Conservation, Sustainable Use & Access and Benefit Sharing
The pace of global warming is likely to be much faster than recent predictions, because industrial greenhouse gas emissions have increased more quickly than expected and higher temperatures are triggering self-reinforcing feedback mechanisms in global ecosystems, scientists said Saturday.
Theme: Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Topics and presenters:
1. Biodiversity (Definition, Conservation, Sustainable Use, Access and Benefit Sharing): Dr. Girma Balcha
2. Forest Biodiversity: Dr. Gemedo Dalle
3. Horticultural Biodiversity: Dr. Terefe Belihu
4. Forage and Pasture Biodiversity: Mrs. Feaven Workeye
5. Crop Biodiversity: Mr. Adugna Abdi
6. Microbial Biodiversity: Dr. Genene Tefera
7. Animal Biodiversity: Dr. Solomon Abegaz and Mr. [...]
Farmers and plant breeders around the globe are planting thousands of endangered seeds as part of an effort to save 100,000 varieties of food crops from extinction.
Ethiopia has published the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). You can download the document below.
The list of Endemic plants of Ethiopia is produced and published here. You can download the document below.
