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This document discusses several ethical issues related to food production and agriculture. It notes that population growth is putting pressure on natural resources and food supplies. Exploitation of forests, water sources, and marine resources for agriculture and fishing is degrading the environment. Economic power is also concentrated among a few major corporations. New biotechnologies could help increase food supplies but also raise risks. An ethical food system would work to reduce poverty and ensure fair distribution of food. Global cooperation is needed to address challenges through responsible policies and programs.
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- 1. A global campaign for agricultural biodiversity
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- 12. For people to value and use agricultural biodiversity Campaign goal
- 13. Policymakers, schools, media Target audiences
- 14. Our lives depend on agricultural biodiversity. It influences our health, our history, our culture and our identity. Key message
- 15. Teaching the teachers (Italy) Museum exhibit and public lectures (Kenya) Oral history project (India, Italy, Kenya, Peru, Senegal) Journalist training (South America, East Africa) Rural radio programming (Kenya, Peru) Policymaker roundtables (Peru, Philippines) Photography contest (global) The Guardians of Diversity (Mediterranean) La Settimana della Biodiversita’ (Italy) Selected activities
- 17. For more information about the campaign, visit: www.diversityforlife.org
Editor's Notes
- In collaboration with national and international partners, Bioversity is mounting a global awareness campaign culminating in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity. We want to inspire a new appreciation of one of the world’s most undervalued and vital resources: agricultural biodiversity. Headquartered in Rome, the campaign will have offices and activities all over the world.