Strategic Goal D: Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services
Panelists:
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Vice President for Global Policy, Conservation International
Sasha Alexander, Program Director, Society for Ecological Restoration
Pierre du Plessis, Multi-Media, Appropriate Technology and Natural Products Consultant, Centre for Research Information Action in Africa - Southern Africa Development and Consulting
Moderator:
Michael Blundon, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Aichi Biodiversity Target 14
By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.
Aichi Biodiversity Target 15
By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification.
Aichi Biodiversity Target 16
By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in force and operational, consistent with national legislation.
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