The State Institute for Nature Protection was developing a national list of biodiversity indicators and setting up a national biodiversity monitoring programme to improve nature conservation.

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Marine biodiversity

Biodiversity assessments

Biodiversity India lies within the Indomalaya ecozone and contains three biodiversity hotspots.

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Conservation and management of marine biodiversity

Current statistics on the state of the world's fisheries and various reports setting out the threats to oceans resources and biodiversity are well known.

Tourism and biodiversity conservation

61 203. International Year of Biodiversity, 2010

2010 was the International Year of Biodiversity.

WoRMS has established formal agreements with several other biodiversity projects, including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and the Encyclopedia of Life.

C. Public goods and biodiversity

1. Declares 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity

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(i) Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity.

Developing countries, which are often endowed with rich biodiversity, face the great challenge of combining poverty alleviation and economic growth with sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity.

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(11)Restoration of Agro biodiversity Eroded by Situation of Natural Disasters

UNEP, through its biodiversity arm at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), has produced a number of assessments focusing on species and ecosystems biodiversity including

C. The protection of marine environment and biodiversity in the Area

Biodiversity Mexico is one of the 18 megadiverse countries of the world.

A number of delegations commented on the issue of high seas biodiversity.

Biodiversity and climatic stability are global public goods.

Debt relief may help Madagascar protect its biodiversity.

The IUCN also organized, at the margins of COP 6, the Global Biodiversity Forum to address the issue of Ecosystem Approach to Drylands Management Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Security .

These include climate change, ozone depletion, chemical issues and loss of biodiversity.

Such compulsory licensing is a big cause of the global destruction of biodiversity.

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Desertification contributes significantly to climate change and biodiversity loss.

4. Encourages Member States and other stakeholders to take advantage of the International Year of Biodiversity to increase awareness of the importance of biodiversity by promoting actions at the local, regional and international levels

Marine environment, marine resources, marine biodiversity and the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems

Itinerant agriculture and forest fires concur for the destruction and reduction of biodiversity.

He concluded by underscoring that more information was needed regarding the state of the oceans in order to address such questions as the degradation of the marine environment, and the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity.

Hunger and desperate means of producing food had led to an unprecedented loss of biodiversity.

This refers to the war period, when under conditions of turbulence, biodiversity and the

Reduced population growth means less pressure on land, water, and biodiversity.

Biodiversity is essential for reliable and stable long term food production.

Bycatch has extensive negative consequences on both the economy and biodiversity.

3. Invites Member States to consider establishing national committees for the International Year of Biodiversity

Multiple benefits would accrue to human health, poverty eradication, food production and protection of biodiversity.

Land use planning and tourism development control is crucial to preventing the loss of biodiversity.

We are looking forward to a successful meeting of the Ad Hoc Open ended Informal Working Group on biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, which we hope will improve our collective knowledge on the issue of high seas biodiversity.

We agree with the Secretary General that, in spite of such efforts, our oceans and seas are still endangered by factors such as climate change, natural disasters, environmental degradation, depletion of fisheries, loss of biodiversity and ineffective flag State control.

There are substantial challenges related to biodiversity in areas outside national jurisdiction.