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Towards a Strategic Partnership with Civil Aviation for Protecting Life on Earth

Montreal 30 June 2008. Air transport is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Last year, 2.2 billion passengers and 35 per cent of exports of goods were transported by airplanes. The industry has an economic impact equivalent to 8 per cent of global gross domestic product and generates 32 million jobs worldwide. It is estimated that 40 per cent of international tourists travel by air. Air passenger traffic is expected to grow at an average rate of 5 per cent per year over the next 20 years. Over the next five years, the annual number of passengers within Asia and Pacific will increase to 279 million. In the Middle East, a threefold increase in passenger numbers is expected in the next 20 years. Engaging the aviation industry as a partner for achieving the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity is essential. The preparations for the International Year of Biodiversity, to be celebrated in 2010, offers a unique opportunity to engage the civil-aviation sector as a partner in the global biodiversity campaign focusing on children and youth of today and the educated citizens of tomorrow.

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2008-06-30