Our solutions are in Nature – that’s the message of the 2020 Biodiversity Day which is technically May 22nd
While the COVID-19 pandemic has postponed some of the preparations related to the 2020 super year of biodiversity, the celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity aims to prompt reflection on the importance of working together at all levels to build a future of life in harmony with nature.
The year 2020 is significant for international biodiversity policy for a number of reasons.
* The objectives in the 2011-2020 Strategic Plan on Biodiversity and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets were set to be achieved by the close of the year.
* In addition, the 2011-2020 UN Decade on Biodiversity is coming to a close. Reflections on these experiences are feeding into planning for the “post-2020” global biodiversity framework, which will provide a 2050 vision for biodiversity.
The negotiation of a new framework is underway. Leaders from around the world are expected to focus on this framework at the UN Biodiversity Summit, in September. The new framework is scheduled to be adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15).
COUNTRIES RESPONSES
Divergent nations have their own local ideas and campaign
AUSTRALIA ‘we have one of the world’s worst records for extinction. We have more extinct mammals than any other nation and nearly 2000 plants, animals and ecosystems under threat. ‘ ACF
UNITED KINGDOM ‘will miss almost all of its targets’ – The Guardian
WORLD HERITAGE SITES have not been forgotten…. May 21st was the International Day for Cultural Diversity ….
