THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY (TEEB) FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD IN MALAYSIA

He spoke about the issues and challenges to the agrofood industry, the achievements and gaps of the National Agrofood Policy 2011-2020, as well as the proposed policy framework of the new National Agrofood Policy 2.0 (2021-2030) which is now in final stages of development. [...] Gan presented her experience of TEEB for Protected Areas in peninsular Malaysia in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, including the rationale behind the TEEB assessment, the team composition, the approach, methods and data used, and how these methods are translated into the scoping and consultation, the surveys, and the early analysis of results. [...] WWF has carried out two studies in the Heart of Borneo project2 area in Sarawak, in partnership with the Forest Department of Sarawak and the Economic Planning Unit, to quantify the value of benefits provided by the rainforest to local communities, and also to national and international communities. [...] He spoke about the issues and challenges to the agrofood industry, the achievements and gaps of the National Agrofood Policy 2011-2020, as well as the proposed framework of the new National Agrofood Policy 2.0 (2021-2030) which is now in the final stages of development. [...] The National Policy on Biological Diversity (NPBD) was a direct response to the Aichi targets set in 2010, and was linked to the three goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity: conservation of biodiversity; sustainable use; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of biological resources.