Category: Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans.

Position Statement On the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict

Resource Africa October 18, 2022 0 Comments
Position Statement On the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict IUCN Some human-wildlife conflicts involve situations where lives and livelihoods are at very serious risk, requiring urgent attention that cannot wait for the outcomes of research, dialogues and conflict mediation. In emergency cases, there may be no other option than to implement imperfectly-informed damage control measures as soon...

South African Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for Implementation

Resource Africa September 04, 2022 0 Comments
South Africa: The Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for implementation 19 August 2022 - The South Africa Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published the revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 (“NBF”)for implementation. The overall purpose of the NBF is to coordinate and align the efforts of the many organizations and individuals involved in...
sustainable use

Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife

Resource Africa September 01, 2022 0 Comments
Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife by Gail Thomson The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently released a summary of an Assessment Report aimed at global policy makers that examines the current state of sustainable use of biodiversity. The full report, which is to be released soon, took 85...
CBD Alliance

Post CBD Geneva: Closing statement by the CBD Alliance

Resource Africa April 04, 2022 0 Comments
Post CBD Geneva: Closing statement by the CBD Alliance A closing statement was issued after CBD Geneva on March 29, 2022 by the CBD Alliance, a network of civil society organizations who have a common interest in the Convention on Biological Diversity, and of which ACBA is a member. This statement is on behalf of the CBD Alliance. We support the statements made by IIBF, the Women's Caucus and the...
global biodiversity framework

First Draft of Global Biodiversity Framework Identifies Four Goals for 2050

Resource Africa April 04, 2022 0 Comments
First Draft of Global Biodiversity Framework Identifies Four Goals for 2050 The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published the first draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.This first draft will adopt a framework as a stepping stone towards the 2050 Vision of “Living in harmony with nature”, and will undergo further refinement and negotiation...
UN Convention on Biological Diversity

A New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: 1st Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts

Resource Africa July 13, 2021 0 Comments
Press Release: A New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: 1st Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts Montreal, 12 July 2021 – The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat today released the first official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people.The framework...

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
— 2021

Resource Africa June 17, 2021 0 Comments
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Restoration. Land. Recovery. Today, June 17 2021 is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. This year the theme is "Restoration, Land. Recovery." and will focus on turning degraded land into healthy land. Restoring degraded land brings economic resilience, creates jobs, raises incomes and increases food security. It helps biodiversity to...