THE
NON-EXTRACTIVE BUSINESSES DECLARATION
TO
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND
AGREEMENTS ON BIODIVERSITY
AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, October 2014
The Undersigned Businesses Representatives
RECOGNIZING that the global conservation and sustainable management of human uses of biodiversity,
including the need to protect ecosystems in their structure, composition and function, is a yet unmet
challenge of the 21st Century;
CONCERNED that the scale of several extractive uses of biodiversity, including but not limited to, timber
extraction, industrial fishing, hunting, and collection of organisms for an array of commercial purposes is
already responsible for the depletion of wild populations, species and entire ecosystems throughout the
globe, as demonstrated in several reports over the last decade;
FURTHER CONCERNED that this depletion of wild animals and plants directly impacts on the livelihoods
of people and communities deriving jobs and income from non-extractive uses of biodiversity, included but
not restricted to Ecotourism and specific activities undertaken worldwide such as Birdwatching,
Whalewatching and Recreational Diving, and on cultural and social values derived from non-commercial
uses of biodiversity;
AWARE that these non-extractive activities have been estimated to generate more than 400 billion dollars
annually in total international direct economic impact1, and constitute a significant economic source for
thousands of communities, in particular in developing countries;
NOTING that international treaties and agreements are growing in relevance, especially as an increasing
number of governments derive their national strategies, policies and actions in regard to natural resource
management from treaty/agreement decisions and targets, and that the issue of non-extractive uses of natural
resources is necessarily cross-sectoral, requiring for its adequate management, promotion and protection
from unsustainable resource uses the engagement of a wide variety of actors;
FURTHER NOTING that access to the deliberations of international treaties and agreements is currently
almost solely enjoyed by large international non-governmental organizations and lobbyists for extractive-use
interests, with an almost absolute lack of direct representation of non-extractive use businesses owners,
operators, employees and communities benefitting from such uses;
MINDFUL that many extractive uses of wild fauna and flora, especially those which are practiced by, and
benefit, local communities, are justified and necessary, but that these must not only be sustainable but also
be balanced with other uses that might provide equal or higher levels of social and economic benefits while
maintaining the integrity of ecosystems;
REALIZING that, while in recent years there has been a trend for international treaties and agreements to
consider the interests of communities of stakeholders involved in direct biodiversity use, with rare
exceptions the interests of the non-extractive use communities continue to be largely ignored by such fora;
THEREFORE
CALL UPON the Secretariats and Governing Bodies of International Treaties and Agreements on
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management, in particular but not restricted to the Convention on
Biological Diversity, the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora, the International Tropical Timber Organization, the FAO Committee on Fisheries and Regional
Fisheries Management Organizations, the International Whaling Commission, and the Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, to take fully into account, and help protect, the interests
of the community of non-extractive users of biodiversity, represented by this sector´s businesses and its
millions of employees and clients around the world;
REQUEST the Secretariats and Governing Bodies of such Treaties and Agreements to forward this
Declaration to all their Member States´ representatives, and to place the issue of non-extractive uses of
natural resources on their working agenda for consideration and dialogue, with a view of attaining a balance
between extractive and non-extractive uses; and
FURTHER REQUEST the Secretariats and Governing Bodies of such Treaties and Agreements to study and
implement means to ensure participation of representatives of non-extractive businesses and related
community stakeholders in their deliberations; and
STRONGLY URGE international treaties and agreements and national governments to work expeditiously
to end all unsustainable extractive uses of biodiversity, in order to protect our businesses and the livelihoods
of millions of people from the deleterious effects of such damaging practices.
Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, on the occasion of the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity, 6-17 October 2014.
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ARGENTINA
AQUAFUN TSL VIAJES Y TURISMO
Laura Carrizo
[email protected]
AQUATICA ESCUELA DE BUCEO
Laura Carrizo
[email protected]
HIPOCAMPOS BUCEO MENDOZA
Raúl Alberto Boggio
[email protected]
PEKE SOSA AVISTAJES DE BALLENAS
[email protected]
AUSTRALIA
BAIRD BAY OCEAN ECO EXPERIENCE
Alan Payne
[email protected]
DIVE TERRIGAL
Les Graham
[email protected]
DROPBEAR ADVENTURES
Hana Garard
[email protected]
AZUL PROFUNDO MERGULHO
Eduardo Enrique Lukezic
[email protected]
CENTRO DE ESTUDOS DO MAR
ONDA AZUL
Paulo Guilherme Alves Cavalcanti
[email protected]
DIVE POINT
Marcelo Valle
[email protected]
ECUADOR
GALAPAGOS TRAVELLERS
Luis Alberto Jara Mosquera
[email protected]
PALO SANTO TRAVEL &
WHALEWATCHING
Cristina Castro Ayala
[email protected]
ETHIOPIA
EXPEDIÇÕES CULTURAIS
Paulo Cesar Croccia
[email protected]
SIMIEN ECO TOURS
Marco Degasper
[email protected]
HORIZONTE ABERTO CATAMARÃS
Jacqueline Souza
[email protected]
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
PANGEA TURISMO
Marcus Vinicius Anflor
[email protected]
SCAFO ARACAJU MERGULHO
Ricardo Stangorlini
[email protected]
MANTA RAY BAY RESORT &
YAP DIVERS
Bill Acker
[email protected]
NATURE´S WAY
Su Yasui
[email protected]
TRUDA PALAZZO & ASSOCIATES
José Truda Palazzo Jr.
[email protected]
SEAWARD HOLDINGS MICRONESIA,
INC. – SS THORFINN
E. Lance Higgs
[email protected]
CANADA
GERMANY
MERIMBULA MARINA
Jessica Millar
[email protected]
SEAKING ADVENTURES INC.
Ron King
[email protected]
DIVING INSTRUCTORS WORLD
ASSOCIATION
Wilfried Dickes
[email protected]
TONY´S TROPICAL TOURS
Tony Burke
[email protected]
CAYMAN ISLANDS
ETHICAL ADVENTURES
Robert Woods
[email protected]
WILLIS´S WALKABOUTS
Russell Willis
[email protected]
GHANA
EDEN ROCK DIVING CENTER
Stuart Freeman
[email protected]
JOLINAIKO ECO-TOURS
Cindy Noordermeer-Panou
[email protected]
CHILE
GREECE
BENIN
BENIN ECOTOURISM CONCERN
Gautier Amoussou
[email protected]
NATURE TROPICALE
Josea S. Dossou-Bodjrenou
[email protected]
BHUTAN
BUCEO QUINTAY
Sofia de Franceschi
[email protected]
ECOTURISMO PUÑIHUIL
Luiz Maria Oyarzo
[email protected]
TURISMO PATAGONIA EXPEDITION –
OPERACIONES HOTELSA
Julio Leiva
[email protected]
AUTHENTIC BHUTAN TOURS
Tem Dorji
[email protected]
COOK ISLANDS
BOLIVIA
COOK ISLAND DIVERS
Greg Wilson
[email protected]
BIRD BOLIVIA
Ruth Alipaz
[email protected]
BONAIRE
CARIB INN
Bruce Bowker
[email protected]
BRAZIL
ABROLHOS TURISMO
Enrico Marcovaldi
[email protected]
CYPRUS
ECOTOURISM ASSOCIATION OF
BUYUKKONUK
Lois Cemal
[email protected]
LESVOS SCUBA
Giorgio Filios
[email protected]
PORTO-HELI SCUBA CLUB
John Alexakis
[email protected]
HONDURAS
PARROT´S DIVE SHOP
Tatiana Jijon
[email protected]
INDIA
GREENER PASTURES
Vaivhav Todi
[email protected]
HINTERLAND VILLAGE
T. Unni
[email protected]
INDONESIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LAS GALERAS DIVERS
Serge Baudat
[email protected]
REALITY TOURS
Francisco Rausell
[email protected]
AQUAMARINE DIVING – BALI
Annabel Thomas
[email protected]
BALI JET SET DIVE & MARINE SPORTS
Rhonda Leptch
[email protected]
IRELAND
NAMIBIA
ECOTOURISM IRELAND
Mary Mulvey
[email protected]
MOWPAN ECO SAFARIS
Felix Vallat
[email protected]
ITALY
NICARAGUA
BLUE SUBMARINE ASD DIVING
Stefano Fei
[email protected]
LOS CARDONES SURF ECO-LODGE
Anne-Laure Sitton
[email protected]
KENYA
PARAGUAY
CAMPI YA KANZI
Luca Belpietro
[email protected]
PARAGUAYAN ADVENTURES
Dirk-Peter Gärtner
[email protected]
CHARLES SONKO TAILOR-MADE
TOURS
Charles Sonko
[email protected]
PERU
TAIWAN
GREEN ISLAND ADVENTURES
Eddie Viljoen
[email protected]
TANZANIA
TEMBO KIJANI – PANGANI ECOLODGE
Sarah Peled
[email protected]
THAILAND
JOHN GRAY SEA CANOE LTD.
John C. Gray
[email protected]
TURKS & CAICOS
AMAZON YARAPA RIVER LODGE
Charles Mango
[email protected]
MAURITIUS
BLUE WATER DIVERS
Chris Young
[email protected]
PHILIPPINES
YEMAYA LTD.
Patrick Haberland
[email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM
THRESHER SHARK DIVERS
Andrea Agarwal
[email protected]
MEXICO
ACAPULCO SCUBA CENTER
Jose Vasquez
[email protected]
AVENTURAS MÉXICO PROFUNDO
Orloff P. Nagorski
[email protected]
BANDERAS SCUBA
Cesar Ortega
[email protected]
BCS BUCEO Y SERVICIO - SEA ESCAPE
LIVEABOARDS - CLUB CANTAMAR
Fernando Aguilar
direcció[email protected]
CARLO SCUBA
Thierry Durand
[email protected]
ECO-HUB MEXICO
Jay Gittens
[email protected]
TURTLE BAY DIVE RESORT
Chris White
[email protected]
UNITED STATES
PORTUGAL
AARDVARK´S FLORIDA KAYAK CO.
Matt Clemons
[email protected]
ESPÍRITO AZUL DIVE CENTER
Carlos Paulos
[email protected]
TODOS SANTOS ECO ADVENTURES
Sergio Jauregui Marino
[email protected]
DIVENCOUNTERS, INC.
Peter A. Hughes
[email protected]
SPAIN
ALBERGUE LA CABAÑUELA
Carolina Martín Cortijo
[email protected]
ATLANTIC DIVERS
Geoff Bidwell
[email protected]
VER AVES – BIRDING SPAIN´S WILD
WEST
Vega Bermejo
[email protected]
SOUTH AFRICA
THE CORTEZ CLUB – BAJA MOSQUITO
FLEET
Ricardo Fifield
[email protected]
AVALON WILDLIFE
Joe Cockram
[email protected]
NABANA LODGE
Magda Campher
[email protected]
SWAZILAND
SUNSET VIEW GUEST HOUSE
Ian Blair
[email protected]
HAWAII ECO DIVERS
Ricardo Taveira
[email protected]
SANCTUARY DIVE CHARTERS
Michael Jones
[email protected]
WILD SIDE SPECIALTY TOURS
Tori Cullins
[email protected]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NORTHSIDE VALLEY ECO-VILLAS
Elizabeth Vanderveer
[email protected]
VENEZUELA
ENOMIS DIVERS
Luis E. Fonseca Barnola
[email protected]
This Declaration is coordinated by Onda Azul Dive Center and Truda Palazzo & Associates Environmental Consultants
with the support of Divers for Sharks and the Augusto Carneiro Institute.
For further information please contact [email protected]