Tracking  the  Global  Biodiversity  Targets

Damon  Stanwell-­‐SmithCoordinator:  2010  Biodiversity  Indicators  Partnership

Ecosystem  Assessment  Programme  UNEP  World  ConservaBon  Monitoring  Centre

Cambridge,  UK

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40  OrganisaBons  working  globally

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"decisions  made  by  governments  and  other  stakeholders  are  be5er  informed  to  improve  the  conserva8on  and  sustainable  use  of  biodiversity  at  a  global  scale"

1 Partnership  generaBng  informaBon  useful  to  decision-­‐makers

1 Improved  global  indicators  available

2 NaBonal  governments  using  and  contribuBng  to  delivery  of  global  indicators

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40  OrganisaBons  working  globally

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21  "headline"  indicators31 metrics

40  OrganisaBons  working  globally

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"to  achieve  by  2010  a  significant  reducBon  of  the  current  rate  of  biodiversity  loss  at  the  global,  regional  and  naBonal  level..."

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significant  inflecBons

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Highly  unlikely  that  the  2010  Target  will  be  met

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“NaBonal  governments  and  regional  organizaBons  using  and  contribuBng  to  the  improved  delivery  of  

global  indicators”

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“NaBonal  governments  and  regional  organizaBons  using  and  contribuBng  to  the  improved  delivery  of  

global  indicators”“NaBonal  governments  developing  and  using  indicators  

relevant  to  naBonal  prioriBes"

Capacity  building  in  45  CountriesSouth  East  AsiaCaribbeanMesoamericaEastern  AfricaSouthern  Africa

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“NaBonal  governments  and  regional  organizaBons  using  and  contribuBng  to  the  improved  delivery  of  

global  indicators”“NaBonal  governments  developing  and  using  indicators  

relevant  to  naBonal  prioriBes"

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“NaBonal  governments  and  regional  organizaBons  using  and  contribuBng  to  the  improved  delivery  of  

global  indicators”“NaBonal  governments  developing  and  using  indicators  

relevant  to  naBonal  prioriBes"

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6  UN  languages,  and  Japanese

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A  major  expansion  in  naBonal  capacity-­‐strengthening  for  the  development  and  use  of  biodiversity  /  ecosystem  service  indicators    A  communicaBon  hub  for  compelling  storylines  from  the  combined  suite  of  global  indicators

The  Partnership  to  2020  and  beyond...

An  enlarged  and  enhanced  partnership  to  facilitate  experience  sharing  and  indicator  implementaBon

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The  Partnership  to  2020  and  beyond...

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•    10  year  strategic  plan

•    Resource  mobiliza8on  strategy

•    Interna8onal  protocol  on  "access  to  and      sharing  of  the  benefits  from  the  use  of  the    gene8c  resources"  

•      20  Targets,  in  5  strategic  goals    •    "Invites  the  United  Na8ons  General  Assembly  to      consider  declaring  2011-­‐2020  the  United  Na8ons      Decade  on  Biodiversity"

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Contact:   Damon.Stanwell-­‐Smith@unep-­‐wcmc.org

References:   h;p://www.twentyten.net/2010bippublicaBons

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