UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2010

UN Decade on
Biodiversity 2011-2010
Strategic Objectives for the Decade
• Provide a supporting framework for implementation of the
Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and the Aichi
Biodiversity Targets
• Support and provide guidance to regional and international
organizations with a role in implementation of the Strategic
Plan and achievement of the targets
• Continue to build public awareness of biodiversity issues
UN Decade on
Biodiversity 2011-2010
Implementation of the CBD at national level:
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promote public awareness on biodiversity
carry out actions that support implementation of the Strategic Plan
strengthen networks for implementation of the Convention
enhance coordination of their actions, including through the creation
of national coordination bodies (i.e. National Committees of UNDB)
increase mainstreaming efforts
UN Decade on
Biodiversity 2011-2010
2 February 2011
New York
Pre launch of the UN Decade at the occasion of the Ceremony to Open the
Nagoya Protocol on ABS for Signature
7 March 2011
New York
Pre launch of the UN decade at the occasion of the Ceremony to Open the
Kuala Lumpur Nagoya Protocol on Liability and Redress for Signature
11 May 2011
New York
Pre launch of the UN decade at the occasion of the ministerial meeting of the
Commission on Sustainable Development
22 May 2011
Global launch in Tokyo
Launch of National Committees of UNDB
7 June 2011
Launch in Canada at the occasion of the Montreal Economic Conference
19 September 2011
New York
High level celebration of the Decade at the 66th session of the United Nations
General Assembly
October 2011
High level celebration at the COP 10 of UNCCD
29 October 2011
November 2011
First Nagoya Biodiversity Lecture (tbc)
High level celebration at the occasion of COP 17 of UNFCCC
14-16 May 2012
Rio de Janeiro
High Level Celebration at Rio+20
IDEAS FOR IYF, IDB and UN DECADE
CELEBRATIONS
- THE GREEN WAVE on 22 MAY
- MEMO –Bell ringing project on 22 MAY
- Following the SEDNA Expedition
For more info, contact chantal.robichaud@cbd.int
The Green Wave
Seychelles
2008
60 groups
2009
500 groups
2010
2500 groups
Japan
Brazil
Singapore
MEMO – To ring a bell for
biodiversity
The project to commemorate the world’s extinct
species, the CBD encourages encourage the ringing
of bells all in cities over the world as an urgent
‘memo’ to rouse the world to action
• Every 22 May on IDB
• www.memoproject.org
1000 thousand days
for the planet
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Over 30 countries around the world
3 x 3 hour TV series
13 half hours documentaries “The human experience”
Educational programmes including The Green Wave and
the Virtual Sailor
- Satellite caption (1 million followers in 2007) and Google
- Event at COP11
Target 1 of the CBD Strategic Pan: awareness raising
glacialis.tv/wordpress
Calendar of related
events
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-22 May 2011: Green Wave and MEMO events around the world
-Summer 2011: Passage of the Sedna in the Caribbean (Grand
Cayman Island), Belize, Panama (including Panama City and
Escudo Island)
-Fall 2011: Passage of the Sedna in Galapagos, Cocos Islands, the
Cortez Sea and along the US and Canadian West Coast, Hawaii
-Spring 2012: Passage of the Sedna in Alaska, French Polynesia,
Papua-New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia
-14-16 May, 2012: Video link with the Sedna during the Earth
Summit Rio+20
-22 May 2012: Green Wave events around the world
-6 September 2012: Passage of the Sedna at the opening of IUCN
Congress on Jeju Island, Korea
-October 2012: Passage of the Sedna at COP12
-End of 2012: Passage of the Sedna in Madagascar, South Africa,
Brazil.
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