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The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty to sustain the rich diversity of life on Earth.Read More
192 States and the European Union are party to the Convention on Biological Diversity.Read More
The Cartagena Protocol aims at reducing the potential adverse effects of biotechnology on biodiversity.Read More
The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets represent the world's commitment to reduce biodiversity loss.Read More
2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United NationsRead More
22 May 2011 - International Day for Biodiversity
To celebrate forest biodiversityRead More
5 June 2011 - World Environment Day
To celebrate the forests: Nature at your service!Read More
2011-2020 is the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity to reflect on biodiversity and act for a future in harmony with nature.Read More
The Green Wave is a global campaign to educate children and youth about biodiversity.Read More
The Nagoya Protocol provides a framework for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.Read More

25 January 2012

Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme—a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa

Press Release: Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme—a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa

25 January 2012
Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme—a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa

Press Release: Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme—a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa Read More
20 January 2012
Secretary-General appoints Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias of Brazil Executive Secretary of Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, a national of Brazil, as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Assistant Secretary-General level. Read More
16 January 2012
The Green Wave to support forest rehabilitation in the devastated region of Tohoku, Japan

Communiqué: The Green Wave to support forest rehabilitation in the devastated region of Tohoku, Japan Read More
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23 January 2012
Australia becomes 76th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol

Communiqué: Australia becomes 76th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol Read More
19 January 2012
Global alliance of cities and governments to save biodiversity of the Mediterranean region

Communiqué: Global alliance of cities and governments to save biodiversity of the Mediterranean region Read More
16 January 2012
The Federated States of Micronesia becomes seventy-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Communiqué: The Federated States of Micronesia becomes seventy-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing Read More

Countries

Programmes

Each programme factsheet introduces a key biodiversity topic

Executive Secretary's Statements

Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Media Headlines

27 January 2012, Times of India

Singapore raises sea defences against tide of climate change
27 January 2012, SciDev.net

Global warming may raise risk of Pacific fish poisoning
27 January 2012, Mongabay (India)

California city bans bullfrogs to safeguard native species
27 January 2012, Guardian (UK)

The world's biggest and most vulnerable trees – in pictures
27 January 2012, CBS News

Hunting animals to save them?
More Headlines

Decisions & Recommendations

29 October 2010, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
COP 10 Decisions
15 October 2010, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
COP-MOP 5 Decisions
11 November 2011, Montreal
SBSTTA 15 Recommendations
28 May 2010, Nairobi
WGRI 3 Recommendations
10 June 2011, Montreal
ICNP 1 Recommendations
More Decisions & Recommendations

Upcoming Meetings

30 January - 3 February 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
Sub-Regional Workshop for Central, South and East Africa on Capacity-building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas
13 - 16 February 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sub-regional Workshop for Southern Africa on the integration of responses to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation into NBSAPs
13 - 15 February 2012, Bonn, Germany
Meeting of the Sub-working Groups of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management
21 - 23 February 2012, Beirut, Lebanon
Capacity-building Workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
27 February - 1 March 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
More Meetings

Notifications

26 January 2012
Sub-Regional Workshop for Latin America...
25 January 2012
Submission of information on the identification...
24 January 2012
Second peer review of the draft studies...
23 January 2012
Appointment of the new Executive Secretary...
23 January 2012
Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary...
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The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty to sustain the rich diversity of life on Earth.Read More

192 States and the European Union are party to the Convention on Biological Diversity.Read More

The Cartagena Protocol aims at reducing the potential adverse effects of biotechnology on biodiversity.Read More

The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets represent the world's commitment to reduce biodiversity loss.Read More

2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United NationsRead More

22 May 2011 - International Day for BiodiversityTo celebrate forest biodiversityRead More

5 June 2011 - World Environment DayTo celebrate the forests: Nature at your service!Read More

2011-2020 is the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity to reflect on biodiversity and act for a future in harmony with nature.Read More

The Green Wave is a global campaign to educate children and youth about biodiversity.Read More

The Nagoya Protocol provides a framework for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.Read More

16 December 2011The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2011

13 December 2011La treizième réunion du Groupe de Travail Biodiversité d’Afrique Centrale (GTBAC13), 13 decembre, 2011, Douala, Cameroun

12 December 2011 Meeting of the Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development, 12 December 2011, Dehradun, India

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22 May 2011 - International Day for Biodiversity
To celebrate forest biodiversityRead More

5 June 2011 - World Environment Day
To celebrate the forests: Nature at your service!Read More

16 December 2011
The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2011

13 December 2011
La treizième réunion du Groupe de Travail Biodiversité d’Afrique Centrale (GTBAC13), 13 decembre, 2011, Douala, Cameroun

12 December 2011
Meeting of the Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development, 12 December 2011, Dehradun, India