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01/25/2013
How many people are working on this project?
The United Nation Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) Team at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity counts 3 full-time staff working on the UNDB campaign, in addition to parallel projects. Another 2-3 staff are supporting the campaign during certain periods of time. This said, all the staff at the Secretariat work in line with and toward implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, which is the basis of the Decade.
The work on the ground however is done by the 193 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (and hopefully non-Parties as well), who support and implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity at the national level. Among those: different levels of government, businesses and individuals. Everyone needs to do their part and take effective and urgent action now to halt the loss of biodiversity.
What can people do to participate to the Decade?
The key word here is “do”. The best thing that people can do is to get informed about the effects of their current lifestyle and behaviours, and then DO something to make a positive change. Nowadays, there are countless sources of inspiration/information easily available and specific to everyone’s needs and living conditions. One simple way to start is by doing simple actions, such as suggested in the booklet “52 tips for biodiversity” (available in 27 languages).The first step is realizing our own impact on our surrounding ecosystems and on the distant ones as well. The next step is to raise awareness with your family, neighbourhood, community etc. and get them to act too. Imagine the exponential positive change if everyone did it!
Also, a simple way to show your support is by joining our facebook page.
Is there a lot of partners?
To date, the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity counts 115 Partners, but we are working with many others on implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. All the countries that agreed to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, have also agreed to celebrate the Decade and we look forward to more exciting announcements as the decade unfolds.
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And of course, seedbomb.net is a (great) partner of UNDB!!
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Rebecca