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Could the NBSAP revision process and the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals be mutually supportive?

This side event shall draw attention to the need for mainstreaming biodiversity into different areas/sectors at the national and international level. Since mainstreaming biodiversity is a crucial element for both the revision of NBSAPs and the current discussions on the Sustainable Development G ...

Countdown 2010

Countdown 2010: An alliance for exchange

This side event will provide an opportunity for participants to look at the alternative ways Countdown 2010 addresses the implementation gap. Countdown 2010 has used the 2010 biodiversity target as an opportunity for joint action by providng focus, direction and additional commitments. In jus ...

Creating a Biodiversity Early Warning System

Creating and Maintaining Meaningful Partnerships in the North West Territories Protected Areas Strategy

The NWT Protected Areas Strategy (PAS) outlines a community-based process to establish a network of protected areas across the NWT. It promotes a sound approach to land use decision-making by including the best available traditional, ecological, cultural, and economic knowledge. The goals of t ...

Critical Issues in Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Use

Critical Issues in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

Critical Issues in Implementing the Cartagena Protocol

Critical view on the implementation of the Akwé: Kon Guidelines - The example of the Hammastunturi wilderness area in the Saami homeland in Finland.

Finland is the first country to apply Akwé: Kon guidelines in practice. The presentation will take a critical look on the strengths and weaknesses of the Akwé: Kon guidelines based on lessons learned from the Finnish Hammastunturi wilderness area. We will discuss the role the Akwe: Kon guideline ...

CropLife International Detection Methods Website

CropLife International and its members have made their detection methods for commercialized biotech-derived products — and related materials and information — available in an online and searchable database. A representative will present the website and share with participants CropLife member vi ...

Crops for Fuel? N2O release from agro biofuel production

Producing fuels from plants and crops mean not only relevant inputs of fossil energy, but also relevant emission of N2O. N2O is a greenhouse gas much more potent and durable than CO2. Responsible science as good as responsible energy policy has to look at the impact of N2O-releases. Speaker: Pro ...

Crops for Fuel? The Biofuel Debate: the physical-technical background

Much of the crop fuel-debate neglects or underestimates basic facts. Plants in general are capable to convert only 1% of the energy which comes with the sunlight into biomass. For this reason any energy policy based on renewable sources has to concentrate mainly on use of wind and sun. Biomass c ...

Crossroads? The Intersection of Canadian Biotech Cases and International Liability Rules

The Canadian cases of Monsanto v. Schmeiser and Hoffman v. Monsanto are some of the first to address the rights and responsibilities that biotechnology companies have in relation to genetically modified organisms. This side event will include presentations on the facts and findings in the two ca ...

Culture Collection networks coordinate access and benefit sharing

A series of brief presentations demonstrating the value and engagement of ex situ microbial germplasm in developing and implementing access and benefit as well as in characterizing and cataloging invasive microbes.

Current Japanese status for implementation of Nagoya Protocol

We introduce our status for implementation of Nagoya Protocol

Current patterns in genetic resource flows and trade

Experts will provide information on historical and current movements of genetic resources used in agriculture and animal breeding around the world, as well as in trade in products based on genetic resources. Participants will discuss the implications of some of the current proposals on GR flows ...

Current situation of local communities and the Plan of Action for Customary Sustainable Use ,towards possible future roadmap.

Local communities in the context of the CBD, are gradually taking center stage in key aspects, based on the document and the Desicion XI/14B paragraphs 17-21 of the Eleventh Conference of the Parties, held in Hyderabad, India. Your participation in aspects related to the provisions of Article 10 ...

Current status on Biological Diversity in Iraq

Iraqi has become the 192th party to the Convention of Biological Diversity in 2009. Iraq has relatively rich biological diversity in the Middle East, but its importance was ignored for a long time. The session will introduce the recent progress and action plans in the field of biological diversi ...

Customary Law and Sui Generis Protection of Indigenous Knowledge

Customary Law, Traditional Knowledge and the International Regime on ABS

During the event, participants will participate on a discussion regarding national /regional processes on “customary law” and “traditional knowledge” and how these issues can contribute to the negotiation process of the International Regime on ABS. Questions for the discussion: Is it possible t ...

Customary norms and biocultural protocols in the Potato Park, Peru

The side event will present the development of an Inter-comnmunity Agreement for equitable benefit-sharing based on Quechua customary laws, and its role in strengthening local economies and knowledge systems. A new publication on the agreement by Asociacion ANDES (Peru), the Asociacion of Potato ...

DEMONSTRATION OF THE ON-LINE REPORTING TOOL OF THE CONVENTION

This side event provides an opportunity to demonstrate the on-line reporting tool, developed as requested in COP decisions VIII/14 and XII/29. The tool will allow Parties to make information available concerning progress towards the Aichi Targets as well as national targets set in line with the ...

DESD and its potential role in CBD process

The event will introduce the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) as a means to advance Communication, Education and Public Awareness for CBD process. The goals of DESD and its strategies will be presented and followed by the relevance of DESD process for CBD.

DISSEMINATION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS/TECHNOLOGIES

The event will show the experience of Honey Bee Network in India in documenting, dissemination and value addition of traditional knowledge and grassroots technologies in different language regions across the country over the last 15 years.

DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity

An information session that will provide background information on DNA barcoding and the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL). Barcoding is the use of short standardized gene regions to identify species. It can be used in biodiversity research, regulatory enforcement and other application ...

Darwin Initiative Participatory Conservation in South America

Presentations on Darwin projects in South America focused on community participation and indigenous knowledge

Deadly Drivers of Change: Invasive Species and Climate Change Coming to an Ecosystem Near You

Separately, climate change and invasive species are two of the greatest threats to biodiversity and the ecosystem services upon which humanity relies. Combined their impacts will be compounded, potentially resulting in negative feedback loops with increasingly dire consequences. Fortunately, we ...

Defusing Disclosure in Patent Applications

The event will discuss the outlines of a positive strategy to strengthen legal certainty in the International Regime while supporting WIPO's role in finding coherence across national IP systems through the IGC on ABS, TK and Folklore

Delivering Biodiversity Knowledge in the Information Age - the Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook.

The event will launch a new initiative to focus effort and investment towards better understanding of life on Earth and our impacts upon it. The Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook (GBIO) offers a framework to harness the immense power of information technology and an open data culture, to g ...

Demonstrating progress in implementing the Programme of Work on Protected Areas and management effectiveness through NISP agreements.

This side event will showcase how three countries have made significant progress in advancing the Programme of Work on Protected Areas and, particularly, management effectiveness, through collaboration with NGOs, including the World Wide Fund for Nature and The Nature Conservancy.

Demonstrating the role of biodiversity and ecosystems in delivering good health at low cost

Of the several services that biodiversity provides, a cross-cutting one is the contribution to secure the health of people and life forms in all manifestations – physical, mental and spiritual. While the relevance of biodiversity and related traditional knowledge to mainstream health may be more ...

Demonstration of resources and support available for people working in education and communication (Parties and NGOs) through CBD, CCCF, Ramsar, IUCN and related Web sites (daily)

Demonstration of the UNEP South-South Cooperation Exchange Mechanism

UNEP/DRC has held a series of discussions with the CBD Secretariat to explore opportunities for developing synergies between CBD and UNEP in South-South Cooperation at strategic and operational levels. Linking centers of excellence and UNEP’s South-South Cooperation Exchange Mechanism was ident ...

Demystifying Community Protocols

Indigenous peoples and local communities are developing and using rights-based approaches to support endogenous development processes and engage with external stakeholders according to their own values, priorities, and customary laws. "Community protocols" are a rights-based approach referenced ...

Design your tailor-made MAT! Presentation of a model ABS Agreement for non-commercial research with optional clauses and Launch of the report on the ABS program 2003-2010 of the Swiss Academy of Sciences

The Swiss Academy of Sciences presents the first of its kind ABS agreement on Mutually Agreed Terms, containing Model Clauses. The Agreement is adapted to the specific situation of non-commercial research sponsored by public funding. It contains a set of contractual clauses that intends to foste ...

Designing Legal Translplants for ABS

Priority issues of ABS - Legislation shall be discussed including user country measures, PIC and disseminated knowledge. Joint projects shall be organized.

Developing a global bioregional classification for open oceans and deep seas

This side event will present the results of the Global Open Oceans and Deep Seas Regionalisation (GOODS). It will discuss the process of developing the bioregionalisation, (including expert meetings in Ottawa, Mexico City and the Azores), as well as the proposed next steps. The side event will a ...

Developing a sourcebook to help implement the ecosystem approach

Developing biocultural innovations for resilience: Linking biological and cultural diversity in agricultural systems

This side event will discuss the role of biocultural diversity in developing innovations for resilience to climate change, including the conditions that support biocultural innovation systems and how to link TK and science to create tools to strengthen them. Presentation will include 3 case stud ...

Developing capacities in Africa and ACP countries to make the NP operational

With the Nagoya Protocol entering into force demand for capacity development will further increase. Based on lessons learned during the last years the ABS Capacity Development Initiative and its partners are reflecting how to adjust their capacity development strategy. Panelists will present the ...

Development of a Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum

Development of an indicator for the direct measurement of the status and trends of indigenous and traditional knowledge

In accordance with Article 8j of the CBD, the 2010 Targets identify Focal Area 5, "Status of traditional knowledge, innovations, and practices" as one of the key areas for the development of indicators relevant to the goal to “achieve a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity l ...

Developments of the central Clearing-House Mechanism since COP 10

The purpose of this side-event is to highlight recent developments to strengthen the central Clearing-House Mechanism and its information services. The side event will include a strategic presentation followed by an online demonstration

Dialogue for the forest biodiversity in Brazil and Portugal

The event has as objective to present an applied strategy for the conservation in Brazil and Portugal, after the partnership between private companies and NGOs. In these countries similar works have been done by the local conservationists NGOs SPVS (Brazil) and Quercus (Portugal) to protect last ...

Dialogue on the CBD Secretariat’s Approach to Capacity-Building for the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Protocols

Dialogue session with Ms. Monique Barbut CEO/ Chairman of GEF

Dialogue session

Different indigenous and new approaches in Natural Resource Management in the bio-culturally diverse state of Arunachal Pradesh

The State of Arunachal Pradesh belongs to North Eastern part of India and the Himalayan region. Its biodiversity of plants and animals is acknowledged for its great richness, Arunachal Pradesh being one of the world's 35 biodiversity hotspots. The State particular interest also lies in its popul ...

Dinaric Arc Initiative

Demonstration of Ecoregion Conservation as a means of transboundary implementation of the PoW PA. Presentation of experience from the Dinaric Arc Initiative in the Balkans.

Disclosure in Patent Applications: Feasibility, Practicality and Cost Implications

The UNU IAS and Lancaster University (CESAGEN) will present the latest direct and proxy empirical evidence on the likely impact of the introduction of disclosure of source of genetic resources in patent applications

Disclosure of Origin at the CBD, WIPO and the WTO: Conflict, Coherence or Complementarity?

The panel will discuss the different approaches to the disclosure of origin issue at the WTO, WIPO and the CBD and examine areas of overlap, potential areas of conflict and the future of disclosure of origin provisions in the three fora.