PPT-Biodiversity and policy

Attitudes and practices have changed dramatically through time 1912 Animal Damage Control Act to promulgate the best methods of eradication suppression and control of mountain lions wolves coyotes bobcats prairie dogs gophers ground squirrels jack rabbits and other animals eagles and other raptors injurious to agriculture . The complexity and rich diversity of life found in forests provides many vital services to human beings Nonetheless humans are destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate The conversion of forests to agricultural land overgrazing unsustainabl Agricultural biodiversity includes ecosystems animals plants and microorganisms related to food and agriculture Today most species of crops and domesticated livestock are the result of thousands of years of human intervention such as selective breed Brazil. Hari . Srinivas. Room: I-312 / 079-565-7406. International Environmental Policy. Brazil: Environmental Features . The environment of Brazil is . characterized . by . high . biodiversity. with a population density that decreases away from the coast.. Mobilising Resources for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. Yves de Soye, BIOFIN Manager, UNDP, 16 October 2014. BIOFIN – Overview & Objectives . Conceived in response to CBD COP-10 (SP 2011-2020 & SRM). Amor Torre-Marin, Technical Support Unit . Regional Assessment for Europe and Central Asia. 2015 . Eionet. Biodiversity Ecosystems, Indicators and Assessments NRC Workshop, 20 November 2015. Establishment of . The Intergovernmental . Science-Policy Platform on . Biodiversity . and Ecosystem Services. Objective. : . IPBES provides . policy relevant knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services to inform decision making. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT DASHBOARD . 2014/15. Dr Tanya Abrahamse, CEO. Ms Carmel Mbizvo, Head of Branch: Biodiversity Science & Policy Advice. Mr Christopher Willis, Chief Director: . Conservation Gardens & Tourism Division. It is the variety of all the different living things and their homes on the planet. . BIO. . DIVERSITY. Bio= biological organisms . -living things!. diversity= the amount of variation. 20 . million species. . of organisms. But, of which only . 1.4 . million . species . have been . identified so far. . These . species differ widely from . one another. . This . variation . in living organisms is called . Section 1: Why do we need CEPA? Contents Introduction What is CEPA? Fact sheet: What is CEPA? Checklist: CEPA expanding the definition Why do we need CEPA? Fact sheet: Why do we need CEPA? Fac André Mader. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). Institutional structure of the CBD. Executive Secretary. Programme Officers. General service staff. Interns. Contractors. Associate Programme Officers. Presented by. Dr.Anubha. Gupta. Faculty , S.S. in Commerce . Vikram. University. Useful for BBA(H)/B.COM(H)/M.COM and allied subject. Biodiversity. The term biodiversity was coined as a contraction of biological diversity by E.O. Wilson in 1985. . UPDATE ON PROCESS AND UPDATED ZERO DRAFT . OEWG Co-Chairs. Francis Ogwal. Basile van Havre. 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 . Special Briefing Session. Presentation Plan. Process. Planning assumptions. Roles of subsidiary bodies and working group. Focal Area Strategies. Refreshed Focal Area Strategies and “Integrated Approaches”. Biodiversity. Land. . Degradation. Climate. . Change. Chemicals. International . Waters . Sustainable Forest .