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Nijyu- maru Campaign: Involving civil societies in Japan in achieving the Aichi Targets. Sep. 8 th , 201 2 Japan Committee for IUCN Masahito YOSHIDA yoshida_masahito @ iucn .jp. Aichi Targets was adopted at CBD- COP10 but
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Nijyu-maru Campaign: Involving civil societies in Japan in achieving the Aichi Targets Sep. 8th, 2012 Japan Committee for IUCN Masahito YOSHIDA yoshida_masahito@iucn.jp
Aichi Targets was adopted at CBD-COP10 but “Are we taking....effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity? “ (Mission of the Aichi Target)
What is AICHI TAEGET? Vision : By 2050, Biodiversity is valued, Conserved, Restored and widely used… Mission: By 2020, Take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity… Underline Causes Implemen- tation Targets Improve Benefits Direct Pressure Status of BD
Strong supportive mechanisms are needed to achieve the Aichi Targets LIVING IN HARMONEY WITH NATURE UNDB comes from the symposium organized by IUCN-J and civil society and proposed by the Government of Japan
Nijyu-maru easy and positive message In Japanese • Niju means 20 or Double. • Marumeans ○ or circle. • Circle is the symbol of good achievementor harmony. Niju-maruimplies • By 2020, • Put ○ on all the20 targets, • to achieve the world living in harmony with nature.
Participatory-campaign Simple Steps, know-think-declare To become the Nijyu-maru member
For example;IUCN member (NGO members) Nature Conservation Society of Japan “Way to Biodiversity programme” Ramsar network “Wetland green wave”. Conservation International Japan “Key Biodiversity Area(KBA) conservation project”
Business Sector, Museum, YouthGroups Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. “SAVE JAPAN Project” Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba “EcologyPark promoting local biodiversity conservation and public awareness” Japan Biodiversity Youth Network “Youth Conference on Biodiversity”
60members declare more than 100 actions to achieve the Aichi Targets
Future Perspectives of Nijyu-maru Campaign • Expand the actions declared in Niju-maru campaign to general public • Networking within target groups • Fill the gaps between well addressed targets and not-well addressed targets • Collabrate actions to complement the national targets declared by fifthNBSAP in Japan • Awards for good practices • Possibility of global expansion of Niju-maru
Take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity for the future Days to Meet the Aichi Targets Thank you! Kamsa ham nida!