More and more people outside and inside academic specialisms are becoming aware of the pressing need to halt dramatic losses in biodiversity worldwide.
The EU H2020 project, FRAMEwork is mounting an ambitious response to these critical problems.
The project will create a Biodiversity Sensitive Farming System that will encourage and enable farmers to conserve biodiversity, promote a rebalancing of agriculture in a way
that capitalises on the value of native biodiversity, and
improve the capacity of farming to deliver food and
nutritional security in the face of climate change, disease pandemics and other pressures on the system.
Louise Amand
Capitals Coalition
Manager Capitals Coalition
Louise works within the Coalition’s TEEBAgriFood project (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), developing guidance for businesses in the food sector, fostering partnerships, and supporting responsible companies in assessing their impacts and dependencies on nature and people for better decision making.
She has six years of experience promoting the transition of food systems, conciliating agricultural production, human well-being and ecosystem restoration.
Prior to her appointment at the Coalition, Louise worked for a Water Public Agency in Brazil, managing rural projects with payment for ecosystem services and organizing the 8th World Water Forum.
As a consultant for IUCN and the World Agroforestry Center, she also has a research and social innovation background.
She supports the establishment of Communities that Support Agriculture and the conversion of conventional farms to organic and agroforestry management for more sustainable landscapes.