and CBD News: As the global population increases in the years to come, and as climate change affects the availability of water, with consequences for water and food security, land will become even more important. Drylands hold a significant proportion of th By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) wrapped up a weeklong meeting on implementation with recommendations on, among others, resource mobilization, technical and scientific cooperation, poverty eradication and sustainable devel By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 23 - 28 June 2014, Montreal, Canada By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Governments finished a week of deliberations on scientific issues that will inform future national efforts under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to achieve the goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Bio By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Coming into Force, Geneva, Switzerland By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization will enter into force on 12 October 2014 following its ratification by 51 Parties to the Convention on Biological Di By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Biological diversity and ecosystems featured prominently in the proposal of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Opening Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Seventh Plenary Session of the Third United Nations Small Island Developing States (UN SIDS) Conference, Apia, Samoa, 4 September 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Midori Prize for Biodiversity, established by the AEON environmental Foundation, was awarded today to three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at all levels. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Expert Workshop to Provide Consolidated Practical Guidance and a Toolkit for Marine Spatial Planning, Montreal, Canada, 9 - 11 September 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Under the theme, "Biodiversity for Sustainable Development," thousands of representatives of governments, NGOs, indigenous peoples, scientists and the private sector gathered in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea for the 12th meeting of t By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to meet the globally-agreed Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets by 2020, says a United Nations progress report on the state of global biodiversity. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The guidance addresses a major pathway for introduction and spread of invasive alien species, as a significant percentage of global invasive introductions result from pets, aquarium and terrarium species that escape from confined conditions and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) enters into force today, providing the world with a mechanism to ensure that ac By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Governments have agreed to a series of actions that will further bolster the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, facilitate its effective implementation, and ensure that countries have the necessary resources to take the next steps to By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Recognizing that wildlife is an important renewable natural resource, with economic, cultural, nutritional and recreational value to humans, Parties at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12), held in Pyeongchang, Republic By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: As cities move forward on implementing the agenda under the Convention, they will show that they can lead the way in sustainably using biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins, as the basis for addressing water and food security, dis By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 19 - 21 November, Rome, Italy By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: A new compendium providing the latest and best professional information needed for protected area practitioner capacity development was released this week in the margins of the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The signature on 15 November 2014 of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations will ensure joint implementation of the Pacific region's Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in the Pacific Island Region 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Seminar-Workshop on Harmonizing Methods in Risk Assessment and Management of Forest Invasive Alien Plant Species in South East Asia, 2-5 December 2014, Bogor, Indonesia By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: CBD Expert Workshop to Prepare Practical Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats, Baltimore, United States of America, 2 to 4 December 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The GBIF Secretariat has launched the inaugural GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, hoping to inspire innovative applications of open-access biodiversity data by scientists, informaticians, data modelers, cartographers and other experts competing for a By gbif.challengepost.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: A group of scientists and policymakers delivered a declaration to the Minister of the Environment of Peru, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, the president of UNFCCC Cop-20,that calls for integrated research on biodiversity and climate change and increased re By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: This year, declared International Year of Family Farming by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Mountain Day is being celebrated under the theme of "Mountain Farming". Mountain agriculture, which By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy, 19 - 23 January 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Juri By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Fourth Access and Benefit Sharing Business Dialogue, 28 January 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Wetlands are among our most valuable ecosystems. The values of benefits provided by wetlands, per unit area, have been consistently shown to be orders of magnitude higher than for other ecosystems, with the major benefit delivered through improv By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Five new press sheets available that explain the role of wetlands for: the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; Ecosystem services; SDGs, as well as Challenges of the future and the value of wetlands. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Montreal/Kolkata, 13 February 2015 - A ground-breaking report on biodiversity and health, launched today at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows the significant contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services t By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary on the Occasion of Beyond Enforcement: Communities, Governance, Incentives And Sustainable Use in Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade, 26 February 2015, Muldersdrift, South Africa By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: On World Wildlife Day, as we seek to work to combat illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, let us look at ways to combine enforcement with empowerment, and therefore protect the "Future we Want," a future of life in harmony w By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: This year, International Women's Day highlights the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that twenty years' after its adoption remains an essential roadmap for the achievement of gender equality and women's rights. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: With Denmark's ratification on 25 February, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has received 75% of the necessary ratifications, with only 11 more ratifications neede By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will hold a session on 19 March 2015 at the Americana 2015 International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference, being held in Montreal, Canada, on why biodiversity matters fo By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: This year's World Water Day theme, "Water and sustainable development", coincides with the ongoing discussions in the United Nations of the post-2015 development agenda and the adoption of a set of new sustainable development goals By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: On 21 March 2015 the CBD Secretariat and the Korea Forest Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding for implementation of the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Biodiversity underpins dietary diversity and access to sufficient food is a cornerstone of food security and a fundamental determinant of health. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Wangari Maathai Award recognizes extraordinary efforts by an individual to improve and sustain forests and the people who depend on them. The 2015 winner will be awarded US$20, 000 and will be invited to receive their award in person on 10 S By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The Government of Peru has announced that they have achieved the highest level of implementation and management of Protected Natural Areas, according to the first performance audit by the Comptroller General of the Republic to the National Servi By www.minam.gob.pe Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region, Cancun, Mexico, 14 - 17 April 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: A new report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity discusses the potential for synthetic biology to have both positive and negative impacts on biodiversity and looks at the role and adequacy of existing risk assessment a By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Indigenous peoples and local communities often refer to this Earth as Pachamama or "Mother Earth." The fate of Pachamama and of humans has been shaped over a history that has been intertwined. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: The pilot programme is targeting young scholars who wish to gain experience by participating in the development of the regional and sub-regional assessments (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and Central Asia) or the thematic assessment By www.ipbes.net Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: With Slovakia's ratification on 29 April 2015, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only nine more ratifications to enter into force. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
and CBD News: Each year, migratory birds complete amazing journeys between their breeding and wintering grounds. Migratory birds are a vital part of biodiversity and play a critical role in all ecosystems. They also play an important cultural, aesthetic and e By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
