A new effort is aiming to minimize the environmental impacts of soy, beef and palm oil — by bringing together some of the world’s most significant players in sustainability.
On 6 September 2017, some of the world’s largest conservation, development and finance organizations, as well as government representatives from major producer countries, gathered at the United Nations in New York today to launch the Good Growth Partnership.
Opening the launch, UNDP’s Administrator Achim Steiner emphasized how genuine partnership is the only way to seize the tremendous opportunities a green agriculture economy offers
I think this is a testament to the fact that despite whatever challenges we are facing a transformation is unfolding.
Every now and then, a consortium of actors becomes a touchstone in a community. Our hope is that this Partnership could indeed be the touchstone that so many are looking for.
The pursuit of social and economic development is a vital priority for governments as they seek to reduce poverty and enhance the quality of life for their citizens. How do we manage situations in the development of the beef, palm oil and soy sectors where these objectives may come into tension with the needs of environmental conservation?
Agriculture in the 21st century is fundamental, it’s foundational to our very existence, and ironically it has also become one of the greatest threats to a sustainable future.
In GEF’s view, business as usual conservation doesn’t work anymore. We need to depart from that thinking
The Ministry of Agriculture, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and Conservation International (CI) officially launched the Good Growth Partnership (GGP) in Liberia.
The UN has just launched the Good Growth Partnership, a four-year project led by the UNDP’s Green Commodities Programme aiming to transform the soy, beef and palm oil supply chains to meet SDG goals around poverty alleviation and tropical deforestation reduction.
