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Is India a member of Ipbes?
Haridwar: The United Nations Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (UN-IPBES) on Saturday unanimously elected Vinod B Mathur, director of the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII), as its bureau member for a three-year term to represent the Asia-Pacific region.
When was Ipbes established?
April 21, 2012
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services/Founded
What do you mean by loss of Biodiversity?
Biodiversity loss refers to the decline or disappearance of biological diversity, understood as the variety of living things that inhabit the planet, its different levels of biological organisation and their respective genetic variability, as well as the natural patterns present in ecosystems.
Why is Biodiversity important?
Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Ecological life support— biodiversity provides functioning ecosystems that supply oxygen, clean air and water, pollination of plants, pest control, wastewater treatment and many ecosystem services.
What are the Aichi Targets?
Aichi Targets
- Aichi Target 1: Awareness increased.
- Aichi Target 2: Biodiversity values integrated.
- Aichi Target 3: Incentives reformed.
- Aichi Target 4: Sustainable production and consumption.
- Aichi Target 5: Habitat loss halved or reduced.
- Aichi Target 6: Sustainable management of marine living resources.
What are the main drivers of change at ecosystem and landscape level?
Examples of direct drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem change are land-use change, climate change, pollution, natural resource use and exploitation, and invasive species.
What are the 3 types of biodiversity?
Usually three levels of biodiversity are discussed—genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity.
What is biodiversity in science?
The term biodiversity (from “biological diversity”) refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life.
When was Aichi adopted?
In decision X/2, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, held from 18 to 29 October 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, adopted a revised and updated Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, for the 2011-2020 period.
What is meant by Nagoya Protocol?
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (the Protocol) is a global agreement that implements the access and benefit-sharing obligations of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
What does IPBES stand for?
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What are traceable accounts in the IPBES Assessment Report?
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