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… priority issues for sustainable develop- ment (“WEHAB” Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity). The CBD … to address the under- representation of marine and inland water ecosystems in existing national and regional systems of … amongst stakeholders (scientists, government agencies, resource users, NGOs and donors) and a sense of ownership of …

… ecosystems, as a result of land conversion and excessive water abstraction. Factsheet 6 in a series of 10 ecosystem … lakes that have been physically isolated from other water bodies for long periods of time, enabling new, uniquely … overwhelm native plants and animals, as is the case with Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes in many African wetlands, …

… schemes, improved border controls and quarantine, water and waste management, use of ecosystem based approaches … By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland-water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …