Greneral Situation of Japan National Scale Biodiversity Monitoring and the Enlightenment from them
In order to protect the biological resources on Earth,United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) signed Convention on Biological Diversity in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,1992,which came into force in 1993.In accord with Article Ⅶ of Convention,Parties should carry out their obligations to identify and monitor certain species that are important to biodiversity.Since then,comprehensive and muti-lever biodiversity monitoring networks were established and put into operation in various countries and regions all over the world.As a member of Convention on Biological Diversity,Japan integrated its Natural Environmental Protection Basic Investigation of 1970s and had started to build up its ecological system monitoring network of important areas since 2003.National scale biodiversity monitoring system was established step by step,aiming to protect its natural environment and heritage,which were severely threatened by economic development.According to the public information and data published by Japan Biodiversity Center (the authority is attached to General Affairs Section,Natural Management Bureau,Ministry of the Environment of Japan),the national scale biodiversity monitoring of Japan focuses on two major tasks:natural environmental protection basic investigation and ecological system monitoring network of important areas.The development history and key features of Japan national biodiversity monitoring were also discussed.Prorounded the suggestion to strengthen our biodiversity monitoring.
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