It will be overseen by an Advisory Board consisting of leading scientists, economists and institutions, including UNESCO-IOC, NOAA, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Foundation Prince Albert II de Monaco.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

Last month, global food prices surpassed their mid-2008 records, according to a report out from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

FORBES: Speculators Savor It But Consumers Rue The Pinch From Higher Food Prices

IPBES-1 also requested UNESCO, UNEP, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish an institutional link with the Platform through a collaborative partnership arrangement for the work of IPBES and its Secretariat.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability was produced jointly by UNESCO - IOC, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples