In 1992-93, 168 countries including Australia and New Zealand signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) acknowledging an urgent need to halt ongoing decline in the planet’s biodiversity. In its original form, the Convention committed its signatory partners to “a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level” by 2010.
Biodiversity continues to decline
History is now a witness to the fact that by 2010 no signatory country could demonstrate significant progress toward meeting this target, with the principal pressures on biodiversity intensifying in many regions and countries over the reporting period.
See full Article.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Seeing the wood for the trees: Kiwi lead in biodiversity conservation
In 1992-93, 168 countries including Australia and New Zealand signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) acknowledging an urgent need to halt ongoing decline in the planet’s biodiversity. In its original form, the Convention committed its signatory partners to “a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level” by 2010.
Biodiversity continues to decline
History is now a witness to the fact that by 2010 no signatory country could demonstrate significant progress toward meeting this target, with the principal pressures on biodiversity intensifying in many regions and countries over the reporting period.
See full Article.
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