8/6/2014 Mrunal Explained: Aichi Targets for Biodiversity protection

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[EnB] Aichi Targets for Biodiversity Protection under CBD
1. What are Aichi Targets?
2. Strategic goal A
3. Strategic Goal B
4. Strategic Goal C
5. Strategic Goal D
6. Strategic Goal E
Lets recap what we learned in previous episode.
Earth Summit led to=>
1. Biodiversity protection: CBD (Cartagena+ Aichi+Nagoya)
2. Reverse Climate Change: UNFCCC (Kyoto+ Copenhagen)
3. Sustainable Development: Agenda 21, RIO+20
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COP-10 under CBD
The Parties (Countries) under Convention of Biodiversity (CBD), meet at regular
interval.
These meetings are called Conference of Parties (COP)
10
th
such meeting was held at Aichi precinct (district) of Nagoya, Japan.
This COP-10 gave birth to two things
1. Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources
2. Aichi Targets for biodiversity
What are Aichi Targets?
In the COP-10 meeting, the parties agreed that previous biodiversity protection targets are
not achieved, So we need to do comeup with new plans and targets.
Plan Timeframe
Mid/Long term By 2050
Short term By 2020
This short term plan is officially known as Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-
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2020.
It is a a ten-year framework for action by all countries to save biodiversity.
This short term plan provide a set of 20 ambitious yet achievable targets, collectively
known as the Aichi Targets.
Aichi Targets= 20 targets, divided into 5 sections (A to E).
Strategic goal A
Address the causes of biodiversity loss
1. Make people aware about the values of biodiversity
2. Integrated biodiversity values in development + poverty reduction plan
3. Subsidies which are harmful to biodiversity= and eliminate them, phase them out or
reform them
4. Sustainable production and consumption.
Strategic Goal B:
Reduce the direct pressure on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
5. Reduce the rate of natural habitat loss + forest loss by at least 50%
6. Reduce overfishing
7. Agriculture, aquaculture and forestry in sustainable manner
8. Reduce pollution and excessive use of fertiliser
9. Prevent invasive alien species (non-native)
10. Minimise the choral reflow destruction, ocean acidification
Strategic Goal C
Safeguard ecosystems, species and genetic diversity
11. Conserve terrestrial and inland water, coastal marine areas
12. Prevent extinction of threatened species
13. Maintain genetic diversity of agro-plants, domesticated animals and minimising
genetic erosion
Strategic Goal D
Biodiversity benefits to all
14. Safeguard ecosystems for women, tribals, and poor.
15. Combat desertification and restore the degraded ecosystem
16. Operationalise the nagoya protocol on genetic resources, via national legislations
Strategic Goal E
Participatory planning, capacity building
17. National biodiversity strategy and action plans update for participation
18. Integrate the knowledge of tribal communities
19. Scientific and technological knowledge sharing application
20. FINANCIAL resources mobilisation
For additional details, you may refer to their official site click me.
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