Bonn message. High-level working group on the future of global targets for Biodiversity

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1. Introduction

From the 9-10 March 2009 some 50 distinguished participants, at the invitation of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety as the current Presidency of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), gathered in Bonn to provide clear and bold direction for future international commitments on biodiversity.

The meeting provided a timely opportunity to discuss the framework for the post 2010 biodiversity target and to prepare the ground for the discussion and action on the global biodiversity agenda. The outcome of the rich discussions at this meeting is a set of suggestions to the UN for further discussions on the future biodiversity targets of the United Nations.

2. Main messages emanating from the meeting
A) State and importance of biological diversity

· Biodiversity and Ecosystems: All life on Earth, including human society, depends upon a variety of services provided by nature, the values of which need wider recognition. Maintaining these services is vital, especially in a world facing massive environmental and economical pressures. This requires that any post 2010 framework ensures the conservation and sustainable use of healthy ecosystems and of the biodiversity upon which their continued functioning depends, as well as the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

· Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Poverty Eradication: The 2010 target provided a valuable framework for biodiversity actions, but missed the

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opportunity to mobilize significant public support and harness adequate political commitment. This could potentially have happened if the critical role of nature and its ecosystem services in supporting human wellbeing had been more clearly incorporated into the 2010 target. For instance, freshwaters, forests, and fisheries are forms of natural capital from which we draw ecosystem services such as clean water, fresh air, carbon storage, food, fibre, and fuel. Nature’s services are valuable to the rich and they are irreplaceable and critical for the survival of the poor. Nature is the Treasury of all human beings, especially the Poor. There is no chance for success in poverty...

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