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3. Agroforestry to sustain soil conservation

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  By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation “Agroforestry, the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock, stands as a pivotal strategy in sustainable land management and climate action (SDGs 3, 13, 15). This review synthesizes current knowledge and practices of agroforestry, focusing on its diverse systems, contributions to sustainable land management, role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the challenges and future prospects, with a special emphasis on the Indian context. Agroforestry systems, classified into silvopastoral, agrosilvicultural, and silvoarable , along with specialized practices like alley cropping and forest farming, demonstrate significant adaptability across various climatic and geographical regions. These systems have shown promising results globally, evident in case studies highlighting their effectiveness in different environmental settings. In the realm of sustainable land management, agroforestry is instrumental in soi...
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Statement of the CEO and Chairperson Global Environment Facility Carlos Manuel Rodríguez about the decisions at COP16.2.

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  By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 28.02.2025 COP 16 President  Susana Muhamad , Colombia “The Global Environment Facility serves to meet the needs of Parties, as they strive for global environmental commitments, including the 2030 biodiversity targets. We welcome the decision reached in Rome and look forward to continuing to support effective and innovative solutions to the biodiversity crisis through the GEF Trust Fund and the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF), which together have allocated resources to more than 140 countries since COP15.” “The GEF has gone through a series of reforms in the Secretariat, and in its policies and processes, to better support countries’ capacities. The GEF has been listening carefully to CBD Parties and is committed to continued improvements in order to respond to their expectations and capacities needs. The establishment of the GBFF is a demonstration of GEF’s timely and efficient responsiveness to the C...
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  By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 28.02.2025 Governments agree on the way forward to mobilise the resources needed to protect biodiversity for people and planet.   Governments agreed on a resource mobilization strategy that will establish the permanent arrangements for the financial mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity and mobilise the mixture of financial instruments needed to close the biodiversity finance gap. Parties enhanced the planning, monitoring, reporting and review mechanisms required to measure implementation of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The Cali Fund on the sharing of benefits from digital sequence information on genetic resources, was launched, opening a new chapter in mobilising private finance for biodiversity.   Rome 28 February 2025. Governments agreed early today in Rome on the strategy to raise the funds needed to prot...
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COP 16(2) of UNCBD has drawn to a close

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  By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation Rome 28.02.2025 The resumed session of the 16 th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has drawn to a close somewhat inconclusively in Rome. Herculean efforts were made in Rome to launch the Cali Fund to fund DSI or Digital Sequencing Information. Signatory Nations or Parties are hesitant to deposit the funding in the Global Environment Facility bowing to apprehensions that developed countries will bully emerging economies where the funding is critically required to stymie Biodiversity Loss. DSI fund makes a start towards equity in Biodiversity Management through the Cali Fund for instance. DSI is a biodiversity funding mechanism to get private sector entities that use Data from genetic resources and natural resources for manufacturing – to share a slice of their profits by making contributions to the Cali Fund which will help Biodiversity rich nations to prevent and reverse Biodi...
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2. Agroforestry is A Sunrise industry

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  By Malini Shankar Digital Discourse Foundation The agriculture sector is the largest source of livelihood in India. The country is one of the largest producers of agriculture and food products in the world. In 2022-23, India’s agriculture sector growth rate was estimated to be at 3.5% of India’s GDP. Horticultural produce quantifies to 33% of gross value added Agriculture. In 2023-24, horticulture production was estimated at 355 million tonnes,   surpassing food grain production. India is one of the largest agricultural product exporters in the world. In April-July 2024, the overall value of export of agricultural products stood at US$ 15.76 billion. In 2023-24 the agricultural exports from India stood at US$ 48.15 billion. In 2022-23, the agricultural exports from India stood at US$ 52.50 billion. During 2021-22, the country recorded US$ 50.2 billion in total agriculture exports with a 20% increase from US$ 41.3 billion in 2020-21. India’s agriculture sector primarily ...
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