Agroecology Coalition

📣 COP16 on Biodiversity has just started! A delegation from our Coalition will be present in Cali, Colombia! 🌍 🐝 Through our side events and interventions, we will be advocating the transformation of food systems through agroecology in relation to biodiversity. 🔎 Check out this guide to find out more about our mission and discover resources on agroecology and biodiversity as well as our side events! Check out also our website 👉 https://buff.ly/3A4QK90 

🐝 As COP 16 wraps up in Colombia, Cali, Oliver Oliveros, Agroecology Coalition Coordinator shares in this video interview his closing reflections and some important points in terms of : 📍 Digital Sequencing Information 📍 Financing 📍 Mainstreaming agroecology in NBSAPs. 📍 Multistakeholder engagement 📍 Colombian Agroecology Strategy 🌱 We have witnessed Colombia launching its National Agroecology Strategy, an interesting and very welcome development in the ever increasing country momentum and interest towards Agroecology. The country is also poised to join the Coalition soon! #Agroecology #Biodiversity #COP16

🐝 VOICES from COP16 🌱 Why does agroecology matter at COP16? Today Heidi Ortega Trujillo, Vice Minister of Agricultural Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture of Colombia gives us her insights from Cali! 👉 Heidi Ortega Trujillo reminds us that it is essential to recognize that agriculture is fundamental, given that it drives the economy of families in a country like Colombia, which is mostly rural. Therefore, the conservation of diversity in the different places of this country requires an articulation with the way food is produced in the territories and it is essential that within the framework of COP16, governments effectively reach serious commitments.   👉 She explains that agroecology is the way forward, because it doesn't only recognize the knowledge in the territories, but it looks at the territories as a system. Agroecology is the way to strengthen diversity, sovereignty, the conservation of our ecosystems, but also the diverse production of food throughout the country. Stay tuned for more video interviews by Agroecology Coalition and Biovision Foundation live from Cali! #Agroecology for #biodiversity #COP16

🎯 Yesterday at #COP16Colombia, Moritz Fegert (Biovision Foundation), Matheus Alves Zanella (Global Alliance for the Future of Food), Carolina Navarrete Frias (from the Alliance), and Natasja Oerlemans (WWF Netherlands) spoke about the recently launched #NBSAPs guidance — a practical, interactive tool that helps countries integrate #agroecology into their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (#NBSAPs). 👀 How does it work? The guidance offers concrete examples on boosting agrobiodiversity through agroecological practices, including: Shifting from agrochemicals to biological farming 🌿 Encouraging diverse, local seed and crop varieties 🌾 ➡ Want to learn more about it? Check out our joint guidance: https://lnkd.in/dDyiKAmg With the support of: Agroecology Coalition and the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

📅 Mark your calendars for our upcoming webinar celebrating the release of the report “Agroecology in Action: Stories from the ground”. ⏲️ 7 November 2.00 - 3.00 PM CET 📍 Register: https://buff.ly/3YezLdp 📑 The report will showcase ten projects making the case for agroecology and illustrating how the Agroecology Principles and Elements can be operationalized in various contexts. From Asia (India, Nepal, Himalayas), Africa (Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Tchad, Ivory Coast, Niger), the Middle East (Lebanon), to Latin America (Colombia, Nicaragua, Ecuador) and to Europe, several organizations work together to implement projects and initiatives to transform the food systems through agroecology. We will discuss how agroecology can be implemented in different contexts, what are the enabling conditions to ensure positive results and impact and deliver on social, economic, and environmental objectives. We will also see what the hindering factors and lessons learned are for wider implementation. Speakers: -Benoit Berger Fair Trade Lebanon -Andrea Santopaolo, Agri-Urb Project -Yeni Carillo, SWISSAID Colombia -Alexander Wezel and Baptiste GRARD ISARA Lyon The event will be moderated by Pierre Ferrand, FAO 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Interpretation services will be available in English, French and Spanish.

🐝 VOICES from COP16 🌱 Why does agroecology matter at COP16? Today Marcela Quintero (CIAT) from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT gives us her insights from Cali! 👉 Marcela is at COP 16 knowing that agriculture and food systems have been recognized as key sectors that we need to tackle to achieve many of the Global Biodiversity Framework targets. 👉 She explains that agroecology has been recognized as one of the means to achieve Target 10 about enhance biodiversity and sustainability in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry. Stay tuned for more video interviews by Agroecology Coalition and Biovision Foundation live from Cali! #Agroecology for #biodiversity #COP16

🔴 Live from COP16 in Cali, Robin Goffaux from the Foundation for the Research on Biodiversity shares reflection on: 👉 the agri-food sector's heavy contribution to biodiversity loss and 👉 the key role of agroecology for transformative change. Check out his interview! #Agroecology #Biodiversity #COP16

Join us this Thursday, October 31 @ 10 am EST for our next webinar in the #Agroecology Economies Series: Territorial Markets Healthy Food, Real Relationships, and a Fair Deal October 31, 10am EST Food markets have existed for millennia. Yet in past decades, a combination of forces – from corporate concentration to underinvestment in municipal infrastructure – has led to the neglect of territorial markets. Territorial markets are critical public spaces where traditional, healthy, biodiverse crops are still found, where smallholder farmers have the option to sell directly to consumers and reduce dependence on intermediaries, and consumers have a chance to buy fresh food directly from farmers. Join us to hear from grassroots, farmer-led networks from Asia, Africa, and Latin America about their experience revitalizing fresh food markets and strengthening links among farmers, consumers, and public officials. We'll also learn about the main findings of the "Food from Somewhere" report on the status of territorial markets launched by The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems IPES-Food. Translation will be available in French, Spanish, and English. Register today: https://lnkd.in/g_DJ7ENG

🐝 VOICES from COP16 🌱 Why does agroecology matter at COP16? Today Lim Li Ching from Thirld World Network and co-chair at IPES-Food- gives us her insights from Cali! 👉 Lim Li Ching is at COP 16 to ensure that the rights of indigenous peoples, peasants and other small-scale food producers, women and youth feature prominently in the decisions at Cali. 👉 She explains that agroecology is critical to the implementation of the Kunming- Montreal Biodiversity Framework. Agroecology also centers the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, peasants, women and youth and actually provides a way to maintain, conserve and sustainably use agricultural biodiversity. Stay tuned for more video interviews by Agroecology Coalition and Biovision Foundation live from Cali! #Agroecology for #biodiversity #COP16

🐝 VOICES from COP16 🌱 Why does agroecology matter at COP16? Today Doina Popușoi Popusoi from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) gives us her insights from Cali! 👉 Doina is at COP 16 to promote IFAD's work on agrobiodiversity. 👉 She explains that agroecology is the quickest way to enhance agrobiodiversity and it's also a systemic approach that helps us to tackle global issues we are facing. Stay tuned for more video interviews by Agroecology Coalition and Biovision Foundation live from Cali! #Agroecology for #biodiversity #COP16