The previous one, gbo3 found that all major pressures on biodiversity. It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity. Improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity 4. 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. Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and local.
A midterm assessment of progress towards the implementation of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 secretariat of the convention on biological diversity world trade centre 4 st. Jacques street, suite 800 montreal, quebec, canada h2y 1n9 phone. Natural resources for the future we want through a combination of resource efficiency, climate mitigation, carbon removal, and biodiversity protection policies, this report. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem. The ipbes global assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services is composed of 1 a summary for policymakers spm, approved by the ipbes plenary at its 7th session in may 2019 in paris, france. Global biodiversity outlook is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. 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. Traditional knowledge respected by 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of. The global inventory of biodiversity offset policies gibop is an openaccess global database summarizing the degree to which biodiversity compensation policies including offsetting policies and the mitigation hierarchy are embedded within national environmental policy frameworks. Ese coordinator of the center of excellence biodiversity.
Biodiversity and conservation although india h as only 2. The ipbes global assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services is composed of 1 a summary for policymakers spm, approved by the ipbes plenary at its 7th session in may 2019 in paris, france ipbes7. The toolbox of instruments regulating access, transfer and use of biological material is currently reequipped. Global biodiversity outlook 4 isbn 9292255401 is an open access publication, subject to the terms. The pattern of annual thawing and refreezing of sea ice in the arctic ocean has changed dramatically. Asean biodiversity outlook asean cooperation on environment. We analyze global terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biodiversity scenarios using a range of measures including extinctions, changes in species abundance, habitat loss, and distribution shifts, as well as comparing model projections to observations. The regions biodiversity report card confirms the findings of the third global biodiversity outlook that the world failed to meet the target of significantly reducing biodiversity. Unfortunately, the 1992 convention on biological diversity cbd has failed to meet its lofty goal of a significant slowdown in biodiversity. The global biodiversity outlook gbo is a periodic report that summarises the latest data on the status and trends of global biodiversity.
To monitor progress towards this target, the cbd has produced a series of such global biodiversity outlook. Global biodiversity outlook 4 secretariat of the convention on biological diversity. 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 is the measure of biodiversity on planet earth and is defined as the total variability of life forms.
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. Part of the problem is associated with the complex nature of biodiversity. Law and national biodiversity strategies and action plans. The current aichi biodiversity targets have ambiguous language several advocated for greater simplicity and welldefined targets in the post2020 global biodiversity framework which would allow.
Global biodiversity outlook 4 provides us with an opportunity to take stock of our progress, and recommit ourselves to bringing ecosystems back from dangerous thresholds of degradation and. The third unep global environment outlook report geo3 provides an opportune brief for the 2002 world summit on sustainable development wssd, to be held later this year in johannesburg, south africa. It provides a powerful case for the importance of biodiversity to human wellbeing. Scenarios consistently indicate that biodiversity will continue to decline over the 21st century. This is the first scientific assessment of how global urbanization trends affect biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics. A number of indicators of biological diversity were created to assess progress towards meeting that target. 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.
Global implementation of the convention and cooperation with other conventions and processes. Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society. 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. Scenarios for global biodiversity in the 21st century science. Conservation of agricultural biodiversity, development and.
Dec 10, 2010 we analyze global terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biodiversity scenarios using a range of measures including extinctions, changes in species abundance, habitat loss, and distribution shifts, as well as comparing model projections to observations. Nov 23, 2012 this report, the asean biodiversity outlook, confirms that the region, like the rest of the world, is increasingly losing biodiversity at an alarming rate within various ecosystems forest, agroecosystems, peatlands, freshwater, mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass. A global outlook a summary of cbds global biodiversity outlook 2 a summary by. Conceptual framework for forecasting urban land expansion. 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. Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use 3. Pdf version the second meeting of the conference of the parties called for the preparation of a periodic report on biological diversity. Local biodiversity outlooks provides a snapshot of the many ontheground initiatives being led by indigenous peoples and local communities that contribute to the successful implementation of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 as well as other related global. Estimates on the number of earths current species range from 2 million to 10 12, of which about 1. 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. The global resources outlook 2019 builds on this body of evidence to present the story of natural resources as they move through our economies and societies. More than 99 percent of all species that ever lived on earth are estimated to be extinct. A 2016 study concludes that earth is home to 1 trillion species. On one hand it warns that the diversity of living things on the planet continues to be eroded as a result of human activities.
The gobal biodiversity outlook comprises a series of global assessments of the state of biodiversity that are produced by the secretariat of the convention on biological diversity 2. The second meeting of the conference of the parties called for the preparation of a. The convention on biological diversity cbd has set, in. There are several indicators used that describe trends in global biodiversity. Apr 15, 2015 global biodiversity outlook gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. The outlook underscores that the drivers of biodiversity loss continue to intensify. Nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of animals have been recorded from india. Convention on biological diversitys global biodiversity. Global biodiversity outlook 4 is freely available online. Global biodiversity outlook gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity.
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. Chapter 5 global implementation of the convention and cooperation with other conventions and processes. After the convention on biological diversity was signed in 1992, biological conservation became a priority for the international community. Local biodiversity outlooks provides a snapshot of the many ontheground initiatives being led by indigenous peoples and local communities that contribute to the successful implementation of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 as well as other related global agreements such as the sustainable development goals sdgs and the paris agreement on climate change. 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. The global environment outlook geo is also a series of products that informs environmental decisionmaking for not only governments but also various stakeholders such as the youth, businesses and local governments and aims to facilitate the interaction between science and policy. 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. What are the convention on biological diversity and its 2010 biodiversity target.
Similarly, the global biodiversity outlook 2 scbd, 2006 also identifies habitat loss or land use change arising from agriculture as the leading cause of biodiversity loss in the past, as well as in projections for the future. The contribution of protected areas to human health 2010 pdf 6. Global biodiversity international union for conservation. The further increase in food crop lands worldwide of 16% %. It explains how biodiversity and ecosystem services can be managed and restored in innovative ways. Commission staff working document leading the way to a global.
Global biodiversity outlook convention biological diversity. 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. 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. Annex 2 membership of multilateral environmental agreements. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Gbo4, like the previous editions of the report, is an output of the processes under the convention. Context the convention on biological diversity cbd has set, in 2002, the ambitious target of reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. The role of no net loss policies in conserving biodiversity. The fourth report in the global environment outlook geo series from the united nations environment programme unep provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policyrelevant and upto. It is a story of relentless demand, and of unsustainable patterns of industrialization and development. Nov 27, 2017 global biodiversity research tied up by juridical interpretations of access and benefit sharing.
That is what makes our country one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world. Mapping tourisms global footprint 2003 pdf unep, ci, 2003. Pdf version background the second meeting of the conference of the parties called for the preparation of a periodic report on biological diversity. Global biodiversity outlook 1 convention biological diversity. Intergovernmental platform on biodiversity and ecosystem service ipbes will feed into the preparation of the fifth edition of the global biodiversity outlook gbo5, which is the flagship publication of the convention. This third edition of global biodiversity outlook gbo3, produced by the convention on biological diversity cbd presents some stark choices for human societies. Relating characteristics of global biodiversity targets to reported. The publication illustrates the overlap between tourism development present and forecasted and. Depleting this natural capital will therefore disproportionately affect the people least able to offset losses and reduce options for future generations. Click here to access the report the sixth edition of the global environment outlook geo6 provides a clear assessment of the current state of the environment, the challenges that we face and how well we have dealt with them, with due consideration given to gender, indigenous knowledge and cultural dimensions. Scenarios for global biodiversity in the 21st century. To address the continued global loss of biodiversity, we propose the pursuit of three interconnecting priorities.
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. Law and national biodiversity strategies and action plans 3. Feb, 2007 at its sixth meeting, the conference of the parties welcomed the publication of the global biodiversity outlook and decided that the global biodiversity outlook should continue to be prepared as a periodic report on biological diversity and the implementation of the convention, and be made available in all official united nations languages. Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and. Part of the problem is associated with the complex nature of biodiversity data and information given the uncertainties in terms of their existence and. Global biodiversity outlook 3 tim hirsch, secretariat of. Click here to access the report the sixth edition of the global environment outlook geo6 provides a clear assessment of the current state of the environment, the.
It is a feat of collaboration between unep and some 1 000 individuals and 40 institutions from around the world. Third edition of the cbd global biodiversity outlook. Pdf biodiversity global biodiversity scenarios for the. In 2002, the convention on biological diversity adopted a target to reduce significantly the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.
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