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Title: World Biodiversity Conference in Japan Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 01-Oct-10, 07:28:06 AM Will governments attending the next Biodiversity Conference in Japan step up to the plate? BirdLife International reports.
Time to hit the biodiversity target – BirdLife’s September 2010 Round Up Thu, Sep 30, 2010 Eight years ago World leaders committed themselves to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) target to achieve a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth by 2010. Recent analyses have clearly shown that they have failed to deliver on these commitments – instead overseeing alarming and continued declines. [In October], they are meeting in Japan to discuss a new target. This is a vitally important milestone for the future of wildlife on our shared planet. We’ll be covering the news from the event, however looking back at September’s stories we already have some powerful messages for governments to consider... http://www.birdlife.org/community/2010/09/time-to-hit-the-biodiversity-target-–-birdlife’s-september-2010-round-up/ So much to do - so little time! |