Implement the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Johannesburg commitment to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010

Concerned by the continued loss of biological diversity, and acknowledging that an unprecedented effort would be needed to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity,

Concerned by the continued loss of biological diversity, and acknowledging that an unprecedented effort would be needed to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity,

The Forum and the Conference of Parties to the Convention have addressed loss of forest biological diversity and collaboration between the Convention and the Forum.

Deeply concerned by the social, economic, environmental and cultural implications of the loss of biodiversity, including negative impacts on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and stressing the necessity to adopt concrete measures in order to reverse it,

Another serious concern is loss of biodiversity, which is occurring at an unprecedented rate within and across countries.

To reverse these trends, all Governments should take steps, individually and collectively, to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity8 and the Johannesburg commitment to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010.9

The Price of Biodiversity

Marine biodiversity

The goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Biodiversity assessments

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Convention on Biological Diversity

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(h) Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity. Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity (decision VI 22 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, annex) is based on national priorities and needs.

For many Parties, climate change would reduce land cover, displace change ecosystems and species composition, and lead to loss of biodiversity.

In that regard, he welcomed the resolve of the international community to fulfil its commitments to significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.

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Tourism and biodiversity conservation

Instruments of the Convention on Biological Diversity

(h) Convention on Biological Diversity (continued)

The Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted international guidelines on biological diversity and tourism in 2004.

The Convention on Biological Diversity Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention in 2004 point to a systematic approach for the evaluation of tourism developments in sensitive areas.

The Implications for Biodiversity Conservation (Sayer) Choosing Representation (Ribot) FAO Experience in Decentralization (Wencelius and Morell) Paths Pitfalls of Decentralization in the Asia Pacific Region (Ferguson)

Conservation and management of marine biodiversity

Background paper on tourism and the environment

Mr. John Scott (secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

On the whole, combating desertification yields multiple local and global benefits and helps mitigate biodiversity loss and human induced global climate change.

Most important, it fails to mention the Convention on Biological Diversity, which is a framework instrument for regulating the conservation and use of biological diversity in all its aspects.

Mr. John Scott (secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

Mr. Conrod Hunte (secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

(i) Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity.

Mr. John Scott, secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

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