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Salva R Las Plantas Eur Opeas ESTRATEGIA EUROPEA PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN VEGETAL SALVAR EUROPEAS LAS PLANTAS CBD 1 CBD Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica Distrib. General UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/22 Traducción del original en inglés Conferencia de las Partes para la Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica Sexta reunión La Haya, 7-19 de abril de 2002 Item 17.3 de la agenda provisional ESTRATEGIA GLOBAL PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN VEGETAL Estrategia Europea para la Conservación Vegetal Nota de la Secretaria Ejecutiva 1. La Conferencia de las Partes, en su quinta reunión, decidió para su sexta reunión tomar en consideración el establecimiento de una Estrategia Global para la Conservación Vegetal. En su séptima reunión, el Cuerpo Subsidiario para Consultores Científicos, Técnicos y Tecnológicos, en su recomendación VII/8, reconoció como contribución valiosa para la conservación vegetal global iniciativas regionales como la Estrategia Europea para la Conservación Vegetal, desarrollada por el Consejo de Europa y Planta Europa. De acuerdo con esto, la Secretaría Ejecutiva se complace en distribuir la Estrategia Europea para la Conservación Vegetal, preparada por el Consejo de Europa y Planta Europa, para la información de los participantes en la Sexta Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica. 2. El documento ha sido distribuido en la forma e idioma en el que fue recibido por la Secretaría. ESTRATEGIA EUROPEA PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN VEGETAL Primavera en Andalucía, España, al pie de la Sierra de las Nieves ESTRATEGIA EUROPEA PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN VEGETAL Agradecimientos NATURAL IMAGE/BOB GIBBONS Esta Estrategia Europea para la Conservación (AOPK CR), BirdLIfe Internacional, el Bulgarian Planta Europa Vegetal, elaborada conjuntamente por el Swiss Biodiversity Programme, El Consejo de Planta Europa es una red de organizaciones Consejo de Europa y Planta Europa, fue Europa, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (gubernamentales y no gubernamentales) desarrollada en la tercera conferencia de Planta Checo, el Departamento de Medio Ambiente, dedicadas a la conservación vegetal en el Europa para la conservación de las plantas Alimentos y Asuntos Rurales DEFRA (Gran ámbito europeo. La misión última de esta red silvestres celebrada entre los días 23 y 28 de Bretaña), English Nature, Euro+Med PlantaBase, es conservar las plantas silvestres europeas, junio de en Prühonice (República Checa). el Ministerio Finés de Medio Ambiente, la tanto plantas inferiores como superiores, y Queremos expresar nuestro agradecimiento Comisión de Supervivencia de especies de la también sus hábitats. Plantlife International especial a todos los que contribuyeron a esta World Conservation Union (UICN), el Ministry alberga la Secretaría de Planta Europa. Sitio conferencia: Christoph Imboden (Chief of Agriculture, Nature Management and web: www.plantaeuropa.org Facilitator), Colin Bibby,Anne Harley, Martin Fisheries, el Departamento de Manejo de la Consejo de Europa Harper, Mira Mileva,Anna Kalinowska, Elisabeth Naturaleza (Países Bajos) (a través de los El consejo de Europa es una organización Radford, Johan Samuelsson, Susanne Schmitt, fondos PIN/MATRA del Ministerio de Asuntos intergubernamental que pretende: Michael Scott, Bert van der Wollenberg; y a Exteriores de los Países Bajos), Plantlife, la Real • Proteger los derechos humanos, la todos y cada uno de los 159 delegados de 38 Academia de Agricultura y Bosques (Suecia) y democracia plural y el imperio de la ley; países que participaron en el desarrollo de la la Real Sociedad para la Protección de las Aves • Promover la sensibilización y animar el Estrategia. (RSPB), Scotish Natural Heritage, y la Unidad desarrollo de la identidad y diversidad cultural Sueca de Información de Especies de la La Estrategia fue editada por Jane Smart, europea; Universidad Sueca de Ciencias de la Christoph Imboden, Martin Harper y Elisabeth • Buscar soluciones a los problemas que Agricultura. Radford. Hugh Synge preparó los Puntos de afectan a la sociedad europea (discriminación Acción Europeos a largo plazo. Las ulteriores Cualquier comentario sobre la Estrategia de las minorías, xenofobia, intolerancia, tareas de edición fueron realizadas por un debería remitirse a: protección medioambiental, clonación humana, comité de edición que incluyó a Eladio Elisabeth Radford, Planta Europa Secretariat SIDA, drogas, crimen organizado, etc.); Fernández-Galiano, Jan Willem Sneep,Adrian PlantLife, 21 Elizabeth Street, London • Ayudar a consolidar la estabilidad Darby y Tessa Hetherington.La Estrategia está SW1W9RP,United Kingdom democrática en Europa canalizando reformas basada en las contribuciones de los delegados Tel. +44 20 7808 0106 políticas legislativas y constitucionales. de la Tercera Conferencia de Planta Europa, la Fax + 4420 7730 8377 Cualquier estado europeo puede convertirse Conferencia de Expertos Europeos en la E-mail [email protected] en miembro del Consejo de Europa siempre Preparación de SBSTTA/VII, el Comité Estable que acepte el principio del imperio de la ley y de la Conferencia de Berna y las diversas garantice los derechos humanos y garantice los organizaciones conservacionistas europeas derechos humanos y las libertades consultadas durante la conferencia. fundamentales para cualquier persona bajo su La Red Planta Europa y Plantlife desean jurisdicción. Sitio web: www.coe.int agradecer el soporte técnico/financiero de las siguientes organizaciones: la Agencia para la Conservación de la Naturaleza y Protección del Medio Natural de la República Checa Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the v Czech Republic (AOPK CR). The Czech Ministry for the Environment DEFRA no es responsable de los contenidos u opiniones expresados en esta publicación, su patrocinio no debe ser tomado como una aprobación de cualquier de estos contenidos u opiniones. 5 ESTRATEGIA EUROPEA PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN VEGETAL ÍNDICE NIGEL HICKS/WOODFALL WILD IMAGES Helechos epifitos creciendo en la base de los árboles, Reserva Natural de la Isla de Jianfengling, China Páginas 8-11 Páginas 12-13 Páginas 14-15 Páginas 16-17 Mensajes de apoyo a la Mr. Bendik Rugaas, La Estrategia Europea El Imperativo de la Comprender y estrategia Director General, de Conservación Conservación Vegetal documentar la Dirección de Educación, Vegetal - Dra Jane diversidad vegetal Dr. Jan Plesnik, Cultura y Patrimonio y Smart Presidente de SBSTTA, Juventud y Deporte, Directora ejecutiva Consejero y Delegado Consejo de Europa Planta Europa Director de la Red de Trabajo Planta Europa, Dr.Torleig Ingelög. Agencia para la Presidente de Planta Conservación de la Europa, Director de la Naturaleza y el Medio Unidad Sueca de Natural de la República Información sobre Checa, Praga Especies Prof. Dra. Margarita Clemente, representante Europea del Comité Vegetal CITES HRH Prince of Wales 6 Páginas 18-29 Páginas 30-31 Páginas 32-33 Páginas 34-35 Páginas 36-39 Conservar la diversidad Uso sostenible de la Promover la educación Capacitar para la Apéndice 1 vegetal diversidad vegetal y sensibilización sobre conservación de la La política y las la diversidad vegetal diversidad vegetal herramientas legislativas para la conservación vegetal Apéndice 2 Principios operativos de Planta Europa Apéndice 3 Acrónimos Apéndice 4 Organizaciones representadas en la tercera conferencia de Planta Europa 7 ESTRATEGIA EUROPEA PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN VEGETAL Mensajes de apoyo a la estrategia Uniendo fuerzas para la protección de Lo que tenéis en vuestras manos hoy es las plantas el comienzo de una estrecha asociación y colaboración entre la Red Planta ¿Donde han ido todas las flores? En las pasadas Europa y el Consejo de Europa. Es una décadas la intensificación de la agricultura, la respuesta estratégica a la disminución de expansión de las ciudades y el profundo diversidad vegetal silvestre en Europa; cambio en los hábitats naturales han producido una estructura para las actividades un severo impacto sobre la flora europea. dirigidad a frenar y consecuentemente Hemos perdido mucha de la variedad y el recuperar este declive. colorido de nuestros campos y muchas plantas La conferencia de las Partes, en su sexta de nuestro continente han pasado a El reto de detener la destrucción de la reunión, considerará el establecimiento considerarse extintas. El Consejo de Europa diversidad vegetal europea es enorme, tan de una estrategia global para la reaccionó a la pérdida de biodiversidad vegetal enorme como lo fue hace siete años, cuando conservación vegetal (Decisión V/10),para a finales de los años 70, cuando adoptó la un grupo de individuos y asociaciones se detener la actual, continua e inaceptable Convención sobre la Conservación de la Vida unieron para formar la Red Planta Europa. pérdida de diversidad vegetal. Silvestre Europea (Convenio de Berna), que Estoy orgulloso de poder decir que la Red ha El presente documento de Planta Europa y el une actualmente a 39 estados europeos y a la crecido y alcanzado este reto. Esta Estrategia Consejo de Europa ha sido desarrollado como Comunidad Europea. La Convención se ha es el legado del compromiso y deseo de los una contribución, y como parte, de la convertido en un foro europeo para la conservacionistas europeos de apoyar Estrategia Global para la Conservación Vegetal, discusión de los problemas de conservación activamente a Planta Europa y de trabajar resumida para COP6 vegetal a nivel intergubernamental y en una conjuntamente para hacer realidad esta misión. (UNEP/CBD/COP/6/12/ADD3). Fue elaborado estructura de acción positiva. Los gobiernos, En la actualidad,
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