Bridges Trade BioRes • Volume 4 • Number 12 • 25th June 2004
Biodiversity Forum Links Livelihoods and Conservation
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On 9-11 June, the 4th Eastern and Southern African Regional Biodiversity Forum took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, organised jointly by IUCN and ResourceAfrica. Under the overall theme of “Biodiversity and Livelihoods in Africa: Delivering on the Millennium Development Goals”, the Forum brought together 120 governmental and civil society actors from 18 countries in the region. Among their recommendations, participants called for a broadening of food security to better take into account the role of agricultural biodiversity for livelihood improvements. They also stressed the need to mainstream environmental governance into national decision-making processes, including by considering the impact of governance and land reform on biodiversity. Furthermore, they advocated the application of the precautionary principle in a proactive and solutions-oriented manner as part of an adaptive management process. The recommendations will be presented to policy makers at upcoming regional and international events, such as the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Tripoli (late- June), the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in October and the IUCN World Conservation Congress in November in Bangkok.
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