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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Foreword2

Introduction3

NatureforFoodSecurity15

NatureforWaterSecurity5

NatureforClimateAction25

NatureforGenderEquality39

NatureforPeace51

NATUREFORDEVELOPMENT|1

FOREWORD

Inaworldfacingunprecedentedenvironmentalchallenges,theneedfortransformativechangeismoreurgentthanever.Theinterconnectedcrisesofclimatechange,biodiversityloss,andsocialinequalitythreatenourplanetandthewell-beingofcurrentandfuturegenerations.AswestrivetomeettheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs),wemustrecognizethatthesolutionstothesechallengeslienotonlyintechnologicaladvancementsbutalsointhepowerofnatureitself.

TheNatureforDevelopmentseriesembodiesthisunderstanding,offeringacomprehensiveexplorationofhowintegratingnatureintodevelopmentpathwayscancreatearesilientandsustainablefuture.Byplacingnatureatthecenterofour

strategies,wecanunlockthevastpotentialofecosystemstosupporthumanlife,enhancefoodandwatersecurity,mitigateclimatechange,andpromotesocialequity.

AttheheartofthisinitiativeistheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP),theUN'sglobaldevelopmentnetwork,committedtoeradicatingpovertyandreducinginequalitiesthroughsustainabledevelopment.Withapresenceinover170countries,UNDPhastheuniquecapacitytobridgethegapbetweenpolicyandpractice,leveragingitsexpertiseandresourcestoadvanceinclusivedevelopmentthatrespectsandaccuratelyvaluesnature.

UNDP'svisionisclear:aworldwherenatureandbiodiversityarerecognizedasessentialforhumanprosperityandwell-being.Wearededicatedtointegratingandrapidlyscalingnature-basedsolutionsintoourbroaderdevelopmentgoals,ensuringthateveryactionwetakecontributestoprotectingandrestoringecosystemswhileempoweringlocalcommunities.Thisapproachisrootedinacommitmenttosocialequity,recognizingthatthepeoplemostaffectedbyenvironmentaldegradation—particularlywomen,IndigenousPeoples,andlocalcommunities—musthaveavoiceindecision-makingprocesses.

Throughcollaborativepartnerships,innovativefinancing,andknowledgesharing,UNDPisworkingtofosteraninclusive,nature-positiveandnetzerotransitionthatalignseconomicandenvironmentalinterests.OurSignatureSolutionsonpovertyreduction,governance,resilience,andgenderequalityaimtocreatetransformativepathwaystowardasustainablefuture.Byharnessingthepowerofnature,wecanachievenotonlyenvironmentalgoalsbutalsobroadersocialandeconomicobjectives,especiallyofleavingnoonebehind.

TheNatureforDevelopmentseriesisacalltoactionforgovernments,businesses,andcivilsocietytoembracethecriticalroleofnatureinourdevelopmentagendas.Ithighlightsthatthepathforwardrequirescollectiveeffortstoreshapeourpolicies,practices,andinvestments,ensuringthattheyarenature-positiveandequitable.Aswemoveforward,letusrememberthatourfateisintricatelylinkedtothehealthofourplanet.Together,wecanbuildafuturethatharmonizeshumanprogresswiththepreservationofournaturalworld.

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Introduction

Theworldstandsatacriticaljuncture.Aswelooktothefuture,ourabilitytomeettheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)by2030hingesononefundamentaltruth:natureisindispensableforhumansurvivalanddevelopment.Oureconomies,societies,andhealtharedeeplyintertwinedwiththeecosystemsandbiodiversitythatsustainlifeonEarth.Yetthesenaturalsystemsareunderunprecedentedthreatfromclimatechange,environmentaldegradation,andbiodiversityloss,exacerbatedbypersistentinequalitiesandgrowingconflict.

Thestakesareparticularlyhighforthemostvulnerableamongus—women,IndigenousPeoples,localcommunities,andyouth—whodependmostdirectlyonnaturefortheirlivelihoodsandhavetheleastpowertoprotectit.Thesecommunitiesoftenbearthebruntofenvironmentaldegradation,yettheyarealsothecustodiansoftheworld’sbiodiversityandecosystems.Theequitableinclusionoftheirvoicesindecision-makingprocessesisnotonlyamatterofjusticebutisessentialforsuccessfulconservationandsustainabledevelopmentoutcomes.

Despitethescaleofthecrisis,thereishope.Theglobalcommunityhasrecognizedtheurgentneedforaction,asdemonstratedbytheadoptionoftheKunming-MontrealGlobalBiodiversityFramework(GBF)inDecember2022.Thishistoricagreementsetsambitioustargetsfor2030,aimingforafutureinwhichbiodiversityisconserved,restored,andusedsustainablyforthebenefitofallpeople.Investinginnatureisnotonlyanenvironmentalimperativebutatremendousdevelopmentopportunity.Anature-positiveeconomycouldgenerateover$10trillioninannualbusinessvalueandcreatenearly400millionjobsby2030.Moreover,everydollarinvestedinecosystemrestorationreturnsbetween$7to$30ineconomicbenefits,makingitclearthatnaturecandriveeconomicprosperityandhumanwell-being.

TheNatureforDevelopmentseriesexploresthevitalrolethatnature-basedsolutionsmustplayinaddressingtheseinterlinkedcrises.Theseriesbringstogetherdiverseperspectivesandinsights,demonstratingthatnatureisnotonlyavictimofhumanactivitybutcanalsobeapowerfulagentofpositivechange.Itoffersconcretesolutionsforhowwecanharnessthepowerofnaturetobuildmoreresilientsocieties,economies,andecosystems.Thesesolutionsarenottheoretical;theyarealreadymakingadifferencearoundtheworld,deliveringbenefitsthatextendfarbeyondenvironmentalprotection.

natureforfoodsecurity

Foodsecurityandbiodiversityareinextricablylinked.Morethantwobillionpeopledependonnaturalecosystemsfortheirdailysubsistence,whileagricultureaccountsforapproximately80%ofglobaldeforestationandisaleadingdriverofnatureloss.TheNatureforFoodSecuritychapterexploreshowsustainablefarmingpractices,agroforestry,andlandscape-levelconservationcanhelptransformglobalfoodsystems.Thesenature-positiveapproachesprotectbiodiversitywhileenhancingfoodproduction,improvinglivelihoods,andmakingfoodsystemsmoreresilienttoclimateshocks,directlycontributingtoSDG2onzerohunger.

natureforwatersecurity

Waterislife,andnatureisitsmostreliableprovider.Yet,by2030,uptofourbillionpeoplewillliveinareasfacingseverewaterstress.TheNatureforWaterSecuritychapterunderscoreshowrestoringecosystems—suchaswetlands,forests,andwatersheds—cansecurewaterresourcesforfuturegenerations.Nature-basedsolutions,includingtherestorationofnaturalhydrologicalcyclesandthesustainablemanagementofwaterresources,areprovingeffectiveinsafeguardingwaterqualityandavailability.Theseapproachesalsobuildresiliencetoclimatechangebymitigatingfloodanddroughtrisks,providingasustainablepathforwardtoachieveSDG6oncleanwaterandsanitation.

NATUREFORDEVELOPMENT|3

natureforgenderequality

Nature’slossandenvironmentaldegradationdisproportionatelyaffectwomen,IndigenousPeoples,andlocalcommunities,whooftenhavetheleastpowertoinfluenceenvironmentaldecision-making.Atthesametime,women’sleadershipiscriticaltoreversingthesetrends.TheNatureforGenderEqualitychapterhighlightshowgenderequalityandwomen’sempowermentarevitaltoachievingsustainabledevelopmentandprotectingnature.Integratingwomen’sknowledgeandleadershipintoconservationeffortscanaccelerateprogressacrossmultipleSDGs,particularlythoserelatedtogenderequality(SDG5),climateaction(SDG13),andlifeonland(SDG15).

natureforclimateaction

Theworldcannotlimitglobalwarmingto1.5°Cwithoutrestoringandprotectingnature.Healthyecosystemsareessentialforsequesteringcarbon,regulatinglocalclimates,andprovidingcriticalecosystemservicesthatbuffercommunitiesfromtheimpactsofclimatechange.TheNatureforClimateActionchapteroutlineshownature-basedsolutions—suchasreforestation,peatlandrestoration,andcoastalecosystemprotection—candeliveruptoone-thirdoftheclimatemitigationneededby2030.Thesesolutionsnotonlyhelpstabilizetheclimatebutalsosupportbiodiversity,providejobs,andenhancecommunityresilience.

natureforpeace

Infragileandconflict-affectedareas,naturalresourcesareoftenasourceoftensionbutcanalsobeapathwaytopeace.TheNatureforPeacechapterhighlightshownature-basedapproachestoconflictresolutioncanhelprebuildtrust,supportlivelihoods,andfostercooperationbetweendividedcommunities.Environmentalpeacebuildingefforts—suchastransboundarywatermanagement,jointconservationinitiatives,andsustainableland-useplanning—havethepotentialtotransformconflictintocollaboration,creatingpathwaystowardpeaceandstability,inlinewithSDG16onpeace,justice,andstronginstitutions.

acalltoaction

Timeisoftheessence.Theplanetarycrisesweface—biodiversityloss,climatechange,andenvironmentaldegradation—demandurgentandtransformativeaction.ThesolutionsexploredintheNatureforDevelopmentseriesofferapathwayforward,butonlyifweactswiftlyanddecisively.Thesenature-positivesolutionsholdthepromiseofaddressingsomeofhumanity’sgreatestchallenges,fromsecuringfoodandwatertopromotingpeaceandprosperity.Yet,thescaleandspeedofactionmustmatchtheurgencyofthecrisis.

Thechoiceisclear:wemustinvestinnaturenoworriskanirreversibledeclineintheecosystemsthatsustainus.TheNatureforDevelopmentseriesoffersbothablueprintandaninspirationforhowwecanbuildafutureinwhichpeopleandnaturethrivetogether.Byplacingnatureattheheartofourdevelopmentagenda,wecancreateaworldthatismoreresilient,equitable,andprosperousforall.

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NATUREFOR

FOOD

SECURITY

NATUREFORFOODSECURITY

Nature-basedsolutionsaredefinedas“actionstoprotect,sustainablymanage,andrestorenaturalandmodifiedecosystemsthataddresssocietalchallengeseffectivelyandadaptively,simultaneouslybenefitingpeopleandnature.”FoodandAgriculturalCommoditySystems(FACS)dependonnatureandfunctioningecosystemstobeproductive.Protectingandrestoringnatureisessentialtosupportingfoodsecurity.Restorationthroughagroforestryalonehasthepotentialtoincreasefoodsecurityfor1.3billionpeople.Restoringmangrovescouldadd60trillionediblefishtocoastalwaterseveryyear.Aslandandecosystemsthatserveasthefoundationforcropandlivestockproductionaredegraded,transitioningtowardsagroecologicalandregenerativefoodsystemswillbekeytobothsecuringlivelihoodsandadvancingactiononclimatechangeandbiodiversityloss.

Foodandagriculturalcommoditiesproducedusingagroecologyandregenerativeagricultureprinciplesincreasebiodiversity,enrichsoils,improvewatersheds,andenhanceecosystemservices,allessentialforsustainingfoodproductionintothefuture.Actionstoprotectnatureandsupportfoodsecurityincludepractisingminimaltillagefarming,eliminatingbee-harmingpesticidesthatthreatenessentialpollinationservices,anddiversifyingcropsplanted(theworldhasover50,000edibleplants,butjustthreeofthem-rice,maize,andwheat-provideover50%oftheworld’sfoodenergyintake).Cropdiversityisnotonlykeyfordietaryqualityandfoodsecurity,butevidencehasalsoshownthatdiversifiedcroppingsystems–includingagroecologicalsystems,whichnurturetheenvironmentinholisticways,rebuildbiodiversityandrehabilitatedegradedland–havethecapacitytodeliverresilienceinthefaceofenvironmentalstresses.

Keyecosystemsessentialformaintainingfoodsecurity:

GRASSLANDS

OCEANSANDCOASTS

FORESTS

Soilcarbonstorageandwater

storage,forageforanimal-basedlivelihoods,uniquewildlife

Theoceansustainsalllifeon

Earth.Saltmarshes,coralreefs,seagrassbedsandmangrovesprotectcoastlines,andsupportartisinalfishinglivelihoods

Food,shelter,energy,medicinesandaround86millionassociatedjobscomefromforestproducts

MOUNTAINS

PEATLANDS

FRESHWATERECOSYSTEMS

The?watertowersoftheworld’

providefreshwaterneeds,halfoftheworld'sbiodiversityhotspots,andarekeyfoodsources

Majorstoreofsoilcarbon,they

purifyandsupplywater,and

habitatforfish,wildanimals,andplantfoodstorage

Providewaterfordrinkingand

irrigation,foodthroughinalnd

fisheries,waterqualityandclimateregulation,floodprotection,and

transportationofgoods

Photocreditstoprow:UNDPSumatraTigerProject;UNDPUzbekistan/AbbosAkhadov,ZulfiyaMamadalievaandElenaTuraeva;UNPDFiji

bottomrow:UNDP/AndreaEgan;CIFOR/MokhamadEdliadi;UNDPClimatBelarus

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THEVALUEOFFOODFORSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

FoodandagriculturalcommoditysystemshaveakeyroletoplayinachievingtheSDGs.

Foodsecurityisessentialtoendinghunger.

Goodhealthrequiresadequatenutritionandahealthyenvironment.

Ruralpeoplerepresent>80%oftheworld'sextremepoor,growthinagricultureisatleasttwiceaseffectiveinreducingpovertycomparedtoanyothersector.

Agricultureisamajorsourceofwaterpollution.

Womenproduceoverhalfthefoodworld-wide,sobridgingthisgapcouldreduceglobalhungerbyasmuchas17%.

Education.Agricultureextensionenablesfarmerstoaccesstheskills,tools,inputsandknowledgetheyneedtothrive.

Iffoodwastewasacountry,itwouldbethe3rdlargestGHGemitter.

By2030,agriculture'scarbonmitigationpotentialcouldreachasmuchas7.5%oftotalglobalemissions.

Agricultureisanengineofpro-pooreconomicgrowthinruralareas;entrepreneurshipacrosstheruralandfoodsectorscangenerateemploymentandgrowth.

Improvingfarmlandefficiencycanhelpmeettheworld'sgrowingconsumptiondemandwhileminimizingthelossofnaturehabitatsandforestsforadditionalcultivation.

Athirdofcommercialfishstocksareover-fished;agriculturerun-offthreatenscoastalfisheries.

Photocredits:Rowone:UNWomen/JoeSaade;UNWomen/RyanBrown;UNWomen/RyanBrown;Rowtwo:CIAT/NeilPalmer;CIAT/NeilPalmer;UNDPSomalia;

Rowthree:FAO/AlbertoConti;UNWomen/RyanBrown;UNDP;Rowfour:UNDPSierraLeon/LeoneMohammadKanu;CIAT/NeilPalmer

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TRENDSINNATUREFORFOODSECURITY

currenttrends

HUNGER

By2022,approximately735

millionpeople–or9.2%of

theworld’spopulation–

foundthemselvesinastate

ofchronichunger.Twobillion

peopleintheworlddonot

haveregularaccesstosafe,

nutritiousandsufficientfood.

OVERFISHING

35%ofglobalfishstockshavebeenoverexploited.

CLIMATECHANGE

Agricultureaccountsfor

athirdofglobalGHG

emissions.Fertilizersare

themaincauseofN2O

emissions,whichis300x

morepotentthanCO2and

remainsactivefor100+

yearsintheatmosphere.

Emissionshaveincreased

30%inthepast30years.

POLLUTION

Overuseofchemicalfertilizersandpesticides

infarmingispolluting

soils,watersystems,and

ecosystems.

FOODWASTE

Iffoodwastewasacountry,

itwouldbethe3rd-largest

GHGemitter.

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DEFORESTATION

Agricultureisthe

primarydriverofglobal

deforestation.Justseven

agriculturalcommodities—

cattle,oilpalm,soy,cocoa,

rubber,coffeeandtimber—

accountedfor26%ofglobal

treecoverlossfrom2001

to2015.

LANDDEGRADATION

Roughly80%ofglobalarablelandisimpactedbyatleastoneformofdegradation.

SOILDEGRADATION

33%ofglobalsoilsarealready

degraded,dueprimarilyto

agriculture.Theimplicationsof

thisarepotentiallyfar-reaching

forfoodsecurityas95%of

humanfoodisproducedon

soils.Ratesofsoilerosion

arepredictedtorisebyupto

twothirdsoverthenext50

years,reducingfuturefood

productioncapacity.

PRODUCERPOVERTY

Upto139millionsmallholder

farminghouseholdsare

estimatedtobebelowthe

medianpovertyline,andup

to54millionhouseholdsare

inextremepoverty.

FRESHWATERSCARCITY

Agricultureuses70%of

globalfreshwater.

MALNUTRITION

Nearlytwobillionpeople

areoverweightorobese,

andpoordietsarethe

leadingcauseofnon-

communicablediseases

suchasdiabetesand

cardiovasculardisease.

GENDERINEQUALITY

32%ofwomenintheworldaremoderatelyorseverelyfoodinsecure,comparedto

27%ofmen.

GENETICEROSION

Industrialagriculture

significantlyreducesagro-

biodiversitybyemploying

areducedrangeofanimal

breedsandplantvarieties.

Between2001and2007,62

breedsofanimalsbecame

extinct.Globally,anestimated

US$30billionworthoffoodis

losttopathogenseveryyear.

BIODIVERSITYLOSS

Agriculturedrivesaround80%ofnativehabitatloss.

Globally,35%ofourcrops

relyonpollinators,yet

over40%ofallinsectsare

declining,andathirdare

endangered.

HUMANRIGHTSISSUES

Around70%ofchildlabour

globallyisestimatedtobe

intheagriculturesector.

futuretrends

Agriculturewateruseisexpectedto

increasebyatleast

11%

by2050

Nitrogenfertilizerusevolumescould

increaseby-50%

by2050,increasing

GHGemissionsand

pollution

Arablelandis

expectedto

increaseby>13%

(200millionha)by

2050,largelyduetodeforestation

Itisprojectedthat

morethan600

millionpeople

worldwidewillbe

facinghungerin

2030,highlighting

theimmense

challengeof

achievingthezero-

hungertarget

By2050,food

demandisexpected

to

increaseby

>50%,

andanimal-

basedfoodsby70%

Unsustainable

agriculturepractices

couldresultin

95%oflandbeing

degraded

by2050

Climatechange

couldreduceglobal

agriculturalyields

>30%

by2050

Photocredits:UNDPGuatemala/GiovanniDiffidenti;UNWomen/CatianneTijerina

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KEYMESSAGESONTHEVALUEOFNATUREFORFOODSECURITY

biodiversityconservation

Biodiversityhasbeenthefoundationofagricultureforover

10,000years

.Over

80%oftheworld’sterrestrialbiodiversity

canbefoundinforests.Preventingforestlosscouldensurethesurvivalofmanyspecies,andpreservetheabilityofforeststoprovideessentialecosystemservicessuchascleanairandwater,healthysoilsforagriculture,andclimateregulation.

Freshwaterbodiesarehometoone-thirdof

vertebratespeciesand10%ofalldescribedspeciesonEarth

.FoodsystemapproachesneedtobeintegratedintoNBSAPs,inadditiontoNDCsandNAPs;strongerpolicycoherencebetweentheseglobalpolicyprocessesisneeded.

soils

Makingagriculturalpracticesmoresustainableandclimatesmartiskeytohaltsoildegradation,restoresoilhealthandhelpfarmersbettermanageclimatechange.Healthysoilspotentiallyallowmorewatertoinfiltrateandberetained,betterabsorbingextremerainfall,aswellassupportingcropsduringdroughtsmoreeffectively.

landrestorationandregeneration

Restoring150millionhectaresofdegradedagriculturallandcould

generate$85billioninnetbenefits

,provide$30billionto$40billioneachyearinextraincomeforsmallholderfarmers,andgrowadditionalfoodfornearly200millionpeople.Akeyelementofregenerativeagriculturalpracticesistohelpmaintainsoilorganicmatterandrestoredegradedsoilbiodiversity,whichstrengthenssoilfunctionsessentialforstoringcarbon,improvingwaterinfiltrationandstorage,andimprovingnutrientcyclesforbettercropgrowth.

climatemitigation

Theworld’sforests

absorbaround7.6billiontonnesof

CO

2

eperyear.

Avoidingdeforestationanddegradationcould

preventupto4.3–5.5GtCO

2

beingemitted

intotheatmosphereeachyear,helpingtomeetthegoalsofthe

ParisAgreement

.Actiontoreducedeforestationcouldbe

morerapidlydeployed

thanothermitigationstrategies,whichcouldreducerisksofrisingfutureclimatepolicycosts.Peatlandsandgrasslandsalsohaveamajorclimatemitigationroletoplay,holding

anestimated30

%and

12%

ofterrestrialcarbonstocks

,respectively.Agroforestry,intercropping,croprotation,reducingchemicalinputs,andholisticallymanagedgrazingallhaveasignificantpositiveeffectonclimatechangemitigation,measuredintermsofsoilorganiccarbonand/orcarbonsequestrationrates.

climateadaptation

Forestsplaya

crucialrole

inclimatechangeadaptationefforts.TheyactasafoodsafetynetforlocalandIndigenouscommunitiesduringclimateshocks,reducerisksfromdisasterslikecoastalflooding,andhelpregulatewatersystemsandmicroclimatestoensureecologicalbalance.

Forestsandwaterareinterlinked,withanestimated75%

oftheworld’saccessiblefreshwatercomingfromforested

watersheds

.Wetlandsalsoprovidebothwaterfiltrationandbuffersfromstormsurgesandcoastalerosion–

87%of

naturalinlandwetlandshavebeenlostsince1700

.

‘blue’foodscanhelpaddressmalnutrition1

Increasedsupplyof

bluefoods

throughsustainable

aquacultureinvestmentandimprovedfisheriesmanage-

mentcouldhelptoavoid166million

casesof

micronutri-

entdeficienc

y

by2030

.

socio-economicbenefits

Thesustainablemanagementofforestscouldcreate

$230billioninbusinessopportunities

and16millionjobsworldwideby2030.Theglobalorganicfarmingmarketwasworth

$95.38billionin2020

andisexpectedtoreach$151.36billionin2025,indicatinggrowingdemandforsustainablecommodities.

Mountainecosystems

are

alsoamajorsourceoffood:ofthe20plantspeciesthat

supply80%oftheworld’sfood,six–maize,potatoes,

barley,sorghum,tomatoesandapples–originatedfrom

andhavebeendiversifiedinmountains

.

sustainablelivelihoodsandpovertyreduction

Astudyonthebenefitsofsustainabilitycertificationandstandardsforpalmoil,coffeeandcocoaproducershas

found

improvementsinincome

fromthetargetcommodityin65%ofcases.Fairtradecertificationisassociatedwith

higheroutput

pricesandhigherincomes

amongsmallholderfarmers.

costsavingsfromecosystemservices

Theeconomicvalueofforestsisvast–oneestimate

suggeststhatthetotalvalueofintactforestsandtheirecosystemservicesis

upto$150trillion

,arounddoublethevalueofglobalstockmarkets.Atotalcostof$2.7trillionforanti-deforestationmeasuresandafurther$3.5trilliononrestorationforthe2030-2070periodwouldsave$33.5trillionineconomiccosts.

1Bluefoodsincludeover2,500speciesgroupsofaquaticanimalsandplantsconsumedthroughouttheworld.

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CreatingaSustainableFoodFuture

RESOURCES

TECHNICALPUBLICATIONSANDREPORTS–ESSENTIALREADING

UNDPFoodandAgricultural

CommoditySystems(FACS)Strategy

2020–2030

Becoming#GenerationRestoration:EcosystemRestorationforPeople,NatureandClimate

Thefutureoffoodandagriculture–Alternativepathwaysto2050

ISSN2522-722X(online)

ISSN2522-7211(print)

3

Thefuture

Driversand

triggersfor

transformation

offoodand

agriculture

Thisreportaimsat

inspiringstrategic

thinkingandactionstotransformfood

systemstowardsa

sustainable,resilient

andinclusivefuture.Itanalysesmajordriversofagrifoodsystems

UNDP’sFood&AgriculturalCommoditySystemsStrategy2020-2030

FoodandAgriculturalCommoditySystems(FACS)are

fundamentaltothesustainable

developmentofthe170countriesUNDPsupports.This

Becoming#GenerationRestoration

ECOSYSTEMRESTORATIONFORPEOPLE,NATUREANDCLIMATE

Thisreportpresentsthecaseforwhyweallmustthrowour

weightbehinda

globalrestoration

effort.Drawingonthe

latestscientific

evidence,itexplains

document,developedin2020,aimstoarticulateandunifyUNDP’svision,

offeringaresponsetocurrentglobal

challenges,aswellasguidingthefutureprogramming,partnershipsand

investmentsofUNDPinthisareaofwork.

thecrucialroleplayedbyecosystemsfromforestsandfarmlandtoriversandoceans,andchartsthelossesthat

resultfrompoorstewardshipoftheplanet.

andexploreshowtheirtrendscould

determinealternativefuturesforagrifood,socioeconomicandenvironmental

systems.

CreatingaSustainableFoodFuture:AMenuofSolutionstoFeedNearly10

BillionPeopleby2050

Rethinkingourfoodsystems:aguidefor