Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

摘要: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is very pleased to be celebrating the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD). other drylands present some harshest conditions Earth. In Kalahari Basin, temperatures regularly fluctuate 40 C between day night while areas Atacama Desert in Chile receive rainfall only once every hundred years. Despite these challenges, host most spectacular life Serengeti grasslands sub-Saharan Africa support an annual migration more than two million ungulates, Mediterranean Basin contains no less 11,700 endemic plant species. Unfortunately are under threat. biodiversity loss threatening ability dryland ecosystems livelihoods. fact, 2,311 species threatened or endangered dry sub-humid lands 15 known have disappeared entirely from wild. CBD Programme Work biological diversity joint work programme with UNCCD seek address threats preserve value deserts drylands. At eighth meeting Conference Parties CBD, a set provisional goals targets, within framework 2010 Biodiversity Targets, were applied lands. These targets complement Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), recognizing link conservation achievement adequate equitable development. Perhaps nowhere this stronger Approximately 90% inhabitants live developing countries, where resources play key role supporting Senegal, for example, wild non-timber forest products provide 50% rural household incomes. Promoting sustainable use second Focal Area Targets prerequisite MDG 1 – reducing extreme poverty hunger areas.