Ce que dit le Cadre mondial pour la biodiversité au sujet de l’agriculture

The document analyzes the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), specifically Target 10 and Target 7, regarding their impact on agriculture. While it acknowledges the framework's commitment to sustainable management and the reduction of pesticide risks, it warns that terms like 'sustainable intensification' and 'innovative approaches' may be used by corporate lobbyists to promote biotechnology, GMOs, and synthetic biology. The author argues that the GBF lacks specific mandates to restrict harmful industrial agricultural practices and risks the financialization of nature through the concept of 'ecosystem services'.

• Target 10 of the framework aims for the sustainable management of agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries, and forest areas to conserve and restore biodiversity and preserve nature's contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services.
• Target 7 provides a mechanism to reduce pollution risks and impacts by 2030 to levels safe for biodiversity, specifically targeting a reduction of at least half of excess nutrients lost to the environment and global risks from pesticides and hazardous chemicals.
• The document criticizes the use of 'sustainable intensification' and 'innovative approaches' in Target 10, arguing these terms are used by corporate lobbyists to promote biotechnology, fertilizers, pesticides, and high-risk technologies like gene drive and synthetic biology.
• The framework is viewed as insufficient because it lacks specific agricultural mandates to ensure the implementation of its targets and does not impose restrictions on monocultures, GMOs, and pesticides, despite IPBES warnings that agriculture is the primary driver of biodiversity loss.
• There is a risk that agroecology may be co-opted by private sector actors because it is listed as an 'innovative approach' alongside biotechnological solutions rather than as a social and ecological alternative to industrial agriculture.

APA

Marien, N., Fandel, G., Prak, C., Race, M., & Rojas, I. (2024). Ce que dit le Cadre mondial pour la biodiversité au sujet de l’agriculture. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FR-GBF-Facthseet-agriculture.pdf

Chicago

Marien, Nele, Ghislaine Fandel, Caroline Prak, Madeleine Race, and Isaac Rojas. Ce que dit le Cadre mondial pour la biodiversité au sujet de l’agriculture. Friends of the Earth International, 2024. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FR-GBF-Facthseet-agriculture.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{marien2024que, author = {Marien, Nele and Fandel, Ghislaine and Prak, Caroline and Race, Madeleine and Rojas, Isaac}, title = {{Ce que dit le Cadre mondial pour la biodiversité au sujet de l’agriculture}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FR-GBF-Facthseet-agriculture.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }