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CBD News: Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 March 2019

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019

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Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Young people from around the world are encouraged to submit videos for the 2019 Global Youth Video Competition showcasing positive solutions on three themes: Nature-based Solutions for Food and Human Health; Cities and Local Action to Combat Cli

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca-Palmer, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 5 June 2019: "Beat Air Pollution".

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Published On :: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Presentation by Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary of UN Biodiversity Convention, for EU Environmental ministerial, Helsinki, Finland, July 11 2019

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Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Government officials, experts and activists from around the world gather in Nairobi this week to open talks on a global agreement to safeguard life on Earth, in all its forms. The 27-30 August meeting marks the official start of negotiations tow

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth" is set to frame next year's UN Biodiversity Conference, to be held in October in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

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Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2019: Acting Together to Achieving the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity will ensure that the children of today and tomorrow, along with their families and communities, ca

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/KM/88491 (2019-102): Workshop on the Evidence Base for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Fifth Edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook and IPBES Global Assessment, 23 November 2019 - Montreal, Canada

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/CPU/DC/MA/MW/88481 (2019-103): Nomination of Experts to the Western, Central and Eastern Asian Training Course on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms, 13-17 April 2020 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (20 - 22 November 2019 - Montréal, Canada)

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Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/KM/88511 (2019-105): Peer review of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Opening statement of Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Delegates to the eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (11WG8J) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed on a set of recommendations for consideration by the Subsidiary Body

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Statement for the opening of the twenty-third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 25-29 November

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: The Secretariats of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme and Ja

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Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020. The call for nominations remains open until 30 March 2020.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: A new guide now available, Addressing Gender Issues and Actions in Biodiversity Objectives, provides biodiversity professionals concrete ideas and actions for progress in their work towards achieving gender and biodiversity objectives, goals and

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the twenty-third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 29 November 2

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/DC/KM/88539 (2019-108): Submission of views on possible targets, indicators and baselines for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and peer review of a document on indicators

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/NS/ET/CP/88538 (2019-109): Date extension: Thematic Consultation on Transparent Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting and Review Mechanism, 20-22 February 2020 - Kunming, China and Thematic Consultation on Capacity Building a

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/CPU/DC/KG/PD/PS/88522 (2019-110): Review of post-2020 Implementation Plan and Capacity-building Action Plan (Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, CBD Acting Executive Secretary, welcomes announcement that biodiversity will be theme of the next year's World Environment Day: "We are delighted to see that biodiversity will be the focus of World Environment Da

By www.unenvironment.org
Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/ML/GD/88414 (2019-114): Tracking Economic Instruments and Finance for Biodiversity: Invitation to contribute data on positive incentives relevant to Aichi Biodiversity Target 3 to the OECD PINE database

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Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/NVW/86292 (2019-117): Follow-up invitation to participate in and/or contribute to the piloting and further development of a methodology for the voluntary peer review of national biodiversity strategies and action plans

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifty-seventh meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Wednesday, 18 December 2019, Washington D.C., United States

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/DC/AC/88568 (2019-115): Submission of views on possible targets and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework related to the interlinkages and interdependencies between biodiversity and climate change

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CPa/88555 (2020-001): Invitation to provide additional views and suggestions regarding the draft proposals to strengthen technical and scientific cooperation in support of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/NS/88541 (2020-002): Preparations for the trial phase of an Open-ended Forum for review of implementation to be held during the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 27 May 2020 - Montreal, Canada

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Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/JMP/VA/JB/88614 (2020-008): Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24), 18 to 23 May 2020 and Third Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 3), 25

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/KNM/88511 (2020-011): Peer review of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

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Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CPa/88555 (2020-010): Reminder and Extension of Deadline: Invitation to provide additional views and suggestions regarding the draft proposals to strengthen technical and scientific cooperation in support of the post-2020

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Due to the ongoing situation following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in consultation with the Government of the People's Republic of China, the COP (Conference of

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/KNM/88699 (2020-019): Peer review of documents for the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

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Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/SBG/CC/VA/88724 (2020-024): Peer review of draft documents for the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24)

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/88726 (2020-025): Registration and Credentials for Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15), Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting

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Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/NPU/DC/WY/BG/RKi/88737 (2020-028): Peer review of a study related to Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol

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Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/88792 (2020-029): Update regarding COVID-19 and upcoming CBD meetings

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Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD News: Due to the evolving nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has moved to hold many meetings virtually and has postponed others.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/NPU/DC/WY/BG/RKi/88737 (2020-030): Extension of deadline: Peer review of a study related to Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol

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Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/88792 (2020-033): Dates and venue: Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24), 17 to 22 August 2020, and Third Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

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Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT


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Motivic Homotopy Theory and Refined Enumerative Geometry

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Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:46 EST

Federico Binda, Marc Levine, Manh Toan Nguyen and Oliver Röndigs, editors. American Mathematical Society, 2020, CONM, volume 745, approx. 286 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4704-4898-1 (print), 978-1-4704-5455-5 (online).

This volume contains the proceedings of the Workshop on Motivic Homotopy Theory and Refined Enumerative Geometry, held from May 14–18, 2018, at...


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Babylon Health releases coronavirus Care Assistant

By www.techworld.com
Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:01:00 GMT

Telehealth and GP service Babylon has rolled out a "COVID-19 Care Assistant" with a raft of features designed to help subscribers cope with symptoms during the pandemic, from the safety of their phone screen


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How are UK tech startups helping fight coronavirus?

By www.techworld.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Health startups are being corralled by the NHS and the government to point their talents at the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are volunteering services to help stymie the spread of the infectious new disease


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British startups locked out of COVID-19 business continuity schemes

By www.techworld.com
Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:29:00 GMT

Many startups in Britain either do not intend to or cannot access the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption and Loan Scheme, and may be forced to respond with furloughs or layoffs, warns a report


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Developer models COVID-19 sneezing simulation on Gran Turismo software

By www.techworld.com
Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:36:00 GMT

A lone developer from the company that provided aerodynamic analysis for the cars in the PlayStation game Gran Turismo has applied the tooling to demonstrate the spread of germs with and without wearing a mask


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Privacy concerns raised by NHS and KCL COVID-19 apps

By www.techworld.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 07:55:00 GMT

While coordinated action is urgently needed, should we be racing to download everything that promises a solution?


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Soldo supports COVID-19 'digital foodstamps' response

By www.techworld.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT

The London-headquartered fintech startup Soldo has repurposed its spend management tools for local authorities in Italy to support its COVID-19 emergency response measures


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