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The State of Yemen's Biodiversity for Food And COUNTRY REPORTS THE STATE OF YEMEN’S BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE This country report has been prepared by the national authorities as a contribution to the FAO publication, The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. The report is being made available by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as requested by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The information in this report has not been verified by FAO, and the content of this document is entirely the responsibility of the authors, and does not necessarily represent the views of FAO, or its Members. The designations employed and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Republic of Yemen Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Agriculture Research and Extension Authority National Genetic Resources Center. Yemen's Country Report contributing to The State of the World's biodiversity for Food and Agriculture August 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................... LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COUNTRY AND TO THE ROLE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ..................................................... 1.1GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTRY ..................................................................................................................... 1.2 ROLE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................. 1.3 PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY .................................................................................................................. CHAPTER 2 DRIVERS OF CHANGE ...................................................................................................... 2.1 EFFECTS OF DRIVERS OF CHANGE ON ASSOCIATED BIODIVERSITY .................................................................................... 2.2 EFFECTS OF DRIVERS OF CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ............................................................. 2.3 EFFECTS OF DRIVERS OF CHANGE ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES .......................................................................................... 2.4 EFFECTS OF DRIVERS OF CHANGE ON WILD FOODS ...................................................................................................... 2.5 EFFECTS OF DRIVERS OF CHANGE ON TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, GENDER AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS ..................................... 2.6 COUNTERMEASURES ADDRESSING CURRENT AND EMERGING DRIVERS OF CHANGE, BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED ................................................................................................................................................................. CHAPTER 3 THE STATE AND TRENDS OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE.................................................................................................................... 3.1 OVERALL SYNTHESIZED ASSEMENT OF FOREST, AQUATIC, ANIMAL OR PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES ........................................ 3.2 STATE AND TRENDS OF ASSOCIATED BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES .................................................................. 3.3 SPECIES OF ASSOCIATED BIODIVERSITY AT RISK OF LOSS ................................................................................................ 3.4 CONSERVATION OF ASSOCIATED BIODIVERSITY ........................................................................................................... 3.5 STATE AND TRENDS OF WILD RESOURCES USED FOR FOOD ............................................................................................ 3.6 WILD FOOD RESOURCES AT RISK ............................................................................................................................. 3.7 CONSERVATION OF WILD RESOURCES USED FOR FOOD ................................................................................................. 3.8 NATURAL OR HOUMAN-MADE DISASTERS AND BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ................................................ 3.9 INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ....................................................................... 3.10 SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES AND INTERACTIONS ....................................................................................................... 3.11 GAPS AND PRIORITES .......................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 4 THE STATE OF USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ........ 4.1 THE USE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OR ACTIONS THAT FAVOUR OR INVOLVE THE USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ..................................................................................................................................................... 4.2 SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ................................................................................. 4.3 THE CONTRIBUTION OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY, FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION, LIVELIHOODS, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILENCE AND SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION ................. 4.4 THE ADOPTION OF ECOSYSTEM APPROACHES ............................................................................................................. 4.5 GAPS AND PRIORITIES ........................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 5 THE STATE OF INTERVENTIONS ON CONVERSATION AND USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ..................................................... 5.1 NATIONAL POLICIES, PROGRAMMES AND ENABLING FRAMEWORKS THAT SUPPORT OR INFLUENCE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTUR AND THE PROVISION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ..................... 5.2 POLICIES, PROGRAMMES AND ENABLING FRAMEWORKS GOVERNING EXCHANGE, ACCESS AND BENIFITS ................................ 5.3 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................ 5.4 STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND ONGOING ACTIVIETIES THAT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5.5 COLLABORATION BETWEEN INSTITUATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS .................................................................................. 5.6 CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 5.7 KNOWLEDGE GENERATION AND SCIENCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5.8 GAPS AND PRIORITIES ........................................................................................................................................... CHAPTER 6 FUTURE AGENDAS FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ..................................................... 6.1 ENHANACING THE CONTRIBUTION OF BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ............................................................ 6.2 STENGTHENING THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATED BIODIVERSITY AND WILD FOODS ............................. 6.3 IMPROVING STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AND AWARENESS ......................................................................................... REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... List of Abbreviations ACAP Agro-Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation Project ACSAD The Arab Center for Studies in the Arid Zones and Dry Lands AFD French Agency for Development AOAD The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development AREA The Agricultural Research and Extension Authority ASL Above See Level BFA Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture CA Coastal Area CAMA Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CDM Clean Development Mechanism CEPF The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund CFSS Comprehensive Food Security Survey CFSS Comprehensive Food Security Survey CHM Clearing House Mechanism CITES Contention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CN Country Note CSO Central Statistics Office DGCS The Italian Directorate for Development Cooperation DO Dissolved Oxygen DPR Development and Poverty Reduction DRM Disaster Risk Management. EA Ecosystem Approach EIA
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