World Wildlife Day
03 Mar 2014 14:52 - 03 Mar 2014 15:05 #1731
by Paul T
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05 Mar 2014 12:37 - 05 Mar 2014 17:13 #1741
by Paul T
You just knew I would have to run to her defense didn't you :lol: Here goes...............
Actually these "days" are just to help raise awareness once a year - that's all they are really intended to do.
More importantly for mother-UN is the Decade on Biodiversity (2010-20). Which we are currently in, and is of interest to people like us in this forum, in terms of outcomes.
A "decade" is much more important in UN terms as it is linked to actual goals to be achieved, in regards to the Decade on Biodiversity, those goals are:
1. Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society
2. Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
3. Improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity
4. Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building
But to add my own little twist to the end - the UN is just a facilitator, it works ardently with its member states to come to unified agreements and to pass conventions, (i.e. Convention on Biological Diversity ) treaties, protocols, charters, etc. It does its best to monitor compliance with these agreements. But it is not always required or funded to monitor compliance by its member states.
Ultimately change is in the hands of the UN Member States, those member states are represented by their national governments. Those national government policy makers are put into place by their citizen's votes, and are supposed to represent the majority view of their nationals. "We" are those nationals.
So it is "we" that are important, it is "we" that have the power, it is "we" that have the responsibility and every little thing we do to raise awareness on these issues is important. Tell your kids what you think, tell their teachers, tell your lover, tell your drinking buddies, tell the taxi driver if need be. Speak it, write it, paint it, photograph it, video it, just do it, do it proactively and with good intentions.
Get the message out in any little way you can to support your beliefs on wildlife conservation. Help to raise awareness for Wildlife.
And now we have come full circle about what a "day" is, and why the UN has them.
Replied by Paul T on topic World Wildlife Day
How do you like them apples, UN?
You just knew I would have to run to her defense didn't you :lol: Here goes...............
Actually these "days" are just to help raise awareness once a year - that's all they are really intended to do.
More importantly for mother-UN is the Decade on Biodiversity (2010-20). Which we are currently in, and is of interest to people like us in this forum, in terms of outcomes.
A "decade" is much more important in UN terms as it is linked to actual goals to be achieved, in regards to the Decade on Biodiversity, those goals are:
1. Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society
2. Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
3. Improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity
4. Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services
5. Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building
But to add my own little twist to the end - the UN is just a facilitator, it works ardently with its member states to come to unified agreements and to pass conventions, (i.e. Convention on Biological Diversity ) treaties, protocols, charters, etc. It does its best to monitor compliance with these agreements. But it is not always required or funded to monitor compliance by its member states.
Ultimately change is in the hands of the UN Member States, those member states are represented by their national governments. Those national government policy makers are put into place by their citizen's votes, and are supposed to represent the majority view of their nationals. "We" are those nationals.
So it is "we" that are important, it is "we" that have the power, it is "we" that have the responsibility and every little thing we do to raise awareness on these issues is important. Tell your kids what you think, tell their teachers, tell your lover, tell your drinking buddies, tell the taxi driver if need be. Speak it, write it, paint it, photograph it, video it, just do it, do it proactively and with good intentions.
Get the message out in any little way you can to support your beliefs on wildlife conservation. Help to raise awareness for Wildlife.
And now we have come full circle about what a "day" is, and why the UN has them.
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