Wednesday, October 24, 2007

2010 Biodiversity Target: Act Now

In decision VI/26 the Conference of the Parties adopted the Strategic Plan for the Convention on Biological Diversity. In its mission statement, Parties committed themselves to a more effective and coherent implementation of the three objectives of the Convention, to achieve by 2010 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.

Read more: Convention on Biological Diversity

Video: http://www.unep.org/newscentre/animations/cbd_web.swf

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