Abstract
Mexico is hosting the 13th Conference of the Parts (COP-13) on the Convention on Biological Diversity. Participants will have another opportunity to "integrate biodiversity for wellbeing." Considering that food production is a major driver for the loss of biological diversity, despite the fact that ample genetic reservoirs are crucial for the persistence of agriculture in a changing world, food can be a conduit for bringing biodiversity into people's minds and government agendas. If this generation is going to "live in harmony with nature," as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets indicate, such an integration needs to be developed between the agricultural and environmental sectors throughout the world, especially as an increasingly urban civilization severs its cultural connections to food origin.
Highlights
Mexico is hosting the 13th Conference of the Parts (COP-13) on the Convention on Biological Diversity
The governments of 196 countries (86% have signed far) established the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD; http://www. cbd.int/) in 1992 with the objectives of 1) conserving existing biodiversity, 2) utilizing the components of biodiversity in a sustainable manner, and 3) ensuring that the benefits stemming from the use of genetic resources are distributed in a fair and equitable manner
Given the disparities between economic gains reaped by large multinational corporations and the conditions facing first nations, who are regarded as the custodians of biodiversity, the Nagoya Protocol became effective in 2014 to regulate access to genetic diversity and the sharing of its benefits
Summary
Mexico is hosting the 13th Conference of the Parts (COP-13) on the Convention on Biological Diversity. The world is witnessing an accelerated loss of biological species owing to human activities, which are putting the integrity of other life-support systems of the planet at risk[1,2].
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