International Year of Biodiversity and the 2010 Biodiversity Target

International Year of Biodiversity and the 2010 Biodiversity Target
paly

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity to increase the awareness of biodiversity and its importance. It's also the year to achieve the 2010 Biodiversity Target to reduce the loss of biodiversity at global, regional, and national levels. This is an opportunity for biodiversity conservationists to encourage people to discover the value of biodiversity, our connection to it, and the consequences of its loss.

About International Year of Biodiversity and the 2010 Biodiversity Target

PowerPoint presentation about 'International Year of Biodiversity and the 2010 Biodiversity Target'. This presentation describes the topic on The United Nations General Assembly declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity to increase the awareness of biodiversity and its importance. It's also the year to achieve the 2010 Biodiversity Target to reduce the loss of biodiversity at global, regional, and national levels. This is an opportunity for biodiversity conservationists to encourage people to discover the value of biodiversity, our connection to it, and the consequences of its loss.. The key topics included in this slideshow are Biodiversity, Conservation, United Nations, International Year of Biodiversity, 2010 Biodiversity Target,. Download this presentation absolutely free.

Presentation Transcript


1. www.cbd.int/2010 Press F5 to start the presentation

2. www.cbd.int/2010 International Year of Biodiversity Declared by the UNGA (61/203), An opportunity for the biodiversity community to encourage people to: Discover the biodiversity that surrounds us Realise its value, our connection to it and the consequences of its loss Act to save it.

3. www.cbd.int/2010 2010 Biodiversity Target To achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level, as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth

4. www.cbd.int/2010 Raise awareness of: How biodiversity is important for our lives What people have already done to save biodiversity Promote new and novel ways to safeguard biodiversity Encourage people to take immediate steps to reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity Initiate dialogue on steps for the post- 2010 period International Year of Biodiversity Goals

5. www.cbd.int/2010 International Year of Biodiversity Communications Campaign Create excitement around the discovery that people are part of nature Highlight the huge opportunity we are presented with in the International Year of Biodiversity Create a strong sense of optimism that it is not too late to act Be honest about the urgency of the challenge. NOW is the time to act.

6. www.cbd.int/2010 International Year of Biodiversity Messages Humans are part of natures rich diversity and have the power to protect or destroy it. Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, is essential to sustaining the living networks and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on. Human activity is causing the diversity of life on earth to be lost at a greatly accelerated rate. These losses impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely on everyday. But we can prevent them. 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity; Lets reflect on our achievements to safeguard biodiversity and focus on the urgency of our challenge for the future. Now is the time to act.

7. Biodiversity is life Biodiversity is our life

9. Logo

10. International Year of Biodiversity Success stories Projects carried out by communities, organizations and governments that have achieved the 2010 Biodiversity Target: Models for future biodiversity targets and policies Website will feature a 2010 Success Stories clearing-house

11. Key international events in 2010 Jan Berlin, Germany Opening of the International Year of Biodiversity Paris, France High-level event, scientific conference and launch of UNESCOs IYB exhibition Feb Trondheim, Norway Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity Bali, Indonesia , Global Ministerial Environmental Forum Mar Doha, Qatar, COP-15 of CITES May New York, USA - CSD and the Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues Nairobi, Kenya - SBSTTA and WGRI, Launch of GBO-3 GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity Jun GLOBAL - World Environment Day July New York, USA - High-level segment of ECOSOC Montreal, Canada - UNESCO Congress - Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity Sept New York, USA - United Nations General Assembly Oct Nagoya, Japan The Nagoya Biodiversity Summit includes the 5 th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Dec Kanazawa, Japan - Close IYB and contribution to the International Year of Forests

12. www.cbd.int/2010 The Green Wave One school, one tree, one gift to nature greenwave.cbd.int

13. www.cbd.int/2010 International Year of Biodiversity Current Partners

14. www.cbd.int/2010 International Year of Biodiversity National Committees National Governments will be primary organisers for the IYB. National Committees will be constituted of a variety of stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives from: Ministries Municipalities Business & Key economic sectors Educators Indigenous and Local Communities NGOs Scientific groups National Clearing-House Mechanisms The media Youth groups

15. www.cbd.int/2010 International Year of Biodiversity Getting involved Adapt and adopt the messages, and transmit them among your networks Promote success stories Provide support and resources to national events including on: - the International Day for Biodiversity 22 May - the World Environment Day and other events Build links between biodiversity and other items on the environmental and development agendas Organise and participate in events at key international meetings Coordinate to become involved in the CBD process Establish and increase your contact with media

16. www.cbd.int/2010 International Day for Biodiversity and other international days 22 May 2010 - Biodiversity for Development International Women's Day - 8 March World Water Day - 22 March World Health Day - 23 March World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - 21 May World Environment Day - 5 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17 June World Refugee Day - 20 June World Population Day - 11 July International Day of the World's Indigenous People - 9 August International Youth Day - 12 August International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - 16 September World Food Day - 16 October United Nations Day and World Development Information Day - 24 October

17. www.cbd.int/2010 B elieve that you can make a difference; read Books on Biodiversity. I nform yourself. The Internet is a great place to start, find out more at www.cbd.int O bserve the natural world around you... it can be something as small as the ants on the floor or the spider in the corner D o your part, Dig a garden, Delve into the subject, Develop your knowledge about biodiversity issues, Delight in different varieties of foods I nterest your family and friends; Initiate a biodiversity project at school or in your community V olunteer to work on a biodiversity project; Value traditional knowledge, practices, foods and medicines E ducate yourself, your friends and family; Examine your surroundings to see what you could do to improve them R espect biodiversity in all its forms; Reduce consumption and waste, Reuse, Recycle S tudy hard and become a Scientist, a biologist, an agronomist, an ecologist, a forestry expert; Share your knowledge; live Sustainably I nvolve yourself in an environmental NGO or your countrys committee for the international Year of Biodiversity T alk to and Teach others about biodiversity loss. Y es, YOU can do it... if we each do our part without waiting for others to do something first. YOU start, others will follow International Year of Biodiversity What you can do

18. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity World Trade Centre 413 St. Jacques street, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9 Tel. 1 (514) 288 2220 www.cbd.int For more information on the International Year of Biodiversity contact us at: IYB2010@cbd.int

19. www.cbd.int/2010

Related