Today we rely on a very few crop species for human consumption – less than 30 plants provide 95% of the world’s nutrition. In the last hundred years, 250,000 plant species have become extinct. Since the beginning of the 20th century, America has lost 93% of its agricultural products and Europe almost 85%.

The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity is the non-profit entity behind Slow Food’s projects in eco-gastronomy.

Founded in 2003 by the Slow Food movement in partnership with the region of Tuscany, its mission is to organise and fund projects that defend our world’s heritage of agricultural biodiversity and gastronomic traditions. Five euro of each Slow Food membership fee goes to support the Foundation for Biodiversity.

The Foundations’ direct financial contributions are especially dedicated to the world’s less developed countries, where conserving biodiversity means not only improving quality of life but actually saving live communities and cultures.

Funds are used to support Slow Food’s projects in biodiversity including the Ark of Taste and Presidia.

To donate or learn more about the Foundation, please visit www.slowfoodfoundation.com