Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG State of the Switzerland s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. 17. January 2015 Work Organisation 1. Identification of production systems present in Switzerland 2. Putting together a team of authors 3. First contact experts from the federal administration 4. Drafting the report 5. Broad stakeholder consultation (first consultation): Federal administration: Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG, Federal office for the environment FOEN, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office FSVO, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Swiss Commission for the Conservation of Cultivated Plants. Scientific community: Agroscope (Swiss centre of excellence for agricultural research), Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Swiss Biodiversity Forum, Swiss Ornithological Institute, Bern University of applied sciences NGOs: Pro Specie Rara, ProNatura Associations: Swiss Farmer s Union, Agridea, IPSuisse 6. Revision of the report 7. Second consultation 8. Adoption of the report by Federal authorities 2 1
Work Organisation 1. Identification of Production Systems Present in Switzerland (11 out of 48) L3 Livestock grassland-based systems: Temperate L4 Livestock grassland-based systems: Boreal and /or Highlands L7 Livestock landless systems: Temperate F3 Naturally regenerated forests: Temperate F7 Planted forests: Temperate A3 Self-recruiting capture fisheries: Temperate A7 Culture-based fisheries: Temperate A11 Fed Aquaculture: Temperate C7 Irrigated crops (other): Temperate C11 Rainfed crops: Temperate M3 Mixed systems (livestock, crop, forest and /or aquatic and fisheries): Temperate 3 Challenges Broad scope and complexity of the issue Common understanding Biodiversity for food and agriculture associated biodiversity Demarcation of the production systems 4 2
Challenges Data availability according to production systems Table 3. Area under production, production quantity and contribution to the agricultural sector economy of production systems in the country. 5 Challenges Identification of relevant trends Table 5: Major drivers and their effect on ecosystem services in production systems. 6 3
Lessons learned from the preparation of the report Approach based on first contact experts Chapter 5 on the state of interventions is a good starting point Comprehensive general overview on the country can be used for cross references throughout the report Tables addressing relevant trends/effects: Start with the description, not with the table 7 Synthetic overview of the production systems addressed in the report Production systems Output value (CHF) Labour force Livestock, crop, mixed production systems 10 Billion 162 000 Forest production systems 857 Million 5 800 Fishery and aquaculture 36 Million 286 Switzerland GDP: 370 Billion 4.9 Million 8 4
Drivers of change 1. Changes in land and water use management 2. Pollution 3. Policies 4. Invasive species 5. Climate change Main land use categories 1985-2009 Phosphorus levels in selected lakes 9 State and trends of animal and plant genetic resources Number of cattle, pig, sheep and goat breeds registered in Swiss herdbooks Number of plant species included in positive lists in 2013 10 5
State and trends of biodiversity for food and agriculture in forests Development of the forested area between 1958 and 2006 Swiss Bird Index: Development of populations of 57 bird species relying on the forest as habitat 11 State and trends of associated biodiversity Percentage of species in Switzerland that are either threatened (extinct or endangered), near threatened or not threatened. Uniqueness of meadows and pastures. Changes based on the species composition of vascular plants, mosses and molluscs (Simpson Index). 12 6
State of interventions and use 1. Agricultural policy 2014-2017 2. Swiss Forest policy 2020 3. Fishery Management in Switzerland 4. Swiss Biodiversity Strategy Completed by other policies, strategies and programmes, e.g. Ecological compensation/pep, Adaptation to climate change in Switzerland, Sustainable Development Strategy 2012-2015, Landscape Strategy, Action Plan Green Economy, integrated management, etc. 13 Importance of the country report and SOWBFA for Switzerland 1. Compilation of information providing an overview of the status of agrobiodiversity in the country/world 2. Highlights that biodiversity is key for sustainable agriculture / green economy 3. Underpins the importance of ongoing activities 4. Baseline for further evaluation of policy measures at national and international level (Action Plan on the Implementation of the Swiss Biodiversity Strategy, Aichi targets, Post 2015 UN Agenda) 5. Identify gaps and new areas for research 14 7
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