¿Qué dice el Marco Mundial de Biodiversidad acerca de la agricultura?

The document evaluates the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), specifically Target 10 and Target 7, in the context of agriculture. It highlights the positive inclusion of agroecology and goals to reduce pesticide pollution by 2030. However, it warns that terms like 'sustainable intensification' and 'innovative approaches' may be used by corporate interests to promote GMOs, synthetic biology, and industrial farming. The author concludes that the GBF lacks specific mandates to restrict harmful agricultural practices and calls on NGOs and movements to use the framework's criteria to challenge corporate claims and advocate for agroecology.

• Target 10 of the Global Biodiversity Framework aims for the sustainable management of agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry to conserve and restore biodiversity, specifically mentioning the increase of biodiversity-friendly practices such as agroecology.
• Target 7 provides a goal to reduce pollution risks and negative effects to levels that do not harm biodiversity and ecosystem services by 2030, including a target to at least halve the excess nutrients released into the environment and the overall risk from pesticides and highly hazardous chemicals.
• The document argues that the term 'sustainable intensification' is a threat to biodiversity as it is used by corporate lobbyists to promote biotechnology, fertilizers, and pesticides under the false premise that yields can be increased without environmental impact.
• The framework's mention of 'innovative approaches' is criticized for potentially endorsing high-risk technologies like synthetic biology and gene drives, which could threaten entire ecosystems.
• The author asserts that the GBF fails to provide specific mandates or restrictions on monoculture plantations, GMOs, and pesticides, despite IPBES warnings that agriculture is a primary driver of biodiversity loss.

APA

Marien, N., Fandel, G., Prak, C., Race, M., & Rojas, I. (2024). ¿Qué dice el Marco Mundial de Biodiversidad acerca de la agricultura? Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ES-GBF-Factsheet-agricultura.pdf

Chicago

Marien, Nele, Ghislaine Fandel, Caroline Prak, Madeleine Race, and Isaac Rojas. ¿Qué dice el Marco Mundial de Biodiversidad acerca de la agricultura? Friends of the Earth International, 2024. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ES-GBF-Factsheet-agricultura.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{marien2024dice, author = {Marien, Nele and Fandel, Ghislaine and Prak, Caroline and Race, Madeleine and Rojas, Isaac}, title = {{¿Qué dice el Marco Mundial de Biodiversidad acerca de la agricultura?}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ES-GBF-Factsheet-agricultura.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }