Biodiversity

In the aftermath of the landmark report of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the summary of which was approved at the 7th IPBES plenary session in Paris, Julien Cordier, Director for Africa Development-Biotope, a French consulting firm specialising in fauna, flora and natural environments, presented the challenges for Africa.

In this forum, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), raises an alert on the risks to agriculture and food security caused by biodiversity loss. Since Africa is particularly threatened, she is calling for new models as regards biodiversity management, from a sustainable development perspective.