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Dear Colleagues,

Further to the message below, please find attached the Executive Summary and recommendations of Version 1 of the HLPE report "Biofuels and Food Security".

Please note that there are three recommendations to GBEP (recommendation 1c on page 8; recommendations 5b and 5d on page 10).

We could take the opportunity of the Berlin meetings to further discuss this.

Kind regards,

GBEP Secretariat


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From: Morese, Michela (NRC)
Sent: 14 January 2013 17:36
To: GBEP-Secretariat
Subject: HLPE V0 draft of the Report: Biofuels and Food Security - Public consultation until 30.01.2013
Importance: High


Dear Colleagues,

In October 2011 the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) recommended a “review of biofuels policies – where applicable and if necessary – according to balanced science-based assessments of the opportunities and challenges that they may represent for food security so that biofuels can be produced where it is socially, economically and environmentally feasible to do so”. In line with this, the CFS requested the High Level Panel of Experts for Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to “conduct a science-based comparative literature analysis taking into consideration the work produced by the FAO and Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) of the positive and negative effects of biofuels on food security”.
The HLPE has developed a V0 draft of its report<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/86_Biofuels_v0/HLPE%20V0%20draft%20Biofuels%20and%20food%20security%20-%2009%20Jan%202013.pdf> and is now seeking inputs on it. Final findings are expected to feed into the preparation of the CFS Plenary session of October 2013.

Considering the relevance of this report for the GBEP work on  the sustainable development of bioenergy, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that HLPE is launching an open electronic consultation on the preliminary V0 Draft of the study, for public feedback and comments until 30 January 2013.


·         To download the V0 draft report link at the HLPE website www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe<http://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe>or click directly on

http://typo3.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/hlpe/hlpe_documents/_Biofuels/HLPE_V0_draft_report_Biofuels_and_Food_Security-09-Jan-2013.pdf

·         To participate in the e-consultation click on http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/biofuels-v0, or send your contribution directly to the Forum moderator at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, or to the HLPE Secretariat at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Contributions by individuals or by institutions are welcome in English, French and Spanish.

I believe your contributions will be very useful to improve such an important report that will influence the decisions/recommendations of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on biofuels and food security related matters, and subsequently influence the future international approach on this important matter.
Kind regards,

Michela


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Dr. Maria Michela Morese
Executive Secretary
Global Bioenergy Partnership
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Digest No.1011

9 January 2013

Discussions No. 86






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HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Biofuels and Food Security

Until 30 January 2013

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Dear Members,
Please find below a further opportunity to comment on a new Version 0 (V0) draft report from the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), this time on Biofuels and Food Security<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/biofuels-v0>.
The report aims at providing a balanced science-based assessment of the opportunities and challenges that Biofuels may represent for food security so that they can be produced where it is socially, economically and environmentally feasible.
The final report will be presented at the CFS Plenary session of October 2013.
As with all the other HLPE consultations, the aim is to gather informed inputs and to widen the circles from which evidence is made available.
Please read the invitation below, also available in French<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/forum/discussions/consultation-du-hlpe-sur-la-version-v0-du-rapport-biocarburants-et-s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9-alimen> andSpanish;<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/forum/discussions/consulta-del-hlpe-sobre-el-borrador-cero-del-informe-biocombustibles-y-seguridad-a> comments are welcome in these languages.
Thank you very much in advance for your active participation!
The FSN Forum Team






HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Biofuels and Food Security
In October 2011 the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) recommended a “review of biofuels policies – where applicable and if necessary – according to balanced science-based assessments of the opportunities and challenges that they may represent for food security so that biofuels can be produced where it is socially, economically and environmentally feasible to do so”. In line with this, the CFS requested the HLPE to “conduct a science-based comparative literature analysis taking into consideration the work produced by the FAO and Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) of the positive and negative effects of biofuels on food security”.
The Final findings are to be presented to the CFS Plenary Session in October 2013.
The High Level Panel of Experts for Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) now seeks input on the following V0 draft of its report<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/86_Biofuels_v0/HLPE%20V0%20draft%20Biofuels%20and%20food%20security%20-%2009%20Jan%202013.pdf> to address this mandate. The current V0 draft has been elaborated by the Project Team, under guidance and oversight of the Steering Committee, based also on the feedback received through the scoping e-consultation<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/biofuels-scope>.
The present e-consultation will be used by the HLPE Project Team to further elaborate the report, which will then be submitted to external expert review, before finalization by the Project Team under Steering Committee guidance and oversight.
The current draft is work-in-progress towards a comprehensive yet accessible and succinct presentation, highlighting priority topics and areas that are useful for action to the diverse range of stakeholders, which form the CFS.
To be useful in the next steps of the report write-up, the HLPE seeks feedback and input according to the following lines:
1. Is the V0´s appreciation of the current policy conjuncture adequate, particularly its interpretation of the changing significance of mandates and targets?
2. Does the V0´s interpretation of land constraints regarding “available” lands – from an integrated food security and carbon emissions perspective – take into account all the relevant scientific evidence and arguments?
3. The V0 provides a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the central role of biofuels for high and volatile food prices. Are there further discussions that need to be taken into account?
4. The V0 endorses initiatives which give priority to broad bioenergy strategies for local use in energy poor regions of the world where the potential social gains are large from even small quantities of energy and the impact on land use competition small. Which are the most far-reaching examples of such policies or experiences in practice?
The V0 draft report presents a series of policy proposals, which are understood to follow on from the analysis developed in the different chapters. These proposals are still very preliminary and general in character. Do these proposals adequately reflect the analyses developed in the V0 draft?
The Report ambitions to pay particular attention to the changed conjuncture with regard to mandates/targets and subsidies and to the need to define policies to control the development of biofuels markets. Contributions on this theme would be particularly welcomed.
The HLPE welcomes contributions and evidence to sharpen policy proposals, including international ones, in the area of implementing and ensuring effectively responsible land investments.
The HLPE is concerned above all to develop policy proposals, which can be used as practical guides for policy formulation, and welcomes contributions, which identify policies, and initiatives, which can flesh out the general orientations, presented in the policy proposals section.
We thank in advance all the contributors for being kind enough to spend time in reading and commenting on this early version of our report. Supplementary information, references and evidence-based examples would be very much welcomed in such a format that could be quickly managed by the team (for instance, if you suggest a reference, a book etc, please highlight a/the key point(s) in 5 to 10 lines).
Contributions are welcomed in English, French and Spanish. The V0 draft<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/86_Biofuels_v0/HLPE%20V0%20draft%20Biofuels%20and%20food%20security%20-%2009%20Jan%202013.pdf> is available in English. We look forward to a rich and fruitful consultation.
The HLPE Project Team and Steering Committee











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