"The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Promoting a Sustainable Agriculture and Food Sector" (China) Fifth Project Steering Committee Meeting Report

Key points from the PSC The PSC expressed satisfaction with the progress of the project implementation and considered the project results to be rich and comprehensive. [...] It is interesting to show how the project has been interacting with local stakeholders and integrating their experience and models into the project implementation, and in turn, how the project helps support the local practice of the “Green is Gold” ideology. [...] Is it possible to include a discussion on the international-level impact of the soybean expansion policy? For example, the implications on the major soybean exporting countries such as the US and Brazil, which are also biodiversity-rich areas. [...] The project’s final event in China and the global symposium in Thailand The PSC regarded the final national high-level event in Beijing, and the global symposium in Bangkok are very good opportunities for the project publicity, and that should be taken full advantage of. [...] Regarding the trade implications of the soybean expansion policy in the Heilongjiang study, the project team expressed uncertainty about the associated impacts and stressed it will need solid and comprehensive modeling before tapping into the topic.