For ecological and food security, national sovereignty must be strengthened on the basis of peoples' sovereignty. Civil society is entitled to a clear and specified role in international governance, in the context of globalisation to safeguard farmers', indigenous peoples', and consumers' interests. International governance must evolve within the United Nations system. The recognition of sovereign rights in the Convention on Biological Diversity must also be interpreted as the sovereign rights of local peoples, who may choose to delegate authority to the states. The International Court of Justice may be a useful forum for adjudicating international jurisdictional controversies.
All human beings have the fundamental right to sufficient, safe and healthy food.
Diversity is fundamental to food security as well as the generation, evolution and preservation of cultures and their economic, political and judicial systems. Therefore, our Peoples' Plan of Action is being built on and strengthened by the recognition of diversity as the organising principle of peoples' action for food security. We commit ourselves to the establishment of an international legal commitment to the human right to sufficient, safe, healthy food. We commit ourselves to the promotion of the consumption of locally produced foods and the generation of consumer awareness of the importance of agricultural biodiver-sity. We commit ourselves to continued opposition to transnational agribusiness monopolies on the production, processing and distribution of food.