ter CBD News: With its focus on mainstreaming biodiversity and issues being discussed at SBSTTA-20 and SBI-1, the May 2016 edition of [square brackets], the CBD newsletter for Civil Society, is now available online. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: This year, International Mother Earth Day coincides with the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at UN Headquarters in New York, where world governments will demonstrate their commitment to meet the challenges of climate c By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: As a vital part of biodiversity, migratory birds play key functions in the interconnected systems that keep nature healthy, including seed dispersal of plants for human and livestock consumption, ecosystem restoration and pest regulation, in add By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The Toyama communiqué issued by G7 environment ministers has been welcomed by Braulio Dias, Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), for its strong support to both the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Target By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Montreal, 25 May 2016 - With Congo's accession on 16 May 2016, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only six more ratifications to enter into force. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Montreal/Nairobi, 3 June 2016 - Biodiversity and ecosystem services are at the heart of many solutions to sustainable increase in agricultural productivity. They not only deliver better outcomes for food and nutrition security but also reduce n By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The oceans have long captured the hearts and minds of people around the world. The mysteries of its depths, the wonder of its creatures and the power of its waves have fed our curiosity and imagination since ancient times. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12, Minsk, Belarus, 14 June 2016 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: This year's World Day to Combat Desertification shows the importance of being inclusive as we cooperate to restore and rehabilitate degraded land. It also points to the convergence of international action and landmark agreements recently ado By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Montreal/Rome, 9 August 2016 - The 23rd session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO23), which took place in Rome, Italy 18-22 July 2016, took an effective approach that focused on the interlinkages between forest and other sectors and issues, in By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), with funding from the Japan Biodiversity Fund, hosted a joint capacity-building program to support the implementation of By www.idlo.int Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: It is a great pleasure and honour to address the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: With Swaziland's accession on 21 September 2016, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only four more ratifications to enter into force. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the Fifty-Second Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 10 November 2016, Yokohama, Japan By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Governments, non-governmental organizations and local communities have taken up the Honolulu Challenge and agreed to take bold actions to counter invasive alien species that harm biodiversity. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: At a critical meeting opening tomorrow, the United Nations will call on decision makers from more than 190 countries to step up efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and protect the ecosystems that support food and water security and health f By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Ministers from around the world committed to working together to save biodiversity and take urgent action to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and backed this with a host of specific commitments. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity (SCBD) and WWF International have signed an MoU to collaborate in implementing CBD's Global Communications Strategy together with CBD Parties, partners and the broader conservation community By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: I would like to start by acknowledging and welcoming the good results of a successful 2016 United Nations Biodiversity Conference here in Cancun, Mexico, where, after arduous negotiations By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: All around the world, wetlands provide huge benefits, including clean water, ensuring a stable water supply, and providing important habitat to a wide variety of species. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: This year's theme for International Women's Day highlights women in the changing world of work, and sets our collective sights on the objective of making gender equality a reality by 2030. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: This year's World Water Day theme, "Why waste water?", highlights the importance of reducing and reusing wastewater. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The focus of work this week "towards an enhanced regional cooperation to restore Mediterranean landscapes: improving ecosystem resilience for the benefit of people and the environment.", directly supports the Strategic Plan for Biodive By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Japan became the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bring By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 22 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: In today's global celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity, under the theme of 'Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism', people are examining the positive but also potentially negative impacts that tourism can ha By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 22 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: New business and biodiversity newsletter just released. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The international community has long recognized the interdependence of all countries with regard to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and their relevance to FAO as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Nagoy By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Development Law Organization renewed their collaboration for a joint capacity building program to support the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Gene By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, following the deposit of the instrument of acceptance by Japan on 5 December 2017, will enter into force on 5 March 2018. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of International Mountain Day 11 December 2017: "Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger and migration" By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: First 23 validated checklists from the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species highlighted in paper, signaling major step in delivering information to support national action against biological invasions. By www.gbif.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The February 2018 edition of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity newsletter is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Today we celebrate World Wildlife Day. CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) has chosen the theme of "Big cats: predators under threat." By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety enters into force today, 5 March 2018. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: For this year's International Women's Day, I join my voice to the call to action to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, and to draw inspiration from the activists working to achieve women's rights and gender equality. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Forests are essential for cities around the world. Forest ecosystems provide water and other critical services on which cities depend. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Many of the solutions to our global water challenges can be found in nature. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Today on the occasion of World Health Day, it is important to note that human health ultimately depends upon the availability of clean air, fresh water, medicines, food, and fuel sources. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations Headquarters, 16 to 27 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The May 2018 edition of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity newsletter is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the Ministerial Roundtable on Forest-based Solutions for Accelerating Achievement of the SDGs, at the thirteenth ses By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: 25 years ago, in December 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force. It was the realisation of a project for sustainable development that had taken the world decades to achieve. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Opening with a traditional greeting from Charles Patton, a respected elder in the Mohawk Community of Kahnawa:ke, the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was celebrated yesterday in Montreal a By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: No matter where we live, every other breath we take comes from the Ocean's breath - from the oxygen produced by its phytoplankton and its rich marine plant life. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) geared towards enhancing cooperation between the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was signed today By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Fifteen years ago, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force aiming to ensure the safe handling, transfer and use of living modified organisms (or LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Interview with the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer By www.unenvironment.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 were announced today. The MIDORI Prize is a prestigious biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversi By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the African Ministerial Summit on Biodiversity: "Land and ecosystem degradation and restoration: Priorities for incre By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
ter CBD News: African Ministers of Environment together with partner organizations committed to an ambitious action agenda taking a coherent approach to addressing the interlinked challenges of biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
