As part of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a series of Stakeholder Open Webinar is being held during 2021. This series of webinars is intended to provide an important – and on-going – opportunity for parties and stakeholders to engage in a constructive exchange of views, and enhance their understanding of elements related to the […]
Intervention on the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for support to peasants and indigenous peoples’ as stewards of biodversity
On February 18, as a member of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty, AFSA delivered the following intervention to the 24th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, discussing recommendations for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. It calls on delegates to ensure the framework upholds the rights of indigenous peoples […]
Standing with small-scale and peasant producers at the FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference
AFSA fights for food sovereignty on many fronts – including in the international arena where governments, civil society, and other actors negotiate goals and policies that affect food systems in Australia and around the world. As part of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty, AFSA reps take the concerns of small-scale producers and grassroots […]
Submission to the Inquiry of the Agriculture and Water Resources Committee on growing Australian agriculture to $100bn by 2030
In 2019 the Minister for Agriculture asked the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Food Resources to inquire into and report on growing Australian agriculture to $100 billion by 2030. It is critical that the needs and contributions of small- and medium-scale farmers and agroecological practices be strongly represented, as the the Committee will advise […]
A Food Sovereignty Approach to Preserving Biodiversity
The following presentation was delivered by AFSA President Tammi Jonas on 18 June 2020 in a webinar hosted by the World Wildlife Fund, the World Health Organisation, and the Convention on Biological Diversity for an audience of 450 UN organisations, NGOs, and social movements – ‘Protect and Preserve Nature, the Source of Human Health: Stepping […]
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