Boosting biodiversity action through agroecology: Guidance for developing and updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans

This document provides guidance for integrating agroecology and food systems into the development and
implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans (NBSAPs) in alignment with the KunmingMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The goal of this Guidance is to support implementation of the
GBF at the national level while strengthening policy coherence between the GBF and international goals and
targets on food systems, including Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (End hunger, achieve food security
and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), and United Nations Food Systems Summit
(UNFSS) national pathways to sustainable food systems. In addition, this Guidance sheds light on the
opportunities and challenges of coordinated national-level policy planning and implementation. Integrating
agroecology into NBSAPs is an opportunity to address biodiversity while simultaneously advancing other
international targets, including those related to climate change, desertification, disaster risk reduction, health,
nutrition, combating hunger, and reducing poverty.