Boosting NBSAPs through agroecology – launch Guidance Tool

COP16 side event „Boosting NBSAPs through agroecology – launch of a new Guidance Tool„

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This event featured discussions with representatives from the governments of Colombia and France, as well as farmer and civil society organizations on boosting NBSAPs through agroecology. The session started with the presentation of a new Guidance Tool, that offers a detailed guide for mainstreaming agroecological thinking into the NBSAP mission, vision, biodiversity assessment, and formulation process and introduces intervention areas to support a food system transition. This introduction was followed by a conversation around experiences and challenges of countries in the development of their NBSAPs and the role and experiences of other food systems actors in advancing biodiversity and agroecology.

Event output: Guidance Tool Boosting Biodiversity Action through Agroecology

Speakers:

• Anna Lappé (Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food) 
• John Garcia Ulloa (Co-author and Senior Programme Manager, Biovision Foundation)
• Robin Goffaux (SBSTTA National Focal Point, France) 
• Esther Penunia (Secretary General, Asian Farmer Association) 
• Rodger Mpande (Director, Zimbabwe Regional Environment Organisation)  
• Augustín Zimmermann (FAO Representative Colombia)

Moderation: Camila Cammaert (Food and Agriculture Coordinator, WWF Colombia)