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This presentation was given on 8 September 2012 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea, during a session co-hosted by CIFOR titled ‘Managing wild species and systems for food security’.
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FoodSovereigntyforFoodSecurityHowprotectingtraditionalknowledgeandagro‐biodiversitycanbepartofthe
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Workshop“Managingwildspeciesandsystemsforfoodsecurity”Co‐organizedbyBioversityInternationalandCIFOR
IUCNWorldConservationCongressJeju(Korea),6‐15September2012
CristinaEghenterDeputyDirectorforSocialDevelopment
WWF‐Indonesia
• Thephysicallimitsofagriculture(land,productivity,intensification,etc)?
• Lowinvestmentandinnovation• Thesupplyvsdemandargument:Foodscarcity?
• Whosedemandforfood?
• Thedistributionalandequitydimensionsoffoodsecurity
Ecosystemandbiodiversityconservation&foodsecurity:
TheRisks•Morelandclearing•Lossofbiodiversitycanalsomeanlossoffoodandcultural/spiritualsystem
•Lossoftraditionalknowledgeandpracticesassociatedwithsmallagroforestryandagriculturalregimes•Increaseddisempowermentandcreationofpoverty
Foodsecurityisnotonlyamatterofquantityoffood,butalsoofthediversityandqualityoffood,andrelatedcultivars,equallyatthebasisofasustainableandmeaningfulfood&livelihoodsystemItisthelocalenrichmentandactiveexperimentsandpracticesoflocal&Indigenouspeople(menandwomen)thathaveoftenshapedthevarietyofcultivarsanddiversityoffoodplantsofourplanet
Foodsovereignityasawaytorecognizerightsanddiversity,andestablishfairprotectionclaimsoverthegeneticresourcesthatmakeupagro‐biodiversity
• Highbiodiversityisasalientfeatureoftraditionalfarmingsystems• ‘Local’featureoftraditionalfarmingsystems:agrobiodiversity
nurturedinveryspecificenvironmentsandmicro‐climates,influencedbyculturaltraditionsandstrongpreferences
• TheresultsofsurveysconductedbylocalpeopleintheHighlandsofKrayan,KecamatanKrayanSelatan,KabupatenNunukan(2005):over(20)localvarietiesofdurian“datu”fruitorvarietieswithenoughphenotypicalandsensorialdistinctcharacteristicstowarrantadifferentnameinthelocallanguage
• Over(40)varietiesofriceareplantedinanyplantingseasonbetweentheBahauandPujungansub‐districtsinMalinau.InKrayanSelatan,(22)varietiesofpaddyricewerecultivatedinthesixsettlementsofthesub‐districtofKrayanSelatanin2007and(4)hillricevarieties.
• AstudyoftwocommunitiesinSarawak(Christiansen2002)foundthatlocalpeoplehaveknowledgeofover1,144species,representingmorethan172botanicalfamilies.Around20%ofthespeciesknownandusedarecultivated,semi‐managedordomesticated.Around50%ofthesespecieshavemultipleuses.Themostimportantoftheseusesisfood.
• The‘diversity’and‘locality’ofcultivarsandgeneticresourcesisawaytobuildresilience,adaptabilityandreducevulnerabilitybymaintainingdiverseandadaptiveplantsthatcancopewithclimateandenvironmentalcrises.
• Thevarietiesalsoneedtoberecognized,andorigin
andnamesmaintained,aspartofafairfood
sovereigntyprogram.
• Isconservationandsovereigntyofagro‐biodiversityandlocalcultivarsthesolutiontofoodsecurity?Notbyitself,butitisanimportantdimensiontoconsiderandintegrateinpoliciestoensurelong‐termsecurityandsustainabilityinconservationlandscapes.
• Foodsecuritywillalsorequiretechnologicalandfinancialinvestmentinsustainablefarmingpractices,moreinnovation,tenuresecurity,andoverallgoodgovernanceofthelandandothernaturalresources.
• Someimportantpolicieswillalsoneedtobefollowedupandimplemented:AccessandBenefitSharing(ABS)protocol(andCommunityProtocolstoprotectcustomarypracticesandknowledge);thwinstitutionoftheofficeforfoodsecurityoftheMinistryofAgriculturewhichhasanexplictmandatetoidentifyanddeveloplocalfoodplants/cropsintegratedandinlinewithtraditionalknowledgeasabasisfordiversificationofstaplefood.
WWFIndonesiaplanstoengageinmore:fieldactionandadvocacyinsupportofagro‐biodiversityandrecognitionofrelatedtraditionalknowledge
•Focusonsmallfarmsareasasignificantshareofagriculturalproduction•Promoteenvironment‐friendlymethodsandinvestment•Documentationandprotectionofbio‐culturalknowledgesystemsrelatedtoplantsandcrops(communitypotocols;registryandbanksoftraditionalseeds)•Managementofcompetingclaimsoverlandusetoavoidlandgrabbingforbiofuelsandcattlefeed•Promotegoodgovernanceofnaturalcapitalbyinvolvingtherelevantstakeholdersandright‐holders,andbasedonmeaningfulcollaborationandfairpartnerships•Inlandscapesandregionswheretraditionalmanagementpractices,customarylanduse,localwisdomandrichbiodiversityarelinkedinstrongandadaptivesystems,theseneedtobemaintainedsothattheycanserveasabasisforsustainableandresilientgreeneconomies.
Photos©:Darius,Frans,Robertson,WWFIndonesia
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