Minorities Are A Part Of Biodiversity Preservation: UN Expert

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 According to a UN expert, minorities have a significant role to play  in saving the planet's biodiversity 



The world is inhabited as much as by indigenous and  minorities as much as it is by other species. All have a significant role to play in a thriving biodiversity going ahead. According to a senior UN official, the global initiative to save the planet's biodiversity on land and water must not be allowed to threaten the world's most vulnerable people.

There is an UN backed global biodiversity framework draft agreement under which countries have agreed to protect 30 percent of the planet and restore at least 20 percent by 2030. Speaking about the plan, David Boyd has stressed upon the fact that the framework must not marginalise the rights and presence of minorities in various parts of the world, that thrive and are in sync with their natural  surroundings. 

In his expression, he has warned against 'fortress conservation' and 'pristine wilderness' which is devoid of any human life. This approach has had devastating human rights impacts on communities in these targeted areas, the Special Rapporteur insisted, including on indigenous peoples and other rural dwellers.

“Leaving human rights on the periphery is simply not an option, because rights-based conservation is the most effective, efficient, and equitable path forward to safeguarding the planet”, Mr. Boyd said, before urging Member States “to put human rights at the heart of the new Global Biodiversity Framework”.

The UN Biodiversity Conference happens between 11-24 October. 

The following are considered necessary under the Global Biodiversity Framework targets: 

  • Protect 30 per cent of land and sea areas globally and place at least 20 per cent under restoration.
  • Prevent or reduce the rate of introduction and establishment of invasive alien species by 50 per cent.
  • Control or eradicate invasive alien species to eliminate or reduce their environmental impacts.
  • Reduce by at least half, nutrients lost to the environment.
  • Reduce pesticides by at least two thirds.
  • Eliminate plastic waste.
  • Tackle climate change via ecosystem-based approaches while avoiding negative impacts on biodiversity.
  • Reduce incentives harmful for biodiversity by at least $500 billion per year.
  • Increase financial resources from all sources by at least $200 billion per year.
  • Increase international financial flows to developing countries by at least $10 billion per year.

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