“Ensuring truly sustainable development for our growing human family depends on biological diversity and the vital goods and services it offers,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon offered for the launch event delivered on his behalf by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, in the Japanese city of Kanazawa. “While the poor suffer first and worst from biodiversity loss, all of society stands to lose from this mass extinction. There are also the opportunity costs what cures for disease, and what other useful discoveries, might we never know of because a habitat is destroyed forever, or land is polluted beyond all use?” UN General Assembly – 2011 to 2020 Declared as “Decade of Biodiversity”: The General Assembly previously declared the period 2011-2020 as United Nations Decade on Biodiversity to promote the implementation of a strategic plan on biodiversity and its overall vision of living in harmony with nature. The Oceans are also incorporated and a concrete action plan has been developed. Read: -“Defending the Oceans- A Plan” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/defending-the-oceansa-plan-by-susan-sacirbey/38388). “Mainstreaming” Biodiversity Objective is to mainstream biodiversity at different levels. “Throughout the Decade, governments are encouraged to develop, implement and communicate the results of national strategies for implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity.” The camapaign for biodiversity and awareness efforts among the broader global citizen community has incorporated the efforts of artists as Ed Norton: - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/ed-norton-diplomat-artist/26941, and Gisele Bundchend - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/gisele-bundchendiplomatartist-environment/25293. Biodiversity as Economic & Job Driver: “With the world undergoing a youth bulge, sustainable use of biodiversity is not an isolated 'ecological' green approach, but an indispensable pillar of sustainable development for future generations,” said Mr. Akasaka. There is also multilateral compact in place on biodiversity that needs to be developed to include more state signatories – See Film Report: -“Mexico Biodiversity” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/mexico-biodiversity/25314 Human activities have caused the extinction of plants and animals at some hundreds or thousands of times faster than what the natural rate would have been, Mr. Akasaka pointed out. “We cannot reverse extinction. We can, however, prevent future extinction of other species right now. For the next 10 years our commitment to protecting more than eight million species, and our wisdom in contributing to a balance of life, will be put to a test.” Biodiversity preservation could even employ a fashion or comedy perspective! – “Biodiversity Fashion Trendsetter” -http://diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/biodiversity-fashion-trendsetter-by-ambassador-mo/28668 By Susan Sacirbey

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