This document assists governments considering developing, adapting or implementing legislative, administrative or policy measures for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) to take into account the importance of the genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA), their special role for food security and the distinctive features of the different subsectors of GRFA, whi...

This report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in Africa based on information provided in country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. The Africa region has a diverse range of production systems, varying from small and mostly mixed systems to large-s...

Ce guide fournit des conseils pratiques sur l’amélioration des méthodes existantes d'enregistrement des droits, afin que les avantages et les protections offerts par les systèmes d'enregistrement soient accessibles à tous sans discrimination. Il donne des orientations sur l’application des principes et pratiques des «Directives volontaires pour une gouvernance resp...

This report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in eight country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Asia is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, including in terms of biodiver...

The report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in nineteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Europe and Central Asia is a vast region characterized by a great variety of cli...

This guide provides practical advice on how to improve existing ways to record rights so that the benefits and protections offered by recording systems can be available to all without discrimination. It gives guidance on how to apply the principles and practices of the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in t...

The report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in fourteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Most reporting countries indicated that a lack of information, data monitoring s...

Esta guía proporciona consejos prácticos sobre cómo mejorar las formas existentes de registrar los derechos para que los beneficios y las protecciones que ofrecen los sistemas de grabación puedan estar disponibles para todos sin discriminación. Ofrece orientación sobre cómo aplicar los principios y prácticas de las "Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza respo...

The report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in ten country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. The region supports many diverse ecosystems and a high level of biodiversity. The ric...

The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems. I...

Esta guía técnica cubre temas asociados con la identificación y valoración de los derechos de tenencia para diferentes propósitos, y brinda orientación sobre cómo garantizar que las valoraciones se realicen de manera justa, confiable y transparente que cumplan con las normas internacionales. El valor, ya sea definido en términos puramente económicos o más ampliame...

This technical guide covers issues associated with the identification and valuation of tenure rights for different purposes, and provides guidance on how to ensure that valuations are undertaken in a fair, reliable and transparent manner that comply with international norms. Value, whether defined in purely economic terms or more widely to encompass social and env...