A new report by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) confirms the important role that the world’s biodiversity plays in ensuring the future of sustainable agricultural development. Biodiversity, including agricultural biodiversity, is the very foundation of life on earth and intrinsic to the whole sustainable development agenda. The report shows that biodiversity loss is one of the main threats to smallholder farmers and their communities. Without biodiversity, livelihoods are not sustainable and food security and nutrition for the entire planet is precarious. The Biodiversity Advantage: Global benefits from smallholder actions shows how IFAD-supported projects are working with smallholder farmers to protect biodiversity in five countries, contributing to the well-being of communities as well as to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by helping to eradicate poverty, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agricultural practices.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/biodiversity-advantage-global-benefits-smallholder-actions
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-fund-agricultural-development-ifad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aichi-biodiversity-targets
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/djibouti
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iran
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mexico
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sao-tome
