Biodiversity for food and agriculture comprises all the components of biodiversity that contribute to crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture – both wild and domesticated, and at genetic, species...

This study is part of a larger effort by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgFood), from the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), which has been “designed to provide...

World agriculture needs to find the right balance to cope with the trilemma between feeding a growing population, reducing its impact on biodiversity and minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG)...

In a new book, Transformation of our food systems - the making of a paradigm shift, 40 international experts set out the highlights and trends in food production since 2009...

This study provides an overview of the roles that the biodiversity found in and around food and agricultural production systems play in the supply of ecosystem services ranging from provisioning services, such as the supply...

Read this FAO & UN flagship publication on the state of world’s forests and the progress towards protecting forests biodiversity.

Satellites offer a privileged view on terrestrial ecosystems and a unique possibility to evaluate their status for estimating the reliability of the ecosystem services they provide. We implement an indicator...

The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms...

Water is key to food security and nutrition. However there are many challenges for water, food security and nutrition, now and in the future, in the wider context of the nexus between...

We hypothesize that biological diversification across ecological, spatial, and temporal scales maintains and regenerates the ecosystem services that provide critical inputs—such as maintenance of soil quality, nitrogen...