Biodiversité et agroécologie : défendre la vie face à l’agro-industrie

The document positions agroecology as a vital alternative to industrial agriculture, which it identifies as a primary driver of biodiversity loss and climate change. It highlights the role of peasant and indigenous communities in preserving genetic diversity and advocates for a transition toward sustainable, community-led food systems to ensure food sovereignty and ecological stability.

• Industrial agriculture and the agro-industry model are major contributors to the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, with the system being responsible for between 44% and 57% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
• The expansion of industrial agriculture and intensive livestock farming is estimated to cause 90% of global deforestation, while the replacement of traditional varieties with commercial and transgenic crops has led to a loss of nearly 75% of agricultural genetic diversity over the last century.
• Agroecology serves as a science, practice, and social movement that enhances climate adaptation by increasing soil organic matter and carbon storage, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and supporting local markets to lower CO2 emissions from transport.
• In Costa Rica, pineapple monocultures have fragmented habitats and degraded soil fertility through agrochemical use, increasing the vulnerability of peasant communities to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts, and infestations.
• In the Mabu forest of Mozambique, community-led forest management and traditional agriculture—utilizing polycultures and organic fertilizers—act as a defense against industrial rubber monocultures and support food sovereignty.

APA

Porras, M., Nogueiras, I., Marien, N., Fandel, G., Ronsain, O., Hanny, L., Kiely, S., & Ruchonnet, J. B. (2025). Biodiversité et agroécologie : défendre la vie face à l’agro-industrie. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOEI_Agriculture-and-Biodiversity_FR_v2.pdf

Chicago

Porras, Mariana, Inés Nogueiras, Nele Marien, Ghislaine Fandel, Olivia Ronsain, Leanor Hanny, Steven Kiely, and Joelle Bélard Ruchonnet. Biodiversité et agroécologie : défendre la vie face à l’agro-industrie. Friends of the Earth International, 2025. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOEI_Agriculture-and-Biodiversity_FR_v2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{porras2025biodiversit, author = {Porras, Mariana and Nogueiras, Inés and Marien, Nele and Fandel, Ghislaine and Ronsain, Olivia and Hanny, Leanor and Kiely, Steven and Ruchonnet, Joelle Bélard}, title = {{Biodiversité et agroécologie : défendre la vie face à l’agro-industrie}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOEI_Agriculture-and-Biodiversity_FR_v2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }