Category Archives: 2010 Biodiversity Target
Link’s ‘Targeting Nature’s Recovery’ report makes recommendations for better species conservation
Wildlife and Countryside Link (‘Link’) have produced a report entitled ‘Targeting Nature’s Recovery’ outlining the group’s analysis of the UK’s progress against its 2010 targets for the conservation of priority habitats and species. These targets were agreed in 2006, based … Continue reading
EU announces new strategy to achieve 2020 biodiversity targets
The European commission yesterday proposed a new strategy to achieve the 2020 biodiversity targets by incorporating the valuation of natural capital. The new strategy, which is based on a report by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), states that … Continue reading
Kew Gardens experts identify new mistletoe species
Just in time for Christmas, botanists at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew have identified a new species of tropical mistletoe. This is just one the weird and wonderful plant and fungi species identified or re-discovered over the past few months, … Continue reading
UN launches new global scientific body for Biodiversity
Plans for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to begin setting up the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) were formally announced at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York this week. The idea to … Continue reading
Talking Science: Biodiversity in the 21st Century
Yesterday evening the British Library hosted a fascinating debate led by Professor Georgina Mace FRS, President-Elect of the British Ecological Society. A large audience assembled to hear Prof. Mace discuss ‘Biodiversity in the 21st Century: are we missing the target’, … Continue reading
IEEM Conference: Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Targets, New Opportunities
2-4 November 2010 Dublin, Ireland The conference aims to: – investigate how biodiversity policies and legislation including the Common Agricultural Policy, Fisheries Policy and the Marine and Coastal Access Bill) are affecting and driving biodiversity conservation; – showcase biodiversity tools … Continue reading
Guardian Urging Specific Actions to Tackle Biodiversity Loss
The Guardian last week published an article by George Monbiot and Guillaume Chapron, a researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, calling for readers to nominate key actions which can make a significant difference to halting biodiversity loss worldwide. … Continue reading
Green Week 2010 puts biodiversity in the spotlight
Four years ago the European Commission’s annual ‘Green Week’ conference examined the progress towards the target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010, carrying a positive “Biodiversity is Life!” strapline. Speaking for the UK’s Labour Government, the then Minister … Continue reading
Organisations Prepare to Celebrate International Biodiversity Day
Organisations around the UK are preparing to celebrate International Biodiversity Day, taking place tomorrow, 22 May. Celebrations began in Wales yesterday, with the start of a three day festival to highlight biodiversity to the public and to encourage individuals to … Continue reading
Wales to Celebrate International Year of Biodiversity with Free Festival
The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, will next week host a celebration of the diversity of the Welsh natural environment. Beginning on Thursday, 20th May, with an event for policy-makers and invited guests, the event will then continue right through … Continue reading