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[[File:Megadiverse_Countries.PNG|thumb|right|The 17 countries identified as megadiverse by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre]] |
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The '''megadiverse countries''' are a group of countries that harbor the majority of the Earth's species and are therefore considered extremely [[biodiverse]]. The [[World Conservation Monitoring Centre]], an agency of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]], has identified 17 megadiverse countries,<ref name="AUSGOP">[http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2001/publications/theme-reports/biodiversity/biodiversity01-3.html Biodiversity Theme Report]</ref> most located in the tropics. [[Brazil]], [[Indonesia]], [[South Africa]] and [[Colombia]] are the highest of these.<ref>[http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2001/publications/theme-reports/biodiversity/biodiversity01-3.html]</ref> |
The '''megadiverse countries''' are a group of countries that harbor the majority of the Earth's species and are therefore considered extremely [[biodiverse]]. The [[World Conservation Monitoring Centre]], an agency of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]], has identified 17 megadiverse countries,<ref name="AUSGOP">[http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2001/publications/theme-reports/biodiversity/biodiversity01-3.html Biodiversity Theme Report]</ref> most located in the tropics. [[Brazil]], [[Indonesia]], [[South Africa]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Colombia]] are the highest of these.<ref>[http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2001/publications/theme-reports/biodiversity/biodiversity01-3.html]</ref> |
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In 2002, a separate organization, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries, was formed in [[Mexico]], consisting of countries rich in biological diversity and associated traditional knowledge.<ref name="llmc">[http://www.lmmc.nic.in/index.php Like Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC)]</ref> This organization does not include all the megadiverse countries as identified by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. |
In 2002, a separate organization, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries, was formed in [[Mexico]], consisting of countries rich in biological diversity and associated traditional knowledge.<ref name="llmc">[http://www.lmmc.nic.in/index.php Like Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC)]</ref> This organization does not include all the megadiverse countries as identified by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. |
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Revision as of 00:41, 27 October 2009
The megadiverse countries are a group of countries that harbor the majority of the Earth's species and are therefore considered extremely biodiverse. The World Conservation Monitoring Centre, an agency of the United Nations Environment Programme, has identified 17 megadiverse countries,[1] most located in the tropics. Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, Ecuador, and Colombia are the highest of these.[2]
In 2002, a separate organization, Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries, was formed in Mexico, consisting of countries rich in biological diversity and associated traditional knowledge.[3] This organization does not include all the megadiverse countries as identified by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
Megadiverse countries
In alphabetical order, the 17 countries[1] are:
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Cancún initiative and declaration of like-minded megadiverse countries
On 18 February 2002, the Ministers in charge of the Environment and the Delegates of Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, South Africa and Venezuela assembled in the Mexican resort town of Cancún. These countries declared to set up a Group of Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries as a mechanism for consultation and cooperation so that their interests and priorities related to the preservation and sustainable use of biological diversity could be promoted. They also declared that they would call on those countries that had not become Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the Kyoto Protocol on climate change to become parties to these agreements.
At the same time, they agreed to meet periodically, at the ministerial and expert levels, and decided that upon the conclusion of each annual Ministerial Meeting, the next rotating host country would take on the role of Secretary of the group, to ensure its continuity, the further development of cooperation among these countries and to reach the agreements and objectives set forth herein.[4]
The current member countries of the Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries organization are as follows, in alphabetical order:
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