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#2383WG8J-07
2011-11-01
Access and Benefit-Stealing: Between digital DNA and hyperspectral imaging, Biopiracy has never been easier
Advances in genomics and synthetic biology are combining with satellite and aerial imaging techniques that make it potentially possible to conduct three-dimensional assays of species density and diversity, via airplane, over large areas and for others, on the ground, to take single samples of co ...
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#2403WG8J-07
2011-11-01
Indigenous Women, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
During this side-event, indigenous and local community organisations from IWBN-LAC and Regional Indigenous Program of the UNWomen will discuss about their initiatives on capacity building for indigenous women in the LAC region They will share information from “capacity building on ABS” focussin ...
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#2416WG8J-07
2011-11-01
Traditional Knowledge and ABS: Experiences from India
The event will highlight efforts of Government of India in Protecting Traditional Knowledge as well as ensuring Traditional Knowledge associated with genetic resources is suitably recognised and rewarded.
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#2382WG8J-07
2011-10-31
Geoengineering Mother Earth: Science or Politics? Challenges for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Despite a clear decision at COP 10 that the views and experiences of indigenous peoples, local communities and other stakeholders on geoengineering and biodiversity needed to be sought and synthesized for SBSTTA, the discussion has been dominated by a small group of scientific experts, where the ...
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#2402WG8J-07
2011-10-31
Content and implementation of the new major component of work on customary sustainable use (Article 10c) in the programme of work on article 8(j) and related provisions
In paragraph10 of decision X/43, the Conference of the Parties authorized the Secretariat to convene an international meeting to provide advice on the content and implementation of the new major component of work on Article 10(c). This meeting was held in Montreal from 31 May to 3 June 2011, and ...
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#2411WG8J-07
2011-10-31
Moving from decisions to implementation – challenges, experiences and lessons learnt in Sweden on the programme of work on article 8(j) and related provisions
Moving from CBD COP decisions to implementation on the ground requires focused use of often limited resources. The Swedish national programme on local and traditional knowledge related to biodiversity (Naptek) describes challenges encountered and lessons learnt over a six year period of work to ...
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#2414WG8J-07
2011-10-31
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 ...
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#2347ICNP 1
2011-06-09
Visionary Biodiversity Laws and Policies & Opportunities for Implementation
Experts from the CISDL Biodiversity Law Programme and the World Future Council will explain to policy-makers how to develop exemplary biodiversity laws based on sustainable development law principles, including justice for future generations. Examples will be based on a CISDL/WFC analysis of so ...
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#2355ICNP 1
2011-06-09
GEF SUPPORT TO ABS
The GEF will present a summary of the national and regional projects in support of ABS, and of the opportunities at the newly created Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) and the GEF Biodiversity Strategy for GEF-5.
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#2356ICNP 1
2011-06-09
IMPLICATIONS OF THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL FOR RESEARCH ON BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY
The event will bring together scientists from various disciplines to discuss the role of Universities and research institutes in capacity-building for ABS.
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#2348ICNP 1
2011-06-08
Are the FAO and WHO ABS-Agreements supportive of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol?
Article 4 of the Nagoya Protocol explicitly envisages the possibility of specialized international access and benefit-sharing instruments,provided that they are supportive of and do not run counter to the objectives of the Convention and the Protocol. The side-event will analyse two current impo ...
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#2351ICNP 1
2011-06-08
ABS Implementation - and the Communication Challenge
With the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol, the ABS challenge has moved to the national level: all countries are called upon to design and implement measures that make ABS work in practice. This requires effective communication with a broad range of actors. The ABS Capacity Development Iniative is ...
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#2349ICNP 1
2011-06-07
Orphan Genetic Resources: Modalities for International Recognition of Benefit-sharing under Protocol Article 10 and the ABS CHM
Geoff Burton of the United Nations University will outline a proposal for a mechanism under Article 10 to enable benefit-sharing agreements for the utilization of genetic resources of unknown or transboundary origin to be internationally recognized as compliant with the Nagoya Protocol. Dr. Paul ...
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#2354ICNP 1
2011-06-07
Enhancing Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 – 2020: Strengthening the Linkages between Biodiversity Planning and Access and Benefit Sharing
Although access and benefit sharing (ABS) is one of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), implementation at the national level has varied widely between countries. A global assessment of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) completed by the ...
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#2346ICNP 1
2011-06-06
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on ABS
A clear understanding of the text of the Nagoya Procol on ABS and the resulting obligations for the contracting Parties as well as ABS procedures is of essential importance for the future implementation of the Protocol at the national level. IUCN is developing an explanatory guide to the Nagoya ...
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#2350ICNP 1
2011-06-06
Biocultural Protocols: Nurturing ABS-TK Implementation and Nagoya Protocol Awareness Rising Approaches in the Andean Region
This workshop will present experiences and lessons learned from a variety of existing initiatives and activities related to the use of Biocultural Protocols for indigenous knowledge, access and benefit-sharing and related inter-cultural awareness-raising activities in the Andean region. Case st ...
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#2353ICNP 1
2011-06-06
Report from the Reflection meeting on Art 10 on the needs and modalities for an International Mechanism
This side event targets to report from the informal conversations and reflections on Nagoya Protocol Article 10 on the needs and modalitites for a Mechanism for Benefit sharing.
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#2253COP 10
2010-10-29
CP Thai Private Sector 's contribution to conservation, sustainable use and benefit sharing on animal genetic resources.
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods), one of the largest food producers in Asia with its main production base in Thailand, has been involved in developing projects that support planting mangrove by continuously donating money contributions to several universities such as Kasetsart University, Ramk ...
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#2304COP 10
2010-10-29
An introduction to DOPA, a Digital Observatory for Protected Areas
The Digital Observatory for Protected Areas (DOPA) is a biodiversity information system currently developed as a set of interoperable web services at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in collaboration with other international organizations, including GBIF, UNEP-WCMC, Birdlife ...
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#2344COP 10
2010-10-29
CEPA APPROACH UTILIZING "TANGIBLE EARTH"-2 (FEAT. MIRAIKAN/NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EMERGING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION)
“Tangible Earth” is the world’s first interactive globe, invented by Prof. Shinichi TAKEMURA. It is a medium which makes it possible to visualize in real-time various aspects of our planet (such as cloud movements, cyclones, global warming, the global migration of birds and whales) as well as so ...
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#1977COP 10
2010-10-29
New Models to Share Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
New Models to Share Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
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#1818COP 10
2010-10-29
Recent OECD work on Economic Aspects of Biodiversity
Recent OECD work on biodiversity will be presented including on: Enhancing the Cost-effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services; Innovative financing for Biodiversity Conservation; and Green Growth & Biodiversity
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#2259COP 10
2010-10-28
Monaco and Marine Protected Areas
Within the framework of the COP-10 and in presence of HSH the Sovereign Prince, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation organizes a side event entitled “Monaco and Marine Protected Areas”. During this event, a presentation will be given on projects led by the Foundation in the field of biodive ...
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#2055COP 10
2010-10-28
Concertation Francophone de haut niveau à la CdP10 à la Convention sur la Diversité Biologique
C'est une réunion pour les Ministres et les Chefs des Délégations Francophones pour l'échange autour des enjeux liés aux points inscrits sur l'agenda des négociations à la CdP 10
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#2196COP 10
2010-10-28
Reconciling efforts to implement the provisions of the Conventions on Climate Change and Biological Diversity in an integrated way.
This high level event will address how political efforts are needed in order to implement the provisions of two of the most important MEAs. Counting on the participation of developed and developing countries participants, the discussion will include the kind of commitments necessary to reduce th ...
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#1798COP 10
2010-10-28
Experience in Implementing High Seas Marine Protected Areas
The side event will showcase the first successfully installed High Seas MPAs and the approaches organizations have taken for the establishment. From the North-East Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Southern Ocean speakers will present institutions’ responses to the challenges of protectin ...
Side Event
#2296COP 10
2010-10-28
FUTURA Channel: a platform for education and community outreach in Brazil
Founded in 1997, as the first private TV channel in Brazil totally dedicated to education, FUTURA is committed to providing quality information and addressing the most challenging subjects in the agenda of the Brazilian society. Thus, a large portion of FUTURA’s programs aim at encouraging sust ...
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#2301COP 10
2010-10-28
Drifting woods: the voyage from Eastern Africa to Nagoya
Climate change, a truly global challenge, has brought the strong interconnectivity of global ecosystems to the highest political agenda. Yet, in other environments, the understanding of global ecosystem functioning may be relatively well understood by scientists, sometimes recognized by Governme ...
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#2090COP 10
2010-10-28
PwC & UNDP: Habitat banking in Latin America and the Caribbean
PwC will be presenting the findings of the new 'Habitat banking in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Feasibility Assessment' report prepared under UNDP guidance. This will be followed by a panel discussion regarding the opportunities, risks and barriers to establishing regulatory habitat bankin ...
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#2137COP 10
2010-10-28
Climatosfera 2100: El futuro en nuestras manos
Presentation and gaming session of the Development Education tool: Climatosfera 2100: El futuro en nuestras manos
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#2160COP 10
2010-10-28
A global aquarium strategy for conservation and sustainability
Presentation of the world zoo and aquarium conservation strategy for the implementation of the WAZA aquarium community. The strategy is introduced and examples are being presented by WAZA president and representatives of the Japanese zoo and aquarium association (JAZA), followed by the launch of ...
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#2168COP 10
2010-10-28
Global Tiger Initiative: Mainstreaming Conservation and Biodiversity into the Development Agenda
Partners of the Global Tiger Initiative will take stock of the commitments made by tiger range countries and the international community at the September Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The World Bank, with President Robert B. Zoellick, would report on this flagship initiative and its En ...
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#2209COP 10
2010-10-28
BREAKING BOUNDARIES FOR BIODIVERSITY EXPANDING THE POLICY AGENDA TO HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS
Biodiversity loss occurs all over the world, particularly in the tropics. However, northern countries also are responsible for the loss of biodiversity in southern countries, as a consequence of trade. National efforts alone were not successful to slow down biodiversity loss, and thus we have to ...
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#1793COP 10
2010-10-28
Making it Happen – Building a partnership to expand successes on protected area targets
An innovative transboundary approach has proven to be successful for delivering on protected area targets in 5 regions worldwide. Partnership is at the heart of this success. This active working session will bring together new potential partners to explore lessons learned and identify ways forwa ...
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#2220COP 10
2010-10-28
the Prospective View of 2012 World Conservation Congress (WCC)
"the Prospective View of 2012 World Conservation Congress" aims to the promotion and preparation of 2012 World Conservation Congress(WCC) which will be held in the Republic of Korea in 2012. It is organized by Ministry of Environment (Republic of Korea), Korea National Park Service, Jeju special ...
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#2281COP 10
2010-10-28
Pacific Ocean 2020 Challenge - a healthy ocean for future generations
The respectfully requested CBD COP 10 side event aims at informing about the new Pacific Ocean 2020 Challenge Initiative which was kick-started in July 2010. Seven Governments (California, Fiji, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vietnam) participated in the founding meeting. Governo ...
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#2292COP 10
2010-10-28
Advances in marine conservation in Chile: lesson learned, virtuous partnership and challenges for new MPAs
Since the time of Chile’s canoeist populations along its coasts, Chile has a long outstanding history of maritime vocation in the southeastern Pacific. In the last decade, this vocation has been reinforced by the need for the sustainable use of marine resources and their environments, which has ...
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#2325COP 10
2010-10-28
Advancing the biodiversity agenda: A UN system-wide contribution
The purpose of the event would be to launch the UN report on “Advancing the biodiversity agenda: A UN system-wide contribution” during the high level segment to share its findings with a wide audience present at COP and to discuss on further expectations and actions from the UN system for the fo ...
Side Event
#2332COP 10
2010-10-28
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIODIVERSITY ACT
The Government of India has enacted the Biological Diversity Act 2002. The Act provides for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and/or associated knowledge. The Nati ...
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#2335COP 10
2010-10-28
Youth for the CBD: Diverse Networks, Common Purpose
Every day, organizations for youth and children around the world engage and take concrete action for biodiversity. The meeting of the Conference of the Parties is a unique occasion for them to demonstrate they are taking their planet and their future seriously. This event provides opportunity to ...
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#2031COP 10
2010-10-28
Business meets Biodiversity - Doing Business the Biodiverse Way
Leading companies from around the world, who are dynamically engaged in protecting biodiversity by conscientiously adapting business practices, will present their efforts at this side event. Participants will be able to hear from and interact directly with business members of the Business and B ...
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#2054COP 10
2010-10-28
Marine and Coastal protected Areas towards a better Governance of the Mediterranean
This side event aims at sharing the efforts of the Mediterranean region under the aegis of UNEP/MAP in making the Millenium Development Goals with regard to the protection of biodiversity and the creation of marine protected areas a reality in the Mediterranean region. 60 min event, including: ...
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#2118COP 10
2010-10-28
The Nature Diversity Act- Best Biodiversity Policy for the Future Policy Award 2010
The Norwegian Nature Diversity Act entered into force on the 1st. of July 2009. Although it was adopted less than a year ago, The Nature Diversity Act has been nominated as Best Biodiversity Policy for the Future Policy Award 2010. The Act is a following-up of national and international obligat ...
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#2172COP 10
2010-10-28
Brazilian Biodiversity and Business Action
By presenting some case studies on how Brazilian companies are responding to the CBD, the side event aims at disseminating good practices in Brazil regarding the relationship between business, society and biodiversity. We believe that the business sector needs to become a bigger part of the solu ...
Side Event
#2211COP 10
2010-10-28
GLOBE International: Legislative actions to restore marine biodiversity and ecosystem services
The Global Legislators Organisation, GLOBE International, is a unique network of legislators committed to addressing global environmental challenges. GLOBE parliamentarians work closely with leading scientists, economists and policy specialists to develop progressive and coordinated environmenta ...
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#1747COP 10
2010-10-28
CONTRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES TO BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING-2 (FEAT. JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY).
Contribution of artificial satellites to biodiversity survey and climate change monitoring (the second part). Current plan on the topic is as followed: Lecture on highlighting the contribution of artificial satellites to climate change and water circulation monitoring and global, regional and Lo ...
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#1775COP 10
2010-10-28
Arctic Biodiversity: status and trends
A review of the current status and trends in Arctic Biodiversity. And an overview of ongoing work by the Conservation of Arctic Flora & Fauna working group (CAFF) of the Arctic Council e.g. The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment and the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme etc. CAFFs misi ...
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#2226COP 10
2010-10-27
When parks are not enough: Ecosystem resilience and change in the Arctic
Event provides for discussion of new application of the ecosystem approach to move from current preservation of species/habitats/systems as they are now and “always” to focus on building resilience for terrestrial and marine ecosystems to address challenge of management through change and under ...
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#2282COP 10
2010-10-27
TOWARDS THE SOUTH-WEST ATLANTIC OCEAN CONSERVATION
The National Parks Administration of Argentina will formally announce the creation of four Marine Parks (maximum figure of Marine Protected Areas in the country) in Argentina´s Sea. The initiative will be recognize by WWF with the Leaders for a Living Planet award. The side event is hosted by th ...
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#2318COP 10
2010-10-27
ADAPTATION, BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
This event will showcase the work of the BDA (Biotechnology for Development in Africa) Foundation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The BDA approach of creating 'ecopreneurs' who can capitalize on the medicinal products of cultivated trees shows a unique and effective way of creating soc ...