Inland Waters Biodiversity Inland Waters Biodiversity About Inland Waters What is Inland Waters Biodiversity? Why is it Important?What's the Problem?What Needs to be Done?Interesting FactsCitations Programme Background COP DecisionsProgramme of Work In-depth ReviewImplementation Current Activities National ReportsTools and GuidelinesCase StudiesPartners Related Information Meetings and Documents PublicationsRelated WebsitesNotificationsResponses to Notifications GBO-5 Inland Water Highlights Inland Waters Biodiversity Wednesday // 2.28.2024 Inland Waters Biodiversity Inland water ecosystems are often extensively modified by humans, more so than marine or terrestrial systems, and are amongst the most threatened ecosystem types of all. Physical alteration, habitat loss and degradation, water withdrawal, overexploitation, pollution and the introduction of invasive alien species are the main threats to these ecosystems and their associated biological resources. More » GBO-5 Inland Water Highlights The fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-5) provides a final assessment of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. While nearly all of the Aichi Targets are relevant in some way to aquatic biodiversity, there are some specific elements of the Aichi Targets that are especially relevant to achieving biodiverse and sustainable inland water systems; these are Aichi Targets 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15. For more information, see: GBO-5 Inland Water Highlights Biodiversity plays an important role in underpinning ecosystem functions and services that are essential for the health and sustainability of our water systems. As outlined in GBO-5, each of the conditions necessary to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity requires a significant shift away from ‘business as usual’ across a broad range of human activities. The shape and nature of such transformative change can already be identified through a series of transitions under way to a limited extent in key areas. One key transition to a sustainable pathway related to inland water biodiversity is: The Sustainable Freshwater Transition This transition recognizes the importance of biodiversity in maintaining the multiple roles of freshwater ecosystems to support human societies and natural processes, including linkages with terrestrial, coastal and marine environments. What's new2 February 2024Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024Notifications28 February 2024-2024-020Extension of Deadline: 6th Joint Work Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands2 February 2024-2024-0116th Joint Work Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands
Inland Waters Biodiversity Wednesday // 2.28.2024 Inland Waters Biodiversity Inland water ecosystems are often extensively modified by humans, more so than marine or terrestrial systems, and are amongst the most threatened ecosystem types of all. Physical alteration, habitat loss and degradation, water withdrawal, overexploitation, pollution and the introduction of invasive alien species are the main threats to these ecosystems and their associated biological resources. More » GBO-5 Inland Water Highlights The fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-5) provides a final assessment of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. While nearly all of the Aichi Targets are relevant in some way to aquatic biodiversity, there are some specific elements of the Aichi Targets that are especially relevant to achieving biodiverse and sustainable inland water systems; these are Aichi Targets 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15. For more information, see: GBO-5 Inland Water Highlights Biodiversity plays an important role in underpinning ecosystem functions and services that are essential for the health and sustainability of our water systems. As outlined in GBO-5, each of the conditions necessary to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity requires a significant shift away from ‘business as usual’ across a broad range of human activities. The shape and nature of such transformative change can already be identified through a series of transitions under way to a limited extent in key areas. One key transition to a sustainable pathway related to inland water biodiversity is: The Sustainable Freshwater Transition This transition recognizes the importance of biodiversity in maintaining the multiple roles of freshwater ecosystems to support human societies and natural processes, including linkages with terrestrial, coastal and marine environments. What's new2 February 2024Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024Notifications28 February 2024-2024-020Extension of Deadline: 6th Joint Work Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands2 February 2024-2024-0116th Joint Work Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on Wetlands
