Biodiversity: regulatory frameworks

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19 May 2010Despite the wide international commitment to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the legislation, policy and programs addressing biodiversity at both a Commonwealth and NSW level in Australia, biodiversity continues to be in serious decline at a State, national and international level according to this report.

There are currently almost two million species described on Earth, but it is estimated that the total number of global species is closer to 13 million. Australia is a ’mega diverse’ country, possessing a rich and unique biodiversity. The majority of Australia’s biodiversity is endemic, existing only in Australia. Biodiversity is in serious decline at a global, national and State level. 2010 has been declared the United Nations Year of Biodiversity to highlight the importance of biodiversity and to generate action to halt the biodiversity decline.

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