How to speed up the changes of public awareness to retard the rate of biodiversity loss

Abstract

Biodiversity matters for all spheres of human life and activity yet biodiversity loss has accelerated to an unprecedented level. It is impossible to save biodiversity and enhance its benefits for people without public awareness and knowledge of biodiversity issues. Pursuant to the decision of the Conference of the Parties of Convention on Biological Diversity, the Informal Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC) was established to provide Secretariat of CBD with advice on the implementation of the programme of work on CEPA with respect to specific on-going work and facilitating the development of a global communication strategy and several activities during the second half of United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. The publication presents a direct report from the author who as the member of CEPA-IAC participated in its meeting on the trends in global education for biodiversity and development of tools and approaches relevant for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 in the context of the different Aichi Biodiversity Targets.