Biodiversity Conservation and climate change Mitigation efforts

Biodiversity Conservation and climate change Mitigation effortsInternational Conventions and protocols

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1972 -UNEP United Nations Environment ProgrammeAn organisation under United Nations (1972)The United Nations General Assembly elects the UNEP governing council membersHQ Nairobi ,KenyaTwo programmesEarth watch : constant surveillance on environmentGlobal Environment outlook(GEO): publishes this report Late 80s ,Worked on a draft agreement (Nairobi conference)

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1992 Earth Summit Mission Earth summits resultOutcome 1. Protect BiodiversityCBD1 Aichi Targets2 Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety3 Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources

2 Reverse Climate ChangeUNFCC1 Kyoto Protocol2 Copenhagen Accord

3 Promote Sustainable DevelopmentUNCCD1 Agenda 212 RIO +20

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COP-MOP 1- 23-27 February 2004, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCOP-MOP 2- 30 May-3 June 2005, Montreal, CanadaCOP-MOP 3- 13-17 March 2006, Curitiba, BrazilCOP-MOP 4- 12 - 16 May 2008, Bonn, GermanyCOP-MOP 5- 11 - 15 October 2010, Nagoya, JapanCOP-MOP 6- 1-5 October 2012, Hyderabad, IndiaCOP-MOP 7 - 29-3 Sept-Oct 2014 , Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

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Strategic goal AAddress the causes of biodiversity lossStrategic Goal B:Reduce the direct pressure on biodiversity and promote sustainable useStrategic Goal CSafeguard ecosystems, species and genetic diversityStrategic Goal DBiodiversity benefits to allStrategic Goal EParticipatory planning, capacity building

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Agenda 21is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of theUnited Nations with regard tosustainable development establish guidelines for local cultural policies, something comparable to what Agenda21 was for the environment.They are to be included in various subsections of Agenda21 and will be carried out through a wide range of sub-programs beginning with.G8countries

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Rio +20, future we wantBy this conference UN wanted to bring together governments, international institutions and major (NGO) groups to agree on a range of smart measures forpoverty reductionclean energySustainable development. And this Sustainable Development has three pillarseconomic development,social developmentenvironmental protection.

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The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystem and people can be found.

Parties to the Convention further specified their goals:"to forge a global partnership to reverse and prevent desertification/land degradation and to mitigate the effects of drought in affected areas in order to support poverty reduction and environmental sustainability".

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To improve the living conditions for people in dry lands, to maintain and restore land and soil productivity, and to mitigate the effects of drought.bottom-up approachThe implementation of the UNCCD is geared aroundfive regionalimplementation annexes:Annex 1 for Africa, Annex 2 for Asia, Annex 3 for Latin America and the Caribbean,Annex 4 for Northern Mediterranean Annex 5 forCentral and Eastern Europe.

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1971 : Ramsar Convention , Convention on wetlands of international Importance is an internationaltreatyfor the conservation and sustainable utilization ofwetlands.Presently there are 168 contracting parties

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