ty CBD News: The High Level Segment of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty CBD News: Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway, December 2-4, 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 21st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters, 29 January 2015, New Haven, U.S.A. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty 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
ty CBD News: The GBIF Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 2015 call for proposals of the GBIF Capacity Enhancement Support Programme is now open. This programme provides co-funding to GBIF Participants in support of international collaborative projec By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty 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
ty CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for South America, Lima, Peru, 23 February 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: The fourth addition of Global Biodiversity Outlook is now available in Japanese, courtesy of the Nature Conservation Bureau of Japan's Ministry of the Environment. This brings to eight the number of languages in which the mid-term assessment By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty 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
ty CBD News: The Republic of Korea and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with the purpose of promoting technical and scientific co-operation and to support achievement of the goals and targets of the Convention, have today sign By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity Organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, 22 May 2015, Beijing, China By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: On this International Day for Biological Diversity, let us recommit to global action to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss, for people and for our planet. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting hu By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: As we celebrate this year's World Day to Combat Desertification, the message could not be clearer; in order to attain food security for all through sustainable food systems we must invest in our land. Soils represent at least a quarter of g By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity welcomes Pope Francis' call to action in the face of global biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: On 10 June, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco closed a historic meeting of biodiversity and Antarctic experts. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the extent to which conservation of the biodiversity of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean is re By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: The 2015 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer shows that an average of 69% of respondents in nine countries say they have heard of biodiversity, but additional outreach efforts are needed for the world to reach global targets on biodiversity awareness se By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Today, a new report released by The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health has underlined that human health rests on a healthy environment and rich biodiversity. The report "Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropoce By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: To support the mobilisation and alignment of technical and financial resources for priority capacity-building needs, IPBES is developing a prototype Matchmaking Facility. This Facility aims to promote and facilitate dialogue and cooperation amon By us8.campaign-archive1.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the 21st Session of the International Seabed Authority, 13 to 24 July 2015, Kingston, Jamaica By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society and indigenous peoples and local communities for the tenth edition of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets], being prepared to coincide with the nineteenth meeti By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity -Building Workshop for the East and South East Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 And 12, Yanji, Jilin Province, China, 15 Sep By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: The Law and Environment Ontology (LEO), a new knowledge tool for MEAs and the environmental community By www.unep.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Biodiversity and sustainable development are inextricably linked. Biodiversity, at the level of ecosystems, species and genes, forms the foundation of the Earth's life support systems and provides the services that underpin human lives and p By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) National Capacity-Development Workshop for Samoa, Apia, Samoa, 28 - 30 September 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the opening of the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 5 October 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative National Capacity Development Workshop for Namibia, Swakopmund, Namibia, 13 - 16 October 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Rural women are integrally connected to all aspects of local biodiversity - as users, custodians and agents of change. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Poverty eradication is one of the greatest global challenges facing us today. Fortunately, the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity can provide solutions to a range of societal challenges and is critical to achieving the By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Celebrating World Food Day, under the theme "Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty", provides an opportunity to emphasize in food systems how biodiversity underpins social protection. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins can be the basis for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies as they can deliver benefits that will, according to the outcomes of a recent technical workshop on ecosys By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: With traditional blessings by the Elders of the local Mohawk Community of Kahnawake setting the scene, governments, indigenous peoples and local communities from around the world will meet in Montreal, Canada, next week to develop guidelines tha By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Some 600 delegates from around the world will gather together in Montreal, Canada, next week to examine the effectiveness of measures taken by Governments to implement the global biodiversity agenda and mainstream biodiversity into sustainable d By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: First, I would like to extend my deep appreciation to Mr. Kenneth Deer and Mr. Charles Patton, Elders of the Mohawk Community from Kahnawake, Canada, for providing a traditional blessing and for sharing with us their rich cultural heritage, whic By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Governments at an international biodiversity science meeting have agreed on a set of actions for the further implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Ambassador Mary Seet-Cheng, Chair of the East Asian Seas Partnership Council, Viet Nam Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Chu Pham Ngoc Hien, PEMSEA Executive Director, Stephen Adrian Ross, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Chair Emeritus of By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ty CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for South, Central and West Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12, New Delhi, India, 7 December 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
