The Secretariat has produced a number of documents about biodiversity and climate change adaptation and mitigation in the context of UNFCCC deliberations. These are available below, including a summary of
CBD events at UNFCCC COP15. This page also links to
recent publications, including those by the CBD.
CBD Secretariat Activities at UNFCCC COP 15
- Friday, 11 December
Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Presentation of the CBD Expert Group report (Technical Series 41), Friday, 11 December, Time: 1:00-2:30 pm, Room 3, Bella Center, Copenhagen, More »
- Sunday, 13 December
Forest Biodiversity and Climate Change: Learning event in collaboration with UN-REDD Programme, GEF Secretariat and Conservation International at "Forest Day 3", on 13 December at the Radisson Falconer Hotel, Copenhagen. More »
Recent Publications on Climate Change and Biodiversity
- Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation – Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change (AHTEG). CBD Technical Series No. 41
- Key messages of the report from the AHTEG are available in UN languages. More »
- Review of the Literature on the Links between Biodiversity and Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation. Prepared by the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre for the AHTEG. CBD Technical Series No. 42
- Forest Resilience, Biodiversity, and Climate Change. A Synthesis of the Biodiversity/Resilience/Stability Relationship in Forest Ecosystems CBD Technical Series No. 43
- Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity CBD Technical Series No. 46
- More CBD Technical Series »
Other Key Publications
- Natural Solutions - protected areas, helping people to cope with climate change.
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Initiative – building the economic case for the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. A major international initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity and to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Recent reports include:
Other key TEEB documents, including drafts of reports are available here
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) - series of reports on climate change and biodiversity launched at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. These include:
