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T h e P o r t a l s o f E P A C H A F o u n d a t i o n – P h a s e I I a r e O p e n :
Biodiversity
after . . .
Corona Virus [COVID-19]
Courtesy, UNDP - Reef fish and corals in the waters of the Seychelles archipelago
Can biodiversity be built back better and preserved after the
Corona Virus [COVID-19] pandemic?
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What is the fabric of
" Biodiversity?"
Must See Video
Video Courtesy, TED-Ed
What have we learned about the
"Fabric of Biodiversity?
Ecosystem, species and genetic diversity
together form the complex,
tangled weave of
"biodiversity"
that is vital for the
survival of organisms on
E A R T H.
And understanding that . . .
"There is no Plan B . . .
because there is no Planet B,"
what is being done about
" Biodiversity?"
Special Announcement
Follow-up; Save the Dates: 25–27 February 2025
Second Resumed Session of UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16)
ROME, ITALY
Courtesy, NOAA - IISD
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Save the Dates: 21 October–1 November 2024
Sixteenth Meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(COP 16)
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Courtesy, UNDP
COP16 will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework. During COP 16, governments will review the progress made to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as the level of alignment of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Plan. At COP16, governments plan to further negotiate the monitoring framework, advance resource mobilization (in particular how the implementation will be financed), and finalize the multilateral mechanism on fair and equitable Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.
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Attended by participants from over 190 countries, COP16 will bring together governments, observer organizations, indigenous communities, businesses, youth groups, civil society, academia, and the general public.
Text Courtesy, https://www.undp.org/events/UN-CBD-COP16
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2024 Theme: "Be a Part of the Plan"
22 May 2024
Quotes Courtesy. António Guterres
"Let us act urgently to put biodiversity on a path to recovery. And let us build ambition to CBD COP16
in October to protect
the planet and
create a more
sustainable
future for us all."
"As we mark this
Day for Biological Diversity,
let us commit to be
Part of the Plan."
Courtesy, United Nations
The world’s complex web of biological diversity sustains all life on earth. Yet it is unravelling at alarming speed – and humanity is to blame.
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We are contaminating land, oceans, and freshwater with toxic pollution, wrecking landscapes and ecosystems, and disrupting our precious climate with greenhouse gas emissions. Decimating biodiversity damages sustainable development today, and creates a dangerous and uncertain tomorrow.
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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework offers a pathway to reverse loss and restore biodiversity – while creating jobs, building resilience, and spurring sustainable development.
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Governments must lead. But as this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity reminds us, we are all “Part of the Plan” – we all have a role to play. Indigenous Peoples, business, financial institutions, local and regional authorities, civil society, women, young people, and academia must work together to value, protect and restore biodiversity in a way that benefits everyone.
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As we mark this Day for Biological Diversity, let us commit to be Part of the Plan. Let us act urgently to put biodiversity on a path to recovery. And let us build ambition to CBD COP16 in October to protect the planet and create a more sustainable future for us all.
Text Courtesy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres
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Biodiversity. . ."Food for Thought"
If the Citizens of Humanity Around the World - who
respect the whole of Earth and its abundance of
healthy biodiversity are NOT the ones
contaminating Earth's land, oceans, and freshwater
with toxic pollution, wrecking landscapes and
ecosystems, and disrupting our precious
climate with greenhouse gas emissions . . .
THEN WHO ARE THE DESTRUCTIVE
BIODIVERSITY CULPRITS?!
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What is the . . .
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2023 Theme: "From agreement to
action: build back biodiversity"
22 May 2023
"On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we
reflect on our relationship
with humanity’s
life-support system."
Quotes Courtesy. António Guterres
"From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the
energy that fuels us and
the medicines that
heal us, our lives are
wholly dependent
on healthy ecosystems."
Courtesy, United Nations
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, we reflect on our relationship with humanity’s life-support system.
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From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the energy that fuels us and the medicines that heal us, our lives are wholly dependent on healthy ecosystems.
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Yet our actions are devastating every corner of the planet.
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One million species are at risk of extinction -- the result of habitat degradation, skyrocketing pollution, and the worsening climate crisis.
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We must end this war on nature.
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Last year’s agreement on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework marked an important step – but now is the time to move from agreement to action.
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This means ensuring sustainable production and consumption patterns.
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Redirecting subsidies from nature-destroying activities towards green solutions.
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Recognizing the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, the strongest guardians of our world’s biodiversity.
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And pushing governments and businesses to take stronger and faster action against biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.
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Let us work together across governments, civil society, and the private sector to secure a sustainable future for all.
Text Courtesy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres
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What is the . . .
We must move from agreement to action!
2023 Statement from David Cooper, Acting
Executive Secretary of the CBD
Video Courtesy, Convention on Biological Diversity
Must See Video:
Video Courtesy, UN Environment Programme
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2022 Theme: "Building a Shared
Future for All Life"
Video Courtesy, #BiodiversityDay #post2020 #COP15
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22 May 2022
"To save our planet’s indispensable and fragile natural wealth, everyone needs to be engaged, . . ."
Quote Courtesy. António Guterres
Courtesy, United Nations
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22 May 2022
Video Courtesy, #BiodiversityDay #post2020 #COP15
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Special Announcement
Virtual: Save the Dates:
11 Oct 2021 - 09:00 to 15 Oct 2021 - 05:00
UN Biodiversity Conference - Part One
This first part of COP15 [Biodiversity] will include the opening of the Meetings and will address agenda items that have been identified as essential for the continuation of the operations of the Convention and the Protocols by the Bureau. This will include meetings about administrative matters and technical issues related to CBD programmes. There will also be a high-level segment on 12 and 13 October 2021.
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The second part of COP15 [Biodiversity] will be face-to-face meetings in Kunming, China from 25 April to 8 May 2022.
Courtesy, United Nations
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Special Announcement
Is the World Willing to . . .
"Advance the Protection of Nature?"
Save the Date: 11 January 2021
Organized by France, in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank,
the ‘One Planet Summit’ for
biodiversity on 11 January 2021 aims
to advance the protection of Nature
Courtesy, United Nations
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