Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets

Biodiversity flourishes in areas where natural processes, such as plant and animal reproduction and dispersion, take place without human interruption. At present, we estimate that such land where natural processes predominate (LNPP) covers 56% of terrestrial land. Here, the evolution of global biodi...

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Autor principal: Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy Consortium
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118456
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description Biodiversity flourishes in areas where natural processes, such as plant and animal reproduction and dispersion, take place without human interruption. At present, we estimate that such land where natural processes predominate (LNPP) covers 56% of terrestrial land. Here, the evolution of global biodiversity is modelled, as indicated by LNPP, for two scenarios for food and land-use systems change to 2050: a “Current Trends” pathway, based on current policies and historical trends, and a “Sustainable” pathway, depicting ambitious assumptions aimed at sustainable development. The 15% expansion target proposed by the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) is missed under both pathways, yet the shortfall is much smaller when ambitious actions are taken. The area of LNPP expands by 14% between 2010 and 2050 in the Sustainable pathway compared to only 2% under Current Trends. Increases in LNPP would be achieved while also improving global food security and climate mitigation outcomes. While restoration would enable the area of LNPP to expand, existing LNPP including mature forest would continue to disappear. Shifting diets, increasing crop and livestock productivity, and limiting agricultural land expansion, were the strongest drivers of positive change in global biodiversity. Implementing these reforms in multiple countries would help put us on track to achieve global biodiversity, food security and climate mitigation goals by 2050.
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spelling CGSpace1184562025-12-08T10:29:22Z Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy Consortium biodiversity food systems land use climate change nutrition crop production policies biodiversidad sistemas alimentarios utilización de la tierra foods modelling systems ecosystems Biodiversity flourishes in areas where natural processes, such as plant and animal reproduction and dispersion, take place without human interruption. At present, we estimate that such land where natural processes predominate (LNPP) covers 56% of terrestrial land. Here, the evolution of global biodiversity is modelled, as indicated by LNPP, for two scenarios for food and land-use systems change to 2050: a “Current Trends” pathway, based on current policies and historical trends, and a “Sustainable” pathway, depicting ambitious assumptions aimed at sustainable development. The 15% expansion target proposed by the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) is missed under both pathways, yet the shortfall is much smaller when ambitious actions are taken. The area of LNPP expands by 14% between 2010 and 2050 in the Sustainable pathway compared to only 2% under Current Trends. Increases in LNPP would be achieved while also improving global food security and climate mitigation outcomes. While restoration would enable the area of LNPP to expand, existing LNPP including mature forest would continue to disappear. Shifting diets, increasing crop and livestock productivity, and limiting agricultural land expansion, were the strongest drivers of positive change in global biodiversity. Implementing these reforms in multiple countries would help put us on track to achieve global biodiversity, food security and climate mitigation goals by 2050. 2022-03 2022-03-24T13:35:05Z 2022-03-24T13:35:05Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118456 en https://resources.unsdsn.org/pathways-to-sustainable-land-use-food-systems http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/16896/1/2020%20FABLE%20Report_Full_High_Resolution.pdf Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Sustainable Development Solutions Network FABLE (2022) Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets. FABLE Policy Brief. Montpellier/Paris (France): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). 19 p.
spellingShingle biodiversity
food systems
land use
climate change
nutrition
crop production
policies
biodiversidad
sistemas alimentarios
utilización de la tierra
foods
modelling
systems
ecosystems
Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy Consortium
Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
title Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
title_full Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
title_fullStr Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
title_full_unstemmed Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
title_short Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
title_sort pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
topic biodiversity
food systems
land use
climate change
nutrition
crop production
policies
biodiversidad
sistemas alimentarios
utilización de la tierra
foods
modelling
systems
ecosystems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/118456
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