U.N. DECADE ON BIODIVERSITY
By Anton Antonio
February 12, 2016
“Biodiversity” is commonly used as a term to replace the
more clearly defines and previously established terms “species diversity” and
“species richness”. Biologists often
define biodiversity as the totality of genes, species and ecosystems of a
particular region. The advantage of this
definition is that it describes the most common circumstances and presents a
universally accepted view of the traditional types of biological variety
previously identified such as: (1) Taxonomic Diversity which is usually measured
at the species diversity level; (2) Ecological Diversity which is often viewed
from the perspective of ecosystem diversity; and, (3) Morphological Diversity
which can be traced back from genetic diversity.
Biodiversity is such an important aspect of environmental
protection that the United Nations General Assembly declared 2011-2020 the
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity under Resolution 65/161. The UN Decade on Biodiversity is intended to
support and promote the implementation of the goals and objectives of the
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, with the
goal of significantly curbing biodiversity loss.
Here is a researched material on the UN Decade on
Biodiversity… “On December 22, 2010,
building on the International Year of Biodiversity (2010) and the goal of
significantly reducing biodiversity loss, the United Nations General Assembly
declared 2011-2020 the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (Resolution
65/161). The UN Decade on Biodiversity
serves to support and promote implementation of the objectives of the Strategic
Plan for Biodiversity and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, which were adopted at the
10th Conference of the Parties to the CBD, in Nagoya, Japan, in
2010. Throughout the UN Decade on
Biodiversity, governments are encouraged to develop, implement and communicate
the results of national strategies for implementation of the Strategic Plan for
Biodiversity. It also seeks to promote
the involvement of a variety of national and intergovernmental factors and
other stakeholders in the goal of mainstreaming biodiversity into broader
development planning and economic activities.
The aim will be to place special focus on supporting actions that
address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, including production and
consumption patterns.” (Wikipedia)
The year 2016 is well within the period of the UN Decade on
Biodiversity.
Thoughts to
promote positive action…
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REFERENCE:
Wikipedia (2016).
“United Nations Decade on Biodiversity”.
Retrieved on February 12, 2016 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Decade_on_Biodiversity
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