WHO Guidance on Mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition and health was launched on the World Environment Day. The Guidance aims to support countries in the necessary transition toward healthier, more sustainable diets by integrating biodiversity in food-based interventions to support nutrition and health. The first report, released on this special occassion, highlights the main components of … Continue reading New! WHO Guidance on mainstreaming biodiversity for nutrition and health
CBD and WHO Joint Work Program on Health and Biodiversity
Health is often considered as a basic human right, and is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as not simply being free from illness, but in a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Biodiversity can be considered as the foundation for human health as it underpins the functioning of the ecosystems on … Continue reading CBD and WHO Joint Work Program on Health and Biodiversity
Mainstreaming biodiversity, food and nutrition into development policies
During the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) parties along with the international community including partners of the Biodiversity and Community Health (BaCH) Initiative discussed about the role of biodiversity for sustainable development. In line with this COP’s theme ‘Biodiversity for Sustainable Development’ participating … Continue reading Mainstreaming biodiversity, food and nutrition into development policies
Taking action for conservation and livelihoods at the local level
The Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation, a Cape Town based non-governmental organisation, jointly with herbalists and other partners launched Herbanisation - an open access, medicinal street garden project in 2012. The underlying idea is to create livelihood options for local Rasta and Khoi herbalists by upgrading degraded streets capes in economically marginalised areas marked by high unemployment … Continue reading Taking action for conservation and livelihoods at the local level
How our quality of life and wellbeing are dependent on biodiversity
Biodiversity lays the foundation for human survival and development by providing non-material and material benefits benefits. While material benefits of biodiversity such as clean air and food have been acknowledged by the international community since more than two decades at 1992 Rio Earth Summit, non-material benefits have not received enough attention yet. The Biodiversity and … Continue reading How our quality of life and wellbeing are dependent on biodiversity
Follow the last sessions of the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 on-line
The IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 - a key global forum on protected areas - is coming to an end. Since 12 November 2014 over 5,000 participants from governments, international organisations, civil society organisations, community based organisations, the private sector and academia have gathered to join the Congress in Sydney. In light of this year's … Continue reading Follow the last sessions of the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 on-line
Connecting global priorities – Biodiversity and Human Health
The State of Knowledge on the Interlinkages between Biodiversity and Human Health is an upcoming flagship publication covering all relevant issues related to the connections between biodiversity and community health. It is based on a collaborative effort of the BaCH Initiative partner the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) and the World Health … Continue reading Connecting global priorities – Biodiversity and Human Health
Biodiversity & Community Health 