Biodiversity and conservation although india h as only 2. It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on. The key drivers of biodiversity loss in the asean region include ecosystems and habitat change, climate. 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. Global biodiversity outlook gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on. The third global biodiversity outlook gbo3, published in 2010. Convention on biological diversitys global biodiversity outlook 4. Traditional knowledge respected by 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of. Overfishing continues to be a major problem even if an increasing number of. Cities and biodiversity outlook cbo brings into sharp focus not only the extraordinary wealth of urban biodiversity but also its role in generating ecosystem services upon which large and small urban populations and communities rely for their food, water, and health. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
This is the first scientific assessment of how global urbanization trends. Uneven use of biodiversity indicators in 5th national reports to the. 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. Biodiversity reflects the number, variety, and variability of living organisms, as.
Much has been published on the subject since its first appearance at the national forum on biodiversity in september, 1986, the proceedings of which became the bestseller, biodiversity. It then looks at trends in several indicators of biodiversity species abundance e. The convention commits governments to slow the decline in the richness of living systems by 2010. It explains how biodiversity and ecosystem services can be managed and restored in innovative ways. The global biodiversity informatics outlook helps to focus effort and investment towards better understanding of life on earth and our impacts upon it. Nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of animals have been recorded from india. A global outlook a summary of cbds global biodiversity outlook 2 a summary by. Drivers population, consumption, and economic growth. 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. Overfishing continues to be a major problem, although an increasing. Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and local. Global biodiversity outlook 4 gbo4 ips inter press. Jan 27, 2020 global biodiversity outlook 4 secretariat of the convention on biological diversity, 2014. Part of the problem is associated with the complex nature of biodiversity data and information given the uncertainties in terms of their existence and.
Publication date 1992 publisher wcmc collection biodiversity digitizing sponsor. This text is a faithful summary, by greenfacts, of the cbds global biodiversity outlook 2. Global biodiversity outlook 4 secretariat of the convention on biological diversity. 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. The publication illustrates the overlap between tourism development present and forecasted and. Key conclusions projections of global change impacts on biodiversity show continuing and, in many cases, accelerating species extinctions, loss of natural habitat.
Global biodiversity outlook 4 iucn library system iucn portal. Please note that in the printed version of gbo4 there is an error on page 18. Global biodiversity loss and the international context biodiversity. Secretariat of the convention on biological diversity 2010 global biodiversity outlook 3. Launched today one year before the halfway point of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 and the united nations decade on biodiversity, global biodiversity outlook 4 shows that there has been significant progress towards meeting some components of the majority of the aichi biodiversity targets.
Apr 15, 2015 global biodiversity outlook gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. Third edition of the cbd global biodiversity outlook. Global biodiversity is the measure of biodiversity on planet earth and is defined as the total variability of life forms. Global climate change can alter environmental conditions. 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 geo regional assessments provide detailed analysis of regional environmental challenges as well as key findings and policy messages for each of the 6 unep regions. Mapping tourisms global footprint 2003 pdf unep, ci, 2003. Global biodiversity outlook 3 is freely available online. Success in building an adequate information basis for global biodiversity conservation and thus globally informed policies for environmental sustainability will depend. 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.
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. It is the product of close collaboration between the secretariat of the cbd and the united nations environment programmes world conservation monitoring centre unepwcmc. Cbo action and policy provides the summary of a global assessment of the links between urbanization, biodiversity, and. 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 international union for conservation. That is what makes our country one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world. Cities and biodiversity outlook action and policy, 2012. Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society. More than 99 percent of all species that ever lived on earth are estimated to be extinct.
Bbc news sciencenature lifes diversity being depleted. 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. Global priorities for an effective information basis of. 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. With governments, activists and scientists tearing their hair out over the worlds impending crisis in biodiversity, the outgoing president of the convention on biological diversity cbd delivered.
Sbstta recommended that gbo5 should provide a final evaluation on the achievements. Global biodiversity outlook 4 india environment portal. 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. Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and local communities contributions to the implementation of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 a complement to the. Global environment outlook 6 regional assessments unep. 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 biodiversity outlook 4 secretariat of the convention on biological diversity, 2014. Biodiversity includes not only the worlds species with their unique evolutionary histories, but also genetic variability within and among populations of species and the distribution of species across local habitats, ecosystems, landscapes, and whole continents or oceans.
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. On one hand it warns that the diversity of living things on the planet continues to be eroded as a result of human activities. Aug 16, 2017 the global biodiversity informatics outlook helps to focus effort and investment towards better understanding of life on earth and our impacts upon it. The outlook underscores that the drivers of biodiversity loss continue to intensify. It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and. The biodiversity programme of the royal swedish academy of sciences beijer institute brought together eminent economists and ecologists to consider these and other questions about the. In 2010 it was clear that neither the existing global nor the european unions eu 2010. Jacques street, suite 800 montreal, quebec, canada h2y 1n9 phone. The global biodiversity informatics outlook gbio offers a framework for reaching a much deeper understanding of the worlds. Global biodiversity is the measure of biodiversity on planet earth and is defined as. Traditional knowledge respected by 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices. The gbo says unprecedented efforts will be needed to achieve this aim. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Global biodiversity outlook 4 is freely available online. 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. 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. Ecological time lags and the journey towards conservation. The past five decades have seen a rise in the global population to more than 7 billion people, and a concomitant industrialisation of. Why do we need a global biodiversity informatics 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.
Species extinction not only represents an irreversible loss of global diversity. Launched today one year before the halfway point of the strategic plan for biodiversity 20112020 and the united nations decade on biodiversity, global biodiversity outlook 4 shows that there. 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. Third edition of the cbd global biodiversity outlook kalemani jo mulongoy cbd secretariat international scientific symposium biodiversity and sustainable diets. Also issued electronically via world wide web in pdf format. That is a principal conclusion of a major new assessment of the current state of. Global environment outlook 6 regional assessments authors. Global biodiversity outlook 4 global biodiversity outlook gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. Summary status the status of biodiversity in denmark reflects the countrys high population density.
Local biodiversity outlooks indigenous peoples and. This is the first scientific assessment of how global urbanization trends affect biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics. The distinctiveness of an areas flora and fauna leads to several concerns of managers. Written by tim hirsch with kieran mooney, robert hoft, and david cooperp. Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote. Gbo4, like the previous editions of the report, is an output of the processes under 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 gbo is the flagship publication of the convention on biological diversity. 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. During its 20th meeting, the subsidiary body of technical, technological and scientific advice sbstta to. Global biodiversity outlook 3 tim hirsch, secretariat of. Insights from mammal distributions article pdf available in proceedings of the national academy of sciences 10351. International efforts to mobilize and aggregate distribution data, most notably through the global biodiversity information facility gbif, have facilitated access to large quantities of digital.
Convention on biological diversitys global biodiversity. Global biodiversity outlook 3 international coral reef. This chapter summarises the international policy context for the conservation. Pdf biodiversity global biodiversity scenarios for the. Species and populations may be lost if they are unable to adapt to new conditions or relocate. A web version of this summary, along with a longer, more detailed one. Aiming higher to bend the curve of biodiversity loss. A number of indicators of biological diversity were created to assess progress towards meeting that target. This third edition of global biodiversity outlook gbo3, produced by the convention on biological diversity cbd presents some stark choices for human societies. 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. Cbd 2014 global biodiversity outlook 4, a midterm assessment of. 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. Global biodiversity outlook 4 secretariat of the convention on.
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