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Biodiversity and agricultural biofertilizers

16/10/2024 Go to Evidence

The article analyzes how Colombia is leveraging its microbial biodiversity to develop biofertilizers, examining scientific advances, market trends, and regulatory challenges facing the country in its efforts to promote more sustainable and competitive agriculture.

Laboratorio de Interacciones Moleculares de Microorganismos Agrícolas (LIMMA) Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Reyes, P., Oliveros, J., Racedo, C., & Giraldo, A. B. (2024). Uso de la biodiversidad para mejorar la agricultura: tendencias en la investigación y el mercado en biofertilizantes en Colombia. Naturaleza y Sociedad. Desafíos Medioambientales, (10).

Tag: Innovation SustainableProductivity Nature-Based_Solutions
Country: Colombia
Sector: Agrobiotechnology Fertilizers (Value Chain) Environment and natural resources
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Soil Health Bioinputs
Instrument: Support to technological research and development Sanitary, phytosanitary and biosafety standards Scientific-technological transfer (from the laboratory to the market)
Beneficiary: Researchers Agricultural producers
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity Soil health Impact: Environmental sustainability

Global Biodiversity Program

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 3,000 protected areas and 250 million hectares of productive landscapes have been strengthened or intervened by UNDP's global biodiversity program since 2000.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

UNDP’s global biodiversity program

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Rural communities
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status

CONSERV Project

30/09/2024 Go to Evidence

2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions have been possibly avoided thanks to the CONSERV project, which has protected some 21,000 hectares on 23 private properties (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024: Innovaciones en el sector forestal para lograr un futuro más sostenible. Roma.

Country: Brazil
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources Business organization and management
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture