Global initiatives
Having recognized the decline of pollinators, and its effect on agricultural biodiversity and sustainable agriculture, at the Fifth Conference of Parties (COP V) of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2000, an International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Pollinators (also known as the International Pollinator Initiative - IPI) was established. COP V/5 requested the development of a plan of action, and in April 2002 it consisted of four basic Elements:
Assessment
Adaptive Management
Capacity Building
Mainstreaming
FAO has been coordinating and facilitating the implementation of the IPI by undertaking, in collaboration with numerous partners, activities that contribute to the implementation of these four elements.