Statement on agroecology and equitable governance in the Global biodiversity framework’s Biodiversity and Agriculture (target 10)
On March 16th the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC), a global platform that brings together six thousand indigenous peoples and small-scale food producer organizations delivered a statement in the Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations on the Global Biodiversity framework, on behalf of the IPC and active members of the CBD Alliance.
IPC emphasized that “all areas under agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry need to be managed sustainably.” They also proposed to consider agroecology as an overarching approach since it supports systems that use native seeds, landrace varieties and breeds, particularly those managed by smallholders, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, women and youth, and reiterated that their rights must be protected. These also include securing access to and tenure of, land, freshwater and sea.
In their statement, IPC highlighted that they do not agree with the concept of sustainable or ecological intensification, and that there is a need to focus instead on minimizing areas maintained for human production. “We must decrease the areas dedicated to monoculture and industrial production, in agriculture and forestry” .
The statement that was delivered by Gisela Illescas Palma on behalf of IPC and active members of CBDA
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