CBD Thematic reports

 

Agricultural Biodiversity

 

Agricultural Biological Diversity includes all components of biological diversity of relevance to food and agriculture. This can be considered in two broad categories: genetic resources and biological diversity.

 

  • Genetic resources are relevant to cultivated crop varieties, livestock breeds, fish species and non-domesticated ("wild") resources within cropped, forest, extensive and aquatic ecosystems.
  • Biological diversity in agricultural systems provides ecological services such as nutrient cycling, pest and disease regulation, pollination, maintenance of local wildlife, watershed protection, erosion control, climate regulation and carbon sequestration.

 

- In 1996, the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity established a programme of work on Agricultural Biological Diversity (Decision III/11). This was further elaborated in 2000 (Decision V/5). The work programme focuses on assessing the status of the world's agricultural biodiversity and promotes the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources that are of value for food and agriculture.

 

Egypt Implementation:

 

Egypt 2nd National Report -- Agricultural Biodiversity.
 

Egypt 3rd National Report -- Agricultural Biodiversity [Arabic]

 

- International Co-operation Case Studies Involving Agricultural Biodiversity

- Egypt Expertise.

 

See also:

Convention Progress in Addressing Agricultural Biodiversity:

- Up to date information on overall progress in addressing Agricultural Biodiversity is available on the CBD website, including introductory information, relevant COP decisions, the Agricultural Biodiversity Work Programme, case studies, national reports, information on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and documents.

URL: http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/areas/agro/default.asp