The concept of biodiversity has provoked considerable debate and misunderstanding among the general public, decisionmakers, and even the scientific community. Part of the problem is associated with the complex nature of biodiversity data and information given the uncertainties in terms of their existence and. This third edition of global biodiversity outlook gbo3, produced by the convention on biological diversity cbd presents some stark choices for human societies. Global biodiversity outlook 3 international coral reef. In order to stop this biodiversity loss on a global.
The key drivers of biodiversity loss in the asean region include ecosystems and habitat change, climate change, invasive alien species, overexploitation as a result of deforestation and landuse and wateruse change, as well as wildlife hunting and trade for food, pollution and poverty. The strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 and its aichi biodiversity targets is an ambitious plan developed with the purpose of inspiring broadbased action in support of biodiversity over the decade 20112010 by all countries and stakeholders. Technical assistance to the biodiversity management programme. Global biodiversity outlook 4 secretariat of the convention on biological. Biodiversity a global outlook context the convention on biological diversity cbd has set, in 2002, the ambitious target of reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Global biodiversity outlook gbo5 in the light of the ongoing work of the intergovernmental sciencepolicy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services ipbes on a global assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The global biodiversity outlook 4, published as nearly 200 countries meet on monday in south korea in a bid to tackle biodiversity loss, paints a damning picture of governments efforts to meet a set of targets agreed in 2010 to slow the destruction of species habitats, cut pollution and stop overfishing by the end of the decade.
It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the convention. Published almost at the halfway point of the 20112020 strategic plan for biodiversity, this fourth edition of the global biodiversity outlook gbo4 provides a timely report. Global biodiversity outlook intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services ipbes partnerships and initiatives to enhance cooperation aichi targets task force biodiversity indicators partnership biodiversity liaison group business capacitybuilding for effective national action. Global biodiversity outlook gbo provides a summary of the status of biological diversity and an analysis of the steps being taken by the global community to ensure that biodiversity is conserved and used sustainably, and that benefits arising from the use of genetic resources are shared equitably. Global biodiversity outlook 3 is freely available online. It proposes a framework that will help harness the immense power of information technology and an open data culture, to gather unprecedented evidence about biodiversity and to inform better decisions. Global biodiversity outlook 4 is freely available online. A web version of this summary, along with a longer, more detailed one. Jeff price, rachel warren and amy mcdougall tyndall centre and school of environmental sciences, university of east anglia, jeremy vanderwal.
The series aims to highlight key topics in the field of sustainable. Biodiversity mainstreaming has become a major global challenge. The outlook underscores that the drivers of biodiversity loss continue to intensify. During its 20th meeting, the subsidiary body of technical, technological and scientific advice sbstta to the convention on biological diversity cbd will discuss how the assessments of the. Global biodiversity outlook secretariat of the convention on. The global biodiversity outlook 4, published as nearly 200 countries meet on monday in. By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
Traditional knowledge respected by 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of. However, the outlook is not entirely bleak and there are main streaming success stories. By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people. May 12, 2010 natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse, unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety of life on earth. Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and local.
The designations employed and the presentation of material in cities and biodiversity outlook do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the convention on biological diversity concerning. India environment portal news, reports, documents, blogs. The global biodiversity informatics outlook gbio offers a framework for reaching a much deeper understanding of the worlds biodiversity, and through that understanding the means to conserve it better and to use it more sustainably. The global biodiversity informatics outlook helps to focus effort and investment towards better understanding of life on earth and our impacts upon it.
Global biodiversity outlook 3 secretariat of the convention on. These indicators have been developed by, or in collaboration with, researchers at ioz, of taxonomic groups. Global biodiversity is the measure of biodiversity on planet earth and is defined as the total variability of life forms. The global biodiversity outlook reports scbd 2001, 2006. Feb, 2007 pdf version background the second meeting of the conference of the parties called for the preparation of a periodic report on biological diversity. This text is a faithful summary, by greenfacts, of the cbds global biodiversity outlook 2. Global biodiversity outlook 4 isbn 9292255401 is an open access publication, subject to the terms of the creative.
Lessons from birdlife international 1 the gatekeeper series of the natural resources group at iied is produced by the food and agriculture team. That is a principal conclusion of a major new assessment of the current state of biodiversity and the implications of its continued loss for human wellbeing. Sbstta recommended that gbo5 should provide a final evaluation on the achievements. It is the product of close collaboration between the secretariat of the cbd and the united nations environment programmes world conservation monitoring centre unepwcmc. Global biodiversity outlook 3 tim hirsch, secretariat of.
It suggested that the gbo should provide a summary of the status of biological diversity and an analysis of the steps being taken by the global community to ensure that biodiversity is conserved and used sustainably, and that benefits arising from the use of genetic resources are shared equitably. Global biodiversity outlook 4 3 t he preparation of the fourth edition of global biodiversity outlook gbo4 began in 2010 following the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity. More than 99 percent of all species that ever lived on earth are estimated to be extinct. Global biodiversity outlook 3 published by the secretariat of the convention on biological diversity in 2010 says that, while efforts are being made in some fields, loss of global biodiversity is still continuing and it is. The second meeting of the conference of the parties called for the preparation of a periodic report on biological diversity. Globaler ausblick 2010 zusammenfassung pdf extern, 868 kb 09. Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and. It suggested that the global biodiversity outlook should provide a summary of the status of biological diversity and an analysis of the steps being taken by the. Feb 21, 2020 global biodiversity outlook gbo provides a summary of the status of biological diversity and an analysis of the steps being taken by the global community to ensure that biodiversity is conserved and used sustainably, and that benefits arising from the use of genetic resources are shared equitably.
Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and local communities contributions to the implementation of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 a complement to the fourth edition of the global biodiversity outlook summary and conclusions. Global biodiversity outlook 4 india environment portal. Pdf cities and biodiversity outlook action and policy. Third edition of the cbd global biodiversity outlook. A complement to the fourth edition of the global biodiversity outlook. Biodiversity reflects the number, variety, and variability of living organisms, as well as how these change from one location to another and over time. The series aims to highlight key topics in the field of sustainable natural resource management. Global biodiversity outlook gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. Global biodiversity data and information are necessary to support wellinformed decision making at the global level, yet information critical to such decisions are not available readily. On one hand it warns that the diversity of living things on the planet continues to be eroded as a result of human activities.
Why do we need a global biodiversity informatics outlook. It suggested that the gbo should provide a summary of the status of biological diversity and an analysis of the steps being taken by the global community to. Global biodiversity outlook 3 published by the secretariat of the convention on biological diversity in 2010 says that, while efforts are being made in some fields, loss of global biodiversity is still continuing and it is essential to act in the coming 10 to 20 years. Economic valuation shall elicit hidden biodiversity values for better decisionmaking limits to economic valuation the advantage of economic valuation is that it puts biodiversity values on an equal footing with other economic benefits and costs, but. Global biodiversity outlook is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. May 12, 2010 global biodiversity outlook 3 official video. International efforts to meet targets to stem the loss of wildlife and habitats are failing. Gbo4, like the previous editions of the report, is an output of the processes under the convention. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Global biodiversity outlook 3 gbo3, like its two predecessors published in fouryearly intervals since 2002, results from a decision of the conference of parties to the cbd. Third edition of the cbd global biodiversity outlook kalemani jo mulongoy cbd secretariat international scientific symposium biodiversity and sustainable diets.
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