National Action Plan for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Finland 2013-2020.

Subject

Fisheries, Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing authorization Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Traditional rights/customary rights Capacity building Access and benefit-sharing Indigenous peoples Marine protected areas Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Cultural heritage Ecosystem preservation Poverty Plant protection Disasters Risk assessment/management Climate change Institution Monitoring Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Public participation Game Hunting/capture Wetlands Inland waters Marine area

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Entry into force notes

2013-2020

Abstract

The National Action Plan for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Finland 2013-2020 aims at urgently undertake effective actions designed to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2020 and ensure that by 2050 the state of the natural environment in Finland is stable and capable of ensuring people’s future well-being. It takes measures to preserve habitats and to sustainably use natural resources. 1.1 Biodiversity is vital to plant breeding and thus to national and global food security. Conservation of genetic resources will secure their availability to meet the needs of farmers, plant and animal breeding and research, and future generations. 6.3 Ecosystem services maintained by biodiversity are a key factor in almost all of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Ecosystem services provide livelihoods, maintain and safeguard health, and provide food security and shelter from natural disasters. Biodiversity is also vital to plant breeding and thus to national and global food security.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implements

Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Finland.

Legislation | Finland | 2012

Keyword: Agricultural development, Ecosystem preservation, Poverty, Research, Erosion, Disasters, Risk assessment/management, Financing, Climate change, Institution, Monitoring, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public participation, PIC-prior informed consent, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Animal health, Plant protection, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Access and benefit-sharing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX