CBD Cross-cutting issues

Public Education and Awareness

- Increasing the level of public awareness of, and support for, biodiversity is seen as essential in both the short and long term for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to succeed in achieving its aims. Article 13 of the CBD requires Contracting Parties to:

• promote and encourage understanding of the importance of biodiversity, the measures required for its conservation, and the inclusion of these topics in educational programmes; and

• co-operate with other States and international organisations in developing educational and public awareness programmes with respect to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

- Article 13 was addressed by the 4th Conference Of Parties, where it was decided that public education and awareness issues should become an integral component of all sectoral and thematic items under the CBD's work programme.

- Egypt Implementation

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Convention Progress in Addressing Public Education and Awareness

- Up to date information on the overall progress in addressing Public Education and Awareness is available on the CBD website, including background information and relevant CoP decisions, projects, events, documents, and meetings.

URL: http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/outreach/awareness/