OPERATING SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

OPERATING SUSTAINABILITYIN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

4 t h MULTI-STAKEHOLDERPLATFORM MEETING OF THE GLOBAL AGENDA FOR ACTION

Ottawa, 15 th of October 2013

ONE AND WHOLE

A UNIPOLAR VIEW OF AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABILITY

THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE NATURAL SYSTEM A N D T H E H U M A N SYST E M

NATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture: crops, livestock, forestry, capture fisheries and aquaculture

NATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

A BIPOLAR VIEW OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

NATURAL RESOURCES

LandWater

Genetic resourcesForestry

Fisheries Nutrients

Energy

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

FoodFeedFiberFuel

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

GrowthPoverty reductionEmploymentStabilityHealth and nutritionEquity

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

ClimateNutrient cycling

Biodiversity conservationOceans and water cycles...

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

FoodFeedFiberFuel

INTERACTION WITHIN

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

GrowthPoverty reductionEmploymentStabilityHealth and nutritionEquity

AGRICULTURE

NATURAL RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

ClimateNutrient cycling

Biodiversity conservationOceans and water cycles...

Agriculture: crops, livestock, forestry, capture fisheries and aquaculture

NATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

LandWater

Genetic resourcesForestry

Fisheries Nutrients

Energy

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

FoodFeedFiberFuel

INTERACTION BETWEEN

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

GrowthPoverty reductionEmploymentStabilityHealth and nutritionEquity

AGRICULTURE

NATURAL RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

ClimateNutrient cycling

Biodiversity conservationOceans and water cycles...

Agriculture: crops, livestock, forestry, capture fisheries and aquaculture

NATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

LandWater

Genetic resourcesForestry

Fisheries Nutrients

Energy

AGRICULTURE

EXTERNAL DRIVERSNATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

NATURAL RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Climate changeHabitat loss

PathogensTipping points

Growth and income in other sectors

Demand / competition from

other sectors

Population growthDietary change

Improve equity, access to productive assets, responsible consumption

Increase productivity

through resource-use

efficiency

Conserve, protect, and enhance the

natural resources

AGRICULTURE

NATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY: BALANCING HUMAN BENEFITS

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

ClimateNutrient cycling

Biodiversity conservationOceans and water cycles...

NATURAL RESOURCES

LandWater

Genetic resourcesForestry

Fisheries Nutrients

Energy

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

FoodFeedFiberFuel

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

GrowthPoverty reductionEmploymentStabilityHealth and nutritionEquity

Resilience

Governance

SUST

AIN

ABIL

ITY

LEVE

RS

...ONE AND A WHOLE AGAIN

NATURAL SYSTEM HUMAN SYSTEM

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

NATURAL RESOURCES

AGRICULTURE

...ONE AND A WHOLE AGAIN

SHIFTING OVER TIME

AGRICULTURE

ECONOMIC and SOCIAL SERVICES

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

AGRICULTURALPRODUCTS

NATURAL RESOURCES

LAND

EQUITY

CLIMATE

SHIFTING OBJECTIVES (examples)

GROWTH

BIODIVERSITY

WATER HEALTH

FOOD

TIME CONFLICT

TODAY TOMORROW

REACTREPAIRCURE

ADAPTCLEAN UP

ANTICIPATEBUILD

PREVENTMITIGATEPROTECT

SUSTAINABILITY: PRACTICE OF CHANGE

EVIDENCE

TOOLSPRACTICE CHANGE

DIALOGUE

SUSTAINABILITY: PRACTICE OF CHANGE

EVIDENCEUNDERSTAND

PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

TOOLSGUIDANCE

(RULES)INCENTIVES

PRACTICE CHANGE

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

DIALOGUEEXCHANGE CONSULT

AssessmentsForesightIndicate solutions

PlatformsJoint action

Harmonized parameters and procedures

AwarenessInnovationMarkets

GuidanceRegulations and

standardsTargetingfinancing

LEVELS OF THE PROCESS

EVIDENCEUNDERSTAND

PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

DIALOGUEEXCHANGE CONSULT

PRACTICE CHANGE

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

TOOLSGUIDANCE

(RULES)INCENTIVES

LEVELS OF THE PROCESS

EVIDENCEUNDERSTAND

PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

DIALOGUEEXCHANGE CONSULT

PRACTICE CHANGE

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

TOOLSGUIDANCE

(RULES)INCENTIVES

global to local

local to global

LEVELS OF THE PROCESS

EVIDENCEUNDERSTAND

PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES

DIALOGUEEXCHANGE CONSULT

PRACTICE CHANGE

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

TOOLSGUIDANCE

(RULES)INCENTIVES

KEY FEATURES OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

Sector DimensionsLevelsActors

Time preferences

MULTI-SCALE PROCESSES (SPIRALS)

OPPOSING FORCES AND

CONSTRAINTS

Natural vs Human system

Trade-offs

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

CHANGE

Tipping points and thresholds

CrisesResilience

Continuous processTime and location-specificDrivers

TIME AND SPACE DEPENDANT

INTERACTIONS AND RESULTS

KEY FEATURES OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

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H. SteinfeldL. LipperS. PandevF. Zoveda

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