Transcript International Year of Biodiversity 2010

International Year of Biodiversity 2010
Austrian activities in cooperation with the CHM-Austria
„Vielfaltleben“ (= living diversity)
 Kind of action:
Biodiversity campaign started in January 2009
 Main sponsoring:
Austrian Ministry of Agric., Forestry, Env. and Water Manag., Birdlife
Austria, Naturschutzbund Austria and World Wide Fund for Nature
 Conducted and supported by:
Many different organisations, municipalities and CHM-A
 Aim:
1. Conservation of biodiversity by promoting projects dealing with:
- in situ conservation of species and habitats supporting the survival
especially of endangered species
- recultivation of habitats
2. Raise public awareness for biodiversity and nature conservation
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„Vielfaltleben“ (= living diversity)
 Kind of activities in 2010:
several events to present these conservation projects and their results
as well as activities to inform people on different aspects of
biodiversity
 Selected activities are:
- 27th January: official starting event of the “IYB” in Austria
- installing of a local Municipality-network & contest electing the “local
biodiversity champ”
- 22nd-29th May: “biodiversity week” including the “Geo-day” organized
in all Austrian National parks
- activities all over the year in co-operation with the sponsors of the
selected species for the campaign
- special events for children and the young
- cooperation with TV and newspapers
- final “vielfaltleben”-gala at the end of the year
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Neobiota in Austria
 Kind of action:
Exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Lower Austria
 Start of exhibition:
April 2010
 Organisation:
Natural History Museum of Lower Austria, Umweltbundesamt
(Environment Agency Austria) and CHM-A
 Aim:
Awareness raising for the subject “alien species” and to provide
information on effects on the local flora and fauna, on methods and
measurements to reduce the impact of neobiota
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Status of biodiversity in Austria
 Kind of Action:
Report on the State of the Environment to the Austrian Parliament at
the end of June 2010;
special chapter focusing on the status of biodiversity in Austria
 Conducted by:
the Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt)
 Aim:
- Highlight the need for action in future in order to provide for the
conservation of biodiversity.
- Initiate new measures intensifying or complementing ongoing
activities to reduce the loss of biodiversity.
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„Biodiversity 2010 +“
 Kind of action:
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Conference at the end of 2010
Organisation:
Umweltdachverband
Presentations:
- 2010 Biodiversity target – and beyond? (Jacqueline McGalde, EEA)
- Perspectives for the conservation of biodiversity beyond 2010 (DG
Env. Commissioner and Austrian Minister of Environement)
3 Panels on:
- Ecosystem services and management of resources
- International aspects and social fairness
- Evaluation of biodiversity
Panel discussion:
on challenges and need for action in the future
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www.biologischevielfalt.at
(=www.biodiv.at/chm)
Kind of action:
Information on biodiversity provided by national web pages
 Aim:
- Awareness raising
- provide special information on several aspects of biodiversity
 Information on:
- Biodiversity in Autria (i.e. dangered species and habitats, endemic
species, Neobiota)
- National activities to implement CBD and EU-directives
- Ecosystem services
- sustainable use of biodiversity
- monitoring and research
- info-chapter for young people
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