Official video of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010

Monday 17 May 2010

  Well, unfortunately the dance isn´t everything and to aggravate the situation a problem arose  in my leg and I will have to stop dancing for a month, which makes me very sad. However, I'll take this month of rest for me to improve my English.
   Since we are learning biodiversity, I gathered some data on the subject and also a video to complement.


   2010 is the year to address the issue of biodiversity of the United Nations 2010 Biodiversity target. This target was adopted by the Convention of Biodiversity and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly at the 2005 World Summit. The target encourages countries of the world to commit "to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level, as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth"
      The United Nations has deep concern regarding the continued loss of biological diversity and the social, economic, environmental and cultural implications that this is having and will continue to have. In the Resolution of the General Assembly in 2007 member countries, including Australia, were encouraged to:
- Consider establishing national committees for the international Year of Biodiversity;
- Take advantage of the International Year of Biodiversity to increase awareness of the importance of biodiversity by promoting actions at the local, regional and international levels,
- support the activities to be organized by developing countries, especially least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, and countries with economies in transition.
      This makes 2010 a great year for us to think about biodiversity. Not only should we celebrate the amazing diversity of our planet, we also need to reflect on the targets to change our atitudes towrds our "HOME"

    By:Joana Marques