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Integrate biodiversity for the maintenance of populations and of their means of subsistence, This is the theme of the day of biodiversity 2016.
Activities to mark this celebration occurred under the aegis of the Ministry of the environment, Ecology and forestry. For Madagascar, a focus will be given to the conservation of turtles, in particular the Astrochelys yniphora or the 'Angonoka., currently in danger. True potential of natural capital, the Angonoka is very rare, and the demand on the international market fluctuates upward with a market value of thirty thousand euros unity.
To advance in the protection and the fight against the disappearance of the Angonoka, the authorities will mobilize numbers of activities this day with the slogan "let abound but not trafiquons because it is endemic., pride of our island. ".
Flat-tailed tortoise, also known as Kapidolo or turtle ghost, the Angonoka is one of the world's rarest and most endangered turtle species, mainly by human activities. Indeed, not only the Angonoka is hunted for its flesh, but it is also popular as pets and subject to an illicit trade in large-scale.
Matter of time
In addition, fires caused by humans to perform a slash, or for the livestock. Workforce that can still be found in the natural environment is reduced to approximately 200 individuals, a figure that continues to fall. Term, his disappearance in the wild is only a matter of time.
Biodiversity is the Foundation of life and essential services provided by ecosystems. It underpins the livelihoods of populations and sustainable development in all sectors of activity, particular economic sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fishing and tourism activities. Slowing biodiversity loss, We invest in people, in their well-being, in their lives.
The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity, which will be held in Cancun, in the Mexico of 4 to the 17 next December, will focus on the integration of biodiversity through and within these sectors, in keeping with the theme of the international day of biodiversity of the year.
The international day for biological diversity, organized annually by the green wave organization, is the opportunity to raise public awareness and to provide answers to the great questions on biodiversity.
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