impact on biodiversity.