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Protecting Canada : Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society 2015 parks report

6 Jul 2015

The Plan includes 20 biodiversity targets to be achieved by 2020, known as the Aichi Targets, which cover a suite of actions needed to reverse the decline of biodiversity and advance towards the 2050 vision of “living in harmony with nature.” Aichi Target 11 commits countries to protect at least 17% of land and inland waters by 2020. [...] Virtually all countries in the world have established protected areas systems, and global agencies like the World Bank and the United Nations Development Agency recognize effective protected areas networks1 as the cornerstone of nature conservation strategies, and essential to sustainable development. [...] They sustain cultural and spiritual values of Indigenous peoples and others and directly support sustainable, diverse tourism-based economies.2 As part of the world-wide effort to stem the tide of biodiversity loss, in 2010 Canada joined other members of the global community in Nagoya, Japan, in endorsing a 10-year strategic plan under the auspices of the United Nations Convention on Biological Di [...] Aichi Target 11 By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well-connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated [...] The report recognizes the importance of Indigenous governments and peoples in implementing the targets, clearly stating that implementation relies on the “full and effective participation of Aboriginal peoples.” 23 While this Canadian target does not specifically include the quality requirements that are such an important part of Aichi Target 11, the guidance on how to implement the Canadian targe
environment conservation biodiversity conservation biodiversity water natural resources canada biogeochemistry biology ethics protected areas parks ecosystem protected area nature alberta manitoba conservation of natural resources society convention on biological diversity conservation biology first nations territories aboriginal boreal woodland caribou boreal forest of canada provincial and territorial wilderness canadian parks and wilderness society
Pages
98
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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