EVENTS
DEFINITIONS
While the concept is old as life itself, 'biodiversity'
is a new term, coined as recently as 1986. Some ask how
to integrate
biodiversity and tourism. Others ask how to protect
biodiversity from tourism.
What is biodiversity? According to the Wikipedia,
there is no single standard definition: "One definition
holds that biological diversity is a measure of the relative
diversity among organisms present in different ecosystems.
Diversity in this definition includes diversity within species
and among species, and comparative diversity among ecosystems.
Another definition, simpler and clearer, but more challenging,
is the totality of genes, species, and ecosystems of a region."
RECOMMENDATIONS
John
Shores: "The tourism-biodiversity research agenda
needs to broaden in at least two dimensions. Along the time
dimension, we need to identify efficient indicators to monitor
in the short term that can predict the status of biodiversity
conservation over decades and centuries, and the useful
policies and practical actions that can be used to shape
those futures. Along the supply chain dimension, we need
research that assesses the impacts on biodiversity from
the entire spectrum of the travel and tourism industry,
not just from the activities at destinations. Achieving
a comprehensive view in time and in space will not be easy,
but it should supply valuable information and support for
the growing movement toward a sustainable tourism in all
of its aspects."
2010
The UN General Assembly declared 2010 as the International
Year of Biodiversity ( resolution 61/203). It designated
the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
as the focal point for the Year and invited the secretariat
to cooperate with other relevant United Nations bodies,
multilateral environmental agreements, international organizations
and other stakeholders, with a view to bringing greater
international attention to the continued loss of biodiversity.
The Assembly encouraged Member States and other stakeholders
to take advantage of the Year to increase awareness of the
importance of biodiversity by promoting actions at the local,
regional and international levels. It invited Member States
to consider establishing national committees for the Year,
and invited Member States and relevant international organizations
to support the activities to be organized by developing
countries -- especially least developed countries, landlocked
developing countries and small island developing States
-- and countries with economies in transition. Details
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