The first target of the strategic plan of Aichi Biodiversity Targets for the 2011-2020 period is to ensure that by 2020, at least all the citizens in the world know about the values of biodiversity and what each one of us can do to protect biodiversity, he said.
"It is very important for the implementation of this first target. We have to understand that to protect biodiversity, our society needs to be partners in this endeavour. It's not all the responsibility of government alone...It is the responsibility of all of us," he said during the presentation of RBS Earth Heroes Awards here this evening.
"One of the main challenges that we face in order to reduce biodiversity loss and reach Aichi Biodiversity Targets, is to convince all stakeholders, including local communities and businesses that preventing biodiversity loss is an essential step to maintain and improve human well-being," he pointed out.
"The fact that biodiversity continues to decline reflects that we do not sufficiently give attention to our production and consumption activities on biodiversity. It also reflects the facts that other activities often take precedence and distracts from the caring of our planet earth," Braulio Ferreira said.
He, however, said that there should not be just talking about the losses, but also about the good actions and solutions to solve the problems affecting the precious biodiversity in the world.
The passion and efforts towards conservation of wildlife is truly inspirational at a time when an estimated 34,000 plants, 5,200 animal species, including the world's bird species, many crops species are facing the risk of extinction. 45 per cent of regional forests of earth are gone, 10 per cent of coral reefs have been destroyed, he said. (More)