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Our ability to tackle the many environmental issues facing our planet rests mainly on political will. These are global issues which require a united, global response. Without support from the governments of the world, any efforts to conserve wildlife will be undermined.
However, many of the world's most threatened species and habitats are in the developing world, where governments struggle to prioritise the environment over other urgent issues. The international community must pull together to support national and local governments to conserve their natural world – for the benefit of us all.
Global environmental conventions, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), play an important role in addressing these issues. Governments that sign up to these conventions agree to their objectives and the means to achieving those. They must also implement them in national legislation and enforce them.
The effectiveness of these conventions, and indeed any national legislation, relies on well-informed decision making. In making these decisions, political leaders are often juggling with the need to attract foreign investment to develop their economies, and the need to protect habitats and limit environmental damage.
It is crucial we share the lessons learnt in the field to make the case for the value and importance of environmental policies. Our research and field experience can help demonstrate the economic costs of Governments not protecting natural resources. The key is avoiding conservation becoming a cost to those living closest to it, and ensuring their individual rights and opportunities are not undermined by a drive for conservation aimed at a global benefit.
Find out how FFI is influencing international policy.
“If you value the natural world, if you believe it should be conserved for its own sake as well as for humanity’s, then do please support FFI.” Sir David Attenborough, FFI Vice President. Please support us today.
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