The software company aims to achieve a 75% reduction, from 2000 levels, in company emissions by 2015. Acknowledging biodiversity also offers opportunities for financial institutions. Once fully established, the india business and biodiversity initiative will serve as a national platform for businesses and other stakeholders to pursue dialogue, share ideas and learn from each other. Tracking progress from the rio earth summit to the johannesburg world summit on sustainable development. Biodiversity and sustainability teachers instructions.
Second, human activities have contributed, and still contribute, to unprecedented rates of biodiversity loss, which threaten the stability and continuity of. Cross cutting issues such as invasive species, sustainable use and tourism, and traditional knowledge are other areas in which the two conventions could also associate themselves with the summit outcomes. Biological variety can be observed at three levels the genetic variability within a species. Biodiversity plants, animals and microorganisms all rely on each other, as well as the air, water and soil ecosystems. Biodiversity requires our attention for two reasons. Biodiversity is the most precious gift of nature mankind is blessed with.
Overall, the authors have found that unsustainable use of freshwater water shortage and overfishing are the major problems in transboundary waters. Use of biodiversity for food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Conserving biodiversity and using biological resources in. Sustainable use of biodiversity to use biodiversity in a sustainable manner means to use natural resources at a rate that the earth can renew them. This file contains the note frames, test and answer keys. The signatories to the convention commit to the protection of biodiversity, its sustainable use and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of resources. The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in marine and coastal ecosystems is a key aspect of sustainable development. Cbd on sustainable use of biodiversity with special regard to bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management. The diminishing of the earths biological diversity has consequences far more profound than other, sometimes more widely recognized, environmental dilemmas. Conservation of agricultural biodiversity, development and. Pdf a decade of biodiversity conservation and use in. Each contracting party shall, as far as possible and as appropriate, adopt economically and socially sound measures that act as incentives for the conservation and sustainable use components of biological diversity.
It addresses a wide range of issues related to community sustainability, including creating communities, smart growth, growing a sustainable economy, protecting. It is therefore not surprising that sustainable use of biological diversity is one of the three objectives set out in the conventions. Whittaker described three common metrics used to measure specieslevel biodiversity, encompassing attention to species richness or species evenness. The diversity of societies, cultures and languages that has developed throughout human history is intimately related to biodiversity and its use. Conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity is essential to. Arundhati kulkarni abstract solving the problem of environmental threats and a dwindling biodiversity has been on the international agenda for some decades now. Both businesses and humans are negatively affected by biodiversity loss, and the risks of jeopardizing the health of our critical ecosystems are great. Systematic biodiversity conservation planning seems like everyone is doing it. For example, biodiversity can play a central role in the appeal of a tourist destination. Plankton of all kinds show an enormous range of biodiversity.
Some of the major values of biodiversity are as follows. Ecological restoration a means of conserving biodiversity and sustaining livelihoods a call to action by the ecological restoration joint working group of ser international and the iucn commission on ecosystem management george d. Developed nations are the uns biggest financial backers and set. Article 11 of convention on biological diversity has emphasized on this issue by stating. It is based on the process followed by the national biodiversity institute of costa rica inbio, as observed by three foreign volunteers. The earth is populated by an incredible number of different living creatures. For instance, they can assess a clients operational and strategic handling of biodiversity, and in turn, also evaluate potential economic success. Sutherland,10 bhaskar vira2 the continued growth of human populations and of per capita consumption have resulted in. Introduction according to the united nations food and agriculture organization, 40% of the worlds economy is based directly and indirectly on the use of biological resources. The loss of biodiversity is dangerous and its consequences are immediate. Biodiversity measures the variety of animal and vegetable species in the biosphere and is. Because the loss is irreversiblespecies that are lost are lost foreverthe potential impact on the human condition, on the fabric of the.
Questions and answers about biodiversity rainforest rescue. Biodiversity underpins all fishing and aquaculture activities, as well as other species harvested for foods and medicines. More than half of terrestrial ecoregions meet the 10% target. The sustainable communities network website connects citizens with the resources they need to implement innovative processes and programs to restore the economic, environmental, and social health and vitality of their communities. In 2004, cbd parties adopted the addis ababa principles and guidelines for the sustainable use of biodiversity, a set of 14 principles that apply to all activities and areas. This involves major conflicts of interest, however. Such solutions include the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of nature to address climaterelated risks, such as increasing temperature and more erratic precipitations.
The importance of biodiversity for sustainable development. Secretariat of the 79 convention on biological diversity cbd technical series no. This years theme, biodiversity for sustainable development is one we are particularly passionate about. Biodiversity as the diverse species of life forms is not just a conservation issue. The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of.
Biodiversity as the basis of sustainable livelihoods of the poor. Introduction to biodiversity center for biodiversity. Wilson, that launched the word biodiversity into general use harper and hawksworth, 1994. The main objective of the cpw is to strengthen cooperation and coordination among its members and other interested.
Within the cbd, sustainable use principles are applied to the sectors that most affect biodiversity, such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism, and water management. Biodiversity is usually plotted as taxonomic richness of a geographic area, with some reference to a temporal scale. As the human population increases, so does the pressure on ecosystems, since we draw ever more resources from them. In measuring biodiversity, it is necessary to deconstruct some of the separate elements of which biodiversity is composed.
It is using renewable energy technologies, including hydrogen fuel cells and. For this reason, we must realize the importance of biodiversity as an important resource. Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity revised2. The formulation of environmental questions, however. Conserving biodiversity and using biological resources in a sustainable manner of food, water, pharmaceuticals, timber and fibre. Introduction in the recent decades, biodiversity estimated that 23 % of mammal species, 11 % of all conservation and sustainable use of natural resources bird species and 14 % of all plant species are has become a main global concern. Important services provided by biodiversity include.
Its a way to ensure that we meet the needs of both present and future generations. Biodiversity provides many key benefits to humans that go beyond the mere provision of raw materials. Conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use. The term that is used to define this crowd of organisms that populate every corner of the planet, and that have adapted even to the most extreme environments, is biodiversity or biological diversity. Species richness the simplest of the indices available simpson index. It is also related to the production and consumption patterns on which the poor depend directly. Phytoplankton produce between 50 and 85% of the earths oxygen ocean plankton naturally take up perhaps a third of the carbon dioxide produced by human activities annually. Pdf approaches to conservation and sustainable use of. The main findings from the project are listed below.
Aiming at transformative change, fao, acting as biodiversity mainstreaming platform will facilitate, in collaboration with its partners, the integration in a structured and coherent manner of actions for the conservation, sustainable use, management and. Together with climate change and pollution, these factors are modifying habitats, thus generating biodiversity loss. Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in india. Ecological use three different terms for various practical measures o f biodiversity. Natural resources are becoming scarcer, climate is being affected, conflicts are increasing, and fao has a long history in pursuing its goal to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting sustainable agricultural development and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for food and agriculture. Biodiversity loss has negative effects on several aspects of human wellbeing, such as food security, vulnerability to natural disasters, energy security, and access to. Biodiversity includes the diversity within species and between. The convention on biological diversity cbd, known informally as the biodiversity convention, is a multilateral treaty.
As all the organisms in an ecosystem are interlinked and interdependent, the value of. Sustainable use means the use of components of biological diversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the longterm decline of biological diversity, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations. The process of studying life in order to learn how to conserve and sustainably use the resources of costa rica and the world is discussed in this report. Ecological restoration a means of conserving biodiversity. The most recent european trends in human use of ecosystem services showed increases in demand for crops, timber, water flow regulation, recreation and ecotourism, but decreases in livestock production, freshwater cap. The first part of this strategy defines the terms used, explains the role and development of agricultural. India business and biodiversity initiative ibbi businesses are major stakeholders in conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity.
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