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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.

This fact sheet by WWF South Africa describes the Boland Groot Winterhoek Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSA) Collective, a multistakeholder platform established in 2022 to secure critical water-rich catchments in the Western Cape. The Collective coordinates efforts to rehabilitate ecological infrastructure, manage invasive alien plants, and align governance between national and local levels to ensure water security for millions of residents and regional agriculture.