UK Biodiversity Action Plan
At the first ‘Earth Summit’ held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, governments acknowledged that the planet’s biodiversity was being severely depleted. Over 150 world leaders signed the Convention on Biological Diversity. In doing so, they agreed to play a part in restoring the richness of the Earth’s biodiversity.
The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) was published in 1994 in response to Article 6 of the Biodiversity Convention, to develop national strategies for the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of biological resources.
Now the four Country Groups (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) take responsibility for overseeing implementation of the individual action plans, raising public awareness, encouraging implementation at the local level and promoting environmental education.
Further information
Please see
- UK Biodiversity Action Plan
- England Biodiversity Group
- Conserving Biodiversity – The UK Approach a 320Kb pdf file published by Defra on behalf of the UK Biodiversity Partnership
