2010, Annee Internationale de la Biodiversite
Biodiversite: Sauvons-la, Soutenons-la, Partageons-la
Description:
Under the auspices of the United Nations , the main objectives of the International Year of Biodiversity are:- Raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity and the dangers that lie in wait,
- Communicate the achievements and projects of biodiversity conservation,
- Encourage measures needed to halt the loss of this World Heritage
- Reduce and help reduce threats to biodiversity,
- Sustaining actiosn initiated and strengthened during this year's World.
10 strategic areas of concrete actions undertaken in France to preserve biodiversity, were decided and are :
1 - Create inventory communal
2 - Developing Science participatory inventories to live in place,
3 - Educate the public about the 'biodiversity',
4 - Carry a large inventory of natural heritage of the state,
5 - Reinforce French research on biodiversity, to discover new animal and plant species and understand the functioning of ecosystems,
6 - Strengthen the involvement economy in the preservation of biodiversity,
7 - Strengthen the national strategy for biodiversity, and state strategies that exist in regions
8 - Accelerate the implementation of national plans of action for endangered species,
9 - Preserve the rich ultra-marine (France has the second largest marine territory in the world),
10 - Create a platform for intergovernmental and political science
Planning:
Events labeled '2010 International Year of Biodiversity 'are held throughout the year 2010.In France, they are held in all regions of mainland France and overseas territories.
You can access geographical research events near you by clicking on this link.
international achievements made under this year's biodiversity during the month of April are visible by clicking this link. Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.
Comments:
Some studies have shown that more than 50 species disappear every day.Since 200, or 10 years, 20% of coral reefs have been destroyed and over 6 million hectares of primary forests have disappeared.
Never this type of phenomenon had reached such a magnitude, except perhaps when the dinosaurs disappeared.
The phenomenon is accelerating, partly due to climate change.
To date under the auspices of UNESCO, 553 sites are classified as common heritage of mankind and 107 sites are biosphere reserves.
In 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was created Convention on Biological Diversity.
It has been ratified by 190 countries.
