Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere - WBGU

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Biodiversity information technology 370
Monitoring and remote sensing 370
Basic biosphere research 372
Biological-ecological basic research 372
Describing and inventorying biological diversity (taxonomy, systematics) 372
Population biology and population genetics 373
Functional ecology 373
Socio-economic basic research 374
Ethics 374
Perception and individual evaluation 375
Economic valuation 375
Recommendations for action for a sustainable biosphere policy 377
The foundations of a strategy for action 379
Focal areas of implementation 381
Local communities, NGOs, environmental and user associations 381
Environmental education and environmental learning 381
Securing the participation of important local players 381
Safeguarding the intellectual property rights of indigenous communities 381
Governments and government institutions 382
Improving national implementation and strategic capabilities 382
Advancing the process of giving substantive form to the ecosystem
approach 382
Promoting options for biosphere-friendly consumption 382
Integrating bioregional management strategies into existing planning
instruments 382
Protected areas: reserving 10–20 per cent of the area for nature
conservation 383
Implementing the model of ‘multifunctional land use’ 383
Counteracting the temporal and spatial separation of biogeochemical
processes 384
Introduction of alien species: precautionary control 384
Improving comparability through indicators 385
Reconciling interests in the use of genetic resources 385
Enhancing the attractiveness of the foundation system 385
National and multinational companies 386
Promoting bioprospecting projects 386
Supporting the trend towards voluntary commitments 386
International institutions 386
Improving positive regulations 386
Setting up an Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity 387
Advancing the negotiations on a biosafety protocol 387
Safeguarding the conservation of genetic resources 387
Strengthening the global system for the conservation and sustainable use of plant
genetic resources 388
Advancing guidelines for sustainable tourism and biosphere conservation 388
Trade in endangered species: improving controls and providing
compensation 389
Making progress on a legally binding instrument for forest conservation 389
Strengthening UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme 389
Promoting the World Heritage Convention as an element of a global
conservation strategy 390
Developing a global soil convention 390