Actualizado: 18/06/2013
Cooperación y asociaciones
Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica Comisión de Recursos Genéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura Movilización de recursos Coherencia de las políticas

Desde la aprobación del Protocolo de Nagoya, el Órgano Rector ha instado a las Partes Contratantes a asegurarse de que las medidas legislativas, administrativas o sobre políticas adoptadas para la aplicación tanto del Tratado como del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (o su Protocolo de Nagoya) sean coherentes y se apoyen mutuamente. Las dos secretarías han firmado un memorando de cooperación y organizan talleres conjuntos.

La Comisión representó el foro en el que se negoció el Tratado y la colaboración continua aporta la coherencia de las políticas y la complementariedad de los dos órganos en la esfera de los recursos fitogenéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura. Los dos órganos aprobaron una Declaración conjunta de cooperación y existe una relación muy estrecha entre sus mesas y secretarías.

Los miembros del Tratado han reconocido los resultados positivos de la estrategia de cooperación con organizaciones internacionales pertinentes para facilitar la aplicación de la Estrategia de financiación, en particular el Fondo de distribución de beneficios, y han reconocido la importancia y el valor de establecer asociaciones en lo relativo a la movilización de recursos, la programación y la eficacia del funcionamiento del Fondo.

El Órgano Rector ha pedido al Secretario que establezca y mantenga la cooperación con otras organizaciones internacionales y tratados pertinentes sobre asuntos abarcados por el Tratado y que continúe participando en las reuniones pertinentes de la Unión Internacional para la Protección de las Obtenciones Vegetales, la Organización Mundial de la Salud, la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, la Organización Mundial del Comercio y la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático, entre otros.

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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference.



Signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Convention on Biological Diversity is dedicated to promoting sustainable development. Conceived as a practical tool for translating the principles of Agenda 21 into reality, the Convention recognizes that biological diversity is about more than plants, animals and micro organisms and their ecosystems – it is about people and our need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environment in which to live.



The Centre has a mandate from the UNEP Governing Council to provide a range of biodiversity-related services to UNEP, the biodiversity-related conventions and their constituent party-states and other bodies in the non-governmental and private sectors (Decision GC 22/1/III).



Established in 1964, UNCTAD promotes the development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy. UNCTAD has progressively evolved into an authoritative knowledge-based institution whose work aims to help shape current policy debates and thinking on development, with a particular focus on ensuring that domestic policies and international action are mutually supportive in bringing about sustainable development.



UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.



UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal: to build peace in the minds of men.



UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.



The founders of the United Nations University gave it a challenging mission: to contribute through research and capacity-building, to find original, forward-looking solutions to the most pressing problems which concern the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.



The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.



The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity information and assessment arm of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).



It is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.



The main objectives of the OAU were, inter alia, to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity among African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations.



It is a specialized agency of the Inter-American System, and its purposes are to encourage and support the efforts of its Member States to achieve agricultural development and well-being for rural populations.



CABI is a not for profit, intergovernmental organization that improves people's lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Their mission and direction is influenced by over 40 member countries that help guide the activities undertaken as a business.



It is a tropical organisation with a tropical agenda. But why study insects? Because in the tropics, insects are a fact of life to be reckoned with. Insects pose a greater risk to food production, often causing the loss of entire crops and destroying about half of all harvested food in storage.



The OIE is an intergovernmental organisation created by the International Agreement of 25 January 1924, signed by 28 countries. In May 2006, the OIE totalled 167 Member Countries.



The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland).

UPOV was established by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. The Convention was adopted in Paris in 1961 and it was revised in 1972, 1978 and 1991. The objective of the Convention is the protection of new varieties of plants by an intellectual property right.



El Mercado Común del Sur o Mercosur es un bloque comercial cuyos propósitos son promover el libre intercambio y movimiento de bienes, personas y capital entre los países que lo integran, y avanzar a una mayor integración política y cultural entre sus países miembros y asociados. Sus estados miembros son Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Venezuela que firmó su adhesión el 17 de junio de 2006. Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú tienen estatus de estado asociado.



Official Nordic co-operation is channelled through two organisations: the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Nordic Council was formed in 1952 and is the forum for Nordic parliamentary co-operation. The Council has 87 elected members, representing the five countries and three autonomous territories. The members of the Council are members of the national parliaments, who are nominated by their respective political party. There is thus no procedure for direct election to the Nordic Council.



The OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to: Support sustainable economic growth

  • Boost employment
  • Raise living standards
  • Maintain financial stability
  • Assist other countries' economic development
  • Contribute to growth in world trade

The OECD also shares expertise and exchanges views with more than 100 other countries and economies, from Brazil, China, and Russia to the least developed countries in Africa.



The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) works in partnership with its members, other organisations and donors to deliver priority work programmes to member countries and territories.



Parlamento andino promueve el proceso de integración andina, incentivando a la participación de los pueblos, armonizando las leyes de los países andinos y protegiendo los derechos humanos, la justicia social y la democracia. Así mismo, promueve y orienta el proceso de integración andino en coordinación con otros órganos del Sistema Andino de Integración. Sustenta el imperio de la paz, la libertad, la justicia social, la democracia y el derecho a la libre autodeterminación de los pueblos. Vela por el respeto de los derechos humanos y la calidad de vida, en el marco de los objetivos e instrumentos de la integración subregional y de la comunidad internacional en esta materia. Incentiva la participación de los pueblos, procurando bases de legitimidad democrática de sus representantes e impulsar el desarrollo de la conciencia comunitaria y la identidad sociocultural andina.



The objectives of SADC as stated in Article 5 of the Treaty remain relevant but Member States underscore the need to ensure that poverty alleviation is addressed in all SADC activities and programmes with the ultimate objective of eradicating it. HIV/AIDS is as a major threat to the attainment of the objectives of SADC and therefore is accorded priority in all SADC programmes and activities.



It is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace. The Commonwealth’s 1.8 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world’s population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions.



It contributes to rural poverty reduction by promoting competitive and sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, through higher education, research and technical cooperation.



It is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.



Africa Rice Center (WARDA) is the premier research Center for rice development in sub-Saharan Africa. It also serves as a hub for rice-related R&D networks in the region.



Bioversity is the world's largest international research organization dedicated solely to the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity. It is non-profit and independently operated.