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  1. Living in harmony with nature www.flickr.com/66176388@N00

  2. Living in harmony with nature www.cbd.int/2011-2020

  3. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate What do you know about biodiversity? Members of the public were asked what biodiversity is. The most common answer was "some kind of washing powder" (BBC, 15 Oct 2010). Only 38% of Europeans know the meaning of the term, although another 28% have heard of it but do not know its meaning (Eurobarometer) The main reason cited by citizens for their lack of actions to stop biodiversity loss was low awareness of what can be done

  4. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate What does biodiversity do for you? Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, is essential to sustaining the living networks and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on. in other words… Biodiversity gives you everything you need to live

  5. Living in harmony with nature www.flickr.com/noaaphotolib

  6. a short story on how the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity came to be It all started in 2010 – the International Year of Biodiversity and the adoption of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

  7. Biodiversity is life Biodiversity is our life

  8. Worldwide celebrations: The IYB campaign was very successful at raising awareness and mobilising people around the world 192 countries 389 partner organisations +1138 events +55000 facebook friends

  9. The United Nations Decade on Biodiversity is an opportunity to build on success

  10. Living in harmony with nature www.flickr.com/pacificklaus

  11. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, is the overarching framework on biodiversity for the entire United Nations system. It was adopted at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, in October 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Decision X/2).

  12. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Living in harmony with nature across all sectors of society Goal A: Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society Target 1: By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably

  13. Target 1: By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably

  14. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Other goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 Goal B:Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use Goal C:Improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity Goal D:Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services Goal E:Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building

  15. text 22 December 2010, Resolution 65/161 The 65th UN General Assembly declared 2011-2020 the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

  16. Living in harmony with nature www.flickr.com/noodlefish

  17. Objectives of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

  18. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Strategic Objectives for the Decade • Help to implement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets at national, regional and international levels • Guide regional and international organizations • Raise public awareness on biodiversity issues • Stimulate, motivate and support actions to help biodiversity

  19. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate …aim to change the behaviour of society at large we encourage you to: • promote public awareness on biodiversity • carry out actions that support the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity • strengthen networks for implementation of the CBD • enhance coordination of your actions with other partners • increase mainstreaming efforts

  20. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate …track and monitor attitude changes • establish indicators and baseline information on public attitudes and opinions • • create global framework under which regional, sub-regional and national surveys can be conducted • • establish partnerships with:  - public opinion research agencies - marketing companies - national governments - regional organizations • • tap into existing expertise on capacity-development initiatives

  21. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Your organisation can become a partner of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity Show your support, be part of the vision, and get more visibility www.cbd.int/2011-2020/participate/partner

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  23. What else can I do?

  24. Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate What people are doing What can I do? Photo & painting competitions Conferences & events Exhibitions Create excitement Teaching & training Film festivals Raise awareness Websites Multimedia shows Community action Blogs and forums Protect life on Earth

  25. Living in harmony with nature Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Join us on facebook and twitter 13,377

  26. Living in harmony with nature Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Activities Support National Committees • Enhance coordination of national actions to achieve the strategic objectives • • Participate to capacity building workshops on implementation of the Aichi-Nagoya outcomes • • Launch public awareness campaigns, including campaigns directed at key economic sectors Celebrate annually on... • • International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May) • • World Environment Day (5 June) • • Other international days

  27. Still not quite sure? Watch this (click on the picture to watch on youtube – internet required)

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  29. Living in harmony with nature Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Materials available Register at www.cbd.int/2011-2020/logo to download the official logo Available in: العربية - En - Es - Fr - Ру - 中文, as well as Catalan, Dutch, Portuguese and Turkish

  30. Living in harmony with nature Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Materials available factsheets youth guide to biodiversity 52 tips for biodiversity In all EU languages International Day for Biological Diversity booklets

  31. Living in harmony with nature Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Materials available powerpoint presentation official video web banners desktop backgrounds

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  33. Living in harmony with nature Home IYB Goals Events Learn Media Participate Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity World Trade Centre 413 St. Jacques street, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9 Tel. 1 (514) 288 2220 secretariat@cbd.int www.cbd.int www.cbd.int/2011-2020 UNBiodiversity@cbd.int www.facebook.com/UNBiodiversity

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