The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are developing projects that seek to strengthen local production and will conserve biodiversity in a more efficient way, using natural resources. The efforts are framed in the “zero hunger” goal, which is the second of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the support of all UN organizations.
The project was announced within the framework of the 37th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held between 28 March and 1 April in Quito. At the event, this agreement was signed between the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador, FAO and the Governing Council of the Special Galapagos Regime.
The FAO Regional Conference is held every two years and is the governing body and maximum meeting place in the region. During the conference, government representatives from all FAO member states meet to discuss the challenges of agriculture and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean, to review FAO's actions during the biennium and to plan its actions for the next two years.
This meeting is a meeting forum for participating countries, representatives of governments, the productive sector and society, set up to follow up on the establishment of FAO standards in the region. During the conference, the FAO Regional Office presents two main routes of work: one for food security and one for climate change.
FAO member states also voted unanimously for the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031, which provides for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda through a modified, integrated, flexible and sustainable agricultural system, to achieve better production, food, environment and quality of life, without excluding anyone in the fight against hunger. This is one of the concerns of the Governing Council of the Special Galapagos Regime in the archipelago.
According to Ecuador's Minister of Environment Gustavo Manrique, only 36% of the food consumed on the islands is locally produced, which means that the remaining 64% require an import system from mainland Ecuador, increasing the environmental impact on the islands unprecedented.
According to the Galapagos Invasive Species Control Fund, this food dependence has significant consequences as many species have been introduced as a result of imports, which affects biodiversity and has led to the progressive abandonment of agriculture on productive land.
This new challenge of measuring the carbon footprint in the diet of the inhabitants of the Galapagos is a global strategy in which the participation and awareness of residents and tourists will be fundamental to achieving these objectives, say the environmental authorities of Ecuador.
They also announced that the purpose of this agreement is to introduce changes leading to a sustainable, sustainable, inclusive and efficient food system; with the aim of promoting nutrition, production and environmental sustainability, while ensuring the conservation of natural resources.
FAO is a special agency of the United Nations (UN) that leads international efforts to eradicate hunger on the planet. It offers its technical assistance services to both developed and developing countries and acts as a neutral meeting place for international efforts.
FAO is made up of 197 members: 194 states, the European Union as a member organization and two partners, the Faroe Islands of Denmark and the Tokelau Archipelago of New Zealand.
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