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Globalization, or global integration, with its profound impact on the environment, is a growing concern for the conservation community. While international trade and investment present major challenges, globalization also includes social, cultural, linguistic, political, technical and environmental integration, each with its own set of problems and opportunities. It is clear that emerging global challenges such as climate change and the spread of invasive species require a global response.
It's not all bad. Globalization can create new opportunities for environmental stewardship such as international payments for ecosystem services while the rapid spread of information and communication technology is enhancing environmental awareness and advocacy.
This issue of World Conservation explores what the environmental community can do to ensure globalization follows a greener path. We hear academic and NGO perspectives on sustainable food production, invasive species and wildlife trade, from UNEP's Deputy Executive Director on the need to strengthen global environmental governance, and from the head of the World Tourism Organization on balancing tourism growth with biodiversity conservation.
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Diversity-biological as well as social, linguistic and cultural diversity-is the lifeblood of sustainable development and human welfare. It is key to resilience-the ability of natural and social systems to adapt to change and is essential for nearly every aspect of our lives.
That’s why, in the run-up to the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, with its theme A Diverse and Sustainable World the latest issue of World Conservation is going ‘back to basics’.
It asks the question: How can we expect to tackle poverty and climate change if we don’t look after the natural wealth of animals, plants, microorganisms and ecosystems that make our planet inhabitable?
The articles look at the scientific, social, economic and cultural case for keeping diversity, showing how biodiversity supports our health and physical security, food production, medical research, livelihoods, tourism, artistic expression and cultural life.
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