PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018
Hawksbill Turtle and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Hawksbill Turtle
- critically endangered — IUCN
- Maturation is slow and is estimated between 25 – 40 years
- Habitat
- Hawksbills nest on insular and mainland sandy beaches throughout the tropics and subtropics
- Range
- species is migratory in nature and nesting occurs in about 70 countries across the world
- In India they are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the coast of Tamil Nadu and Orissa
- Threats
- Turtle shell trade
- egg collection
- slaughter for meat
- oil pollution
- destruction of nesting and foraging habitats
- Hybridisation of Hawksbills with Other Species
- Entanglement and Ingestion of Marine Debris – including Fishing Gear.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
- part of the United Nations Secretariat that upholds the objective of development
- member of the United Nations Development Group
- Based at UN Headquarters in New York
- It is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action
- Its work is guided by the universal and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 integrated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets
- Responsibilities
- agenda-setting and decision-making with the goal of meeting their economic, social and environmental challenges
- supports international cooperation to promote sustainable development for all
- providing a broad range of analytical products, policy advice, and technical assistance
- follow-up to major United Nations Summits and Conferences
- services to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the Second and Third Committees of the United Nations General Assembly
- Reports
- World Economic Situation and Prospects (along with UNCTAD and the five United Nations regional commissions)
- Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017
