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The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues. It is currently held on May 22. [1] The International Day for Biological Diversity falls within the scope of the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda's Sustainable Development Goals.
International Seal Day [33] March 22 World Meteorological Day: March 23 International Day of Zero Waste [34] March 30 World Aquatic Animal Day [35] April 3 World Rat Day [36] [37] [38] April 4 International Beaver Day [39] [40] April 7 Zoo Lovers Day [41] [42] April 8 Arbor Day: April 26 Bat Appreciation Day [43] [44] April 17 Earth Day: April 22
The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its importance, taking place internationally in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target , the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006.
Every year, the Center celebrates the International Biodiversity Day At AUB, (IBDAA) with all the AUB community. It organizes the yearly “Biodiversity Village Award” (BVA) [4] and offers participating municipalities different awards for the best green practices. Tree planting is one of the activities the center leads under its “Ana ...
President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces the city of Cali as the host for the United Nations Biodiversity COP16.. The UNCBD COP16 was originally set to be held in Turkey; [5] however, on July 31, 2023, the conference's organizing committee notified Parties that the country had decided to give up its right to host and preside the event, due to "a force majeure situation" caused by the ...
The Convention's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, created in 2010, include the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The meetings of the Parties to the Convention are known as Conferences of the Parties (COP), with the first one (COP 1) held in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1994 and the most recent one (COP 16) in 2024 in Cali, Colombia. [2]
30 by 30 is the third of 23 global biodiversity targets for 2030 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in December 2022: . Ensure and enable that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of terrestrial, inland water, and of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, are effectively conserved and ...
Hence, a core principle of biodiversity management, that traditional BAPs overlook, is the need to incorporate cultural, social and economic values in the process. Modern day BAPs use an analysis of ecosystem services, key ecological process drivers, and use species as one of many indicators of change. They would seek to maintain structure and ...