As of: November 2010

Indicator Report 2010 to the National Strategy on Biological Diversity

Biodiversity is essential to human survival and wellbeing. The term not only applies to species diversity of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms. It also includes habitat diversity and genetic diversity. Conserving biodiversity by protection and sustainable use secures the long-term needs of current and future generations. Alongside climate protection, biodiversity conservation is one of the greatest challenges of our time. At the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992, the world community adopted the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to take global action on the dramatic loss of species, habitats and genetic diversity. Germany emphatically supports the objectives of CBD internationally and in 2007 presented its own National Strategy on Biological Diversity (BMU 2007).