Replanter la biodiversité agricole dans la CDB
Summary
This report by Friends of the Earth International discusses the critical role of agricultural biodiversity within the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), contrasting the diversity of peasant food networks with the narrow focus of industrial food chains and calling for agriculture to be repositioned as a tool for biodiversity restoration in the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Key insights
- There is a stark contrast between the diversity of peasant food networks, which have domesticated 7,000 plant species and 2.1 million varieties while preserving 50,000 to 60,000 related wild species, and the industrial food chain, which utilizes only 137 plant species, with 16 species accounting for 86% of global food production.
- Agricultural biodiversity has seen a progressive decline in importance within the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) since the Rio summit, a trend reflected in the failure to implement policies to achieve the Aichi biodiversity targets.
- While large-scale industrial agriculture and intensive livestock farming are primary drivers of land-use change, ecosystem destruction, and climate change, peasant agriculture and food procurement practiced by most small farmers worldwide serve to enrich and preserve agricultural biodiversity.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Replanter la biodiversité agricole dans la CDB. https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/replanter-la-biodiversite-agricole-dans-la-cdb/
- Chicago
- Friends of the Earth International. Replanter la biodiversité agricole dans la CDB. n.d. https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/replanter-la-biodiversite-agricole-dans-la-cdb/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=Replanter la biodiversité agricole dans la CDB |url=https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/replanter-la-biodiversite-agricole-dans-la-cdb/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndreplanter, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Replanter la biodiversité agricole dans la CDB}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/replanter-la-biodiversite-agricole-dans-la-cdb/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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