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Biodiversity: An essential natural resource for improving diets and nutrition
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Author | Fanzo, Jessica |
| Organization | IFPRI - Director General's Office |
| Organization | IFPRI - Communications and Public Affairs |
| Description | This chapter characterizes the biodiversity on the planet and stresses the importance of biodiversity for agriculture. It then highlights the latest research on the decline in biodiversity and its impact on food supplies, and how biodiversity links to diets. It describes some challenges in ensuring that agrobiodiversity is central to sustainable development. Finally, it identifies the gaps in knowledge that remain and some potential solutions to push biodiversity to the forefront of the 2030 sustainable development agenda. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/463b8814-4d77-4ba6-9da3-98af36756841 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute CABI |
| Publisher Date | 2019-02-14 |
| Publisher Place | Wallingford, UK |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 |
| Subject Keyword | Biodiversity Agrobiodiversity Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture Nutrition Policies Agricultural Policies Sustainability Nutrition Agricultural Development Food Systems Dietary Diversity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
