Annually over 12.5 million tonnes of plastic are used in #agriculture

Plastics can boost yields but degrade into microplastics, threatening ecosystems & #FoodSecurity .

Food and Agriculture Organization advocates for a legally binding global agreement on #plasticpollution to safeguard our future.

#INC4

Today, Jocelyn BrownHall highlighted the importance of developing a Voluntary Code of Conduct for the sustainable use of plastics in agriculture during the first in a series of regional multi-stakeholder consultations.

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#BeatPlasticPollution

The subsidies supporting environmental destruction could amount to $23m a minute says new World Bank report. Subsidies in #agriculture are mostly detrimental to people and the environment
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#WorldEnvironmentDay reminds us of the need to shift to a sustainable & circular #bioeconomy . This shift can help solve many interlinked challenges, from how to #BeatPlasticPollution to how to feed a growing population while protecting biodiversity & addressing the #ClimateCrisis

Eliminating waste through sustainably using biomass residues is an important part of the circular #bioeconomy .

Read all about it in an interview with Food and Agriculture Organization bioenergy expert Manas Puri

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In many parts of the world, agricultural plastics aren’t appropriately collected, recycled and disposed of.

#Bioeconomy innovations can help reduce plastics waste and regenerate ecosystems.

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#ZeroWasteDay #BeatWastePollution

Check out how #bioeconomy can help in reducing climate risks such as droughts, floods and storms, while protecting people and assets

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#WorldMeteorologicalDay #ClimateCrisis

“Forestry is a concrete entry point to the world of sustainable #bioeconomy .”

Read Food and Agriculture Organization’s interview with Senior Forestry Officer Sven Walter

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#IntlForestDay

Did you know that, among other benefits, transitioning to a sustainable & circular bioeconomy can help to mitigate & adapt to #ClimateChange ?

Learn more about the impacts of #bioeconomy on the #ClimateCrisis & our agrifood systems 👉 bit.ly/3E9c6zO

#COP15

Bioeconomy has major untapped potential to help combat the #ClimateCrisis & transform our agrifood systems.

🎥Watch to discover what Food and Agriculture Organization & countries are achieving by championing bioeconomy 👇

Our work on #bioeconomy 👉 bit.ly/3tzpZTj

#COP15

.Maria Helena Semedo speaks at #COP15 event on achieving Post2020 targets through sustainable #bioeconomy in agrifood systems

She stressed the need to 'move bioeconomy from niche to default development model, embedding it in int'l discussions on biodiversity, climate & environment'

Happening now!

During #COP27 , FAO was at the heart of #bioeconomy discussions.

We also launched a new publication 📖 on #sustainable and circular bioeconomy in the climate agenda.

Check out our recap here 👉 bityl.co/FnDV

Food is at the centre of interactions between #climatechange , #biodiversity and #nutrition .

Learn more about this nexus in this Food and Agriculture Organization podcast 👉 bit.ly/3zS2BUB

#COP27 #ClimateCrisis #HealthyDiets #FoodSystems

Join the Food and Agriculture Organization side event on “Sustainable and circular #bioeconomy in the climate agenda: Opportunities to transform #agrifood systems”

📍 Food & Agriculture Pavilion
📆 18 November
🕗 08.30-09.30 EET
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#FAOatCOP27 #FoodAgPavilion

Creating a sustainable and circular #bioeconomy is a key opportunity for #ClimateAction

Food and Agriculture Organization’s Marta Gomez San Juan stresses the potential at #COP27 event on better #livestock management

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#FAOatCOP27 #ClimateCrisis

.Food and Agriculture Organization & the European Commission celebrate 10 years of development of a #bioeconomy that promotes innovation & environmental sustainability. We must strengthen cooperation in bioeconomy for innovative & transformative change.

Biopesticides can play a major role to play in managing crop pests and diseases such as fall armyworm.

Read more here about the environmental benefits of this emerging #bioeconomy sector 👇

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We must recognise the time for changes in the global systems is now. If the world is to truly find love, peace and prosperity, the structures that exist to create global stability must be rebuilt on the principles of fairness and the inclusion of all nations. #UNGA

A significant proportion of marine debris originates frm the land, including from agriculture.

Food and Agriculture Organization & UN Environment Programme took part in 7th Int'l Marine Debris Conference in Busan to spread the word on the importance of tackling agricultural plastics

Leave plastics out of our oceans & soils