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Economic tools to incorporate ecosytem services into decision-making

This side event focuses on how and why to value ecosystem services, the scope for innovative financial mechanisms to capture these values and relevance to the CBD. The WBCSD’s Ecosystem Valuation Initiative (EVI) in which IUCN is a key partner is guiding companies to introduce ecosystem valuatio ...

Economic values for biodiversity & ecosystem services in real-life decision making

The economic evaluations of biodiversity and ecosystem services provide new powerful and useful points to argue in favour of biodiversity conservation. The event will look at different case studies to illustrate this power of figures and economic values during decision processes concerning biodi ...

Ecosystem Approach to Capture Fisheries

An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) is the appropriate and necessary framework for sustainable fisheries and biodiversity conservation. This side event will present the outline of the EAF framework as described in the FAO guidelines and present a few case studies underlining the challenges ...

Ecosystem Networking with the ‘Aichi Method’ ― Aichi’s Pragmatic Approach to Biodiversity as a Sub-national Government

Part I: Presentation by the Governor of Aichi Prefecture Part II: Panel Discussion by representatives from various regions about achieving the ‘Aichi Targets’ and the possibilities and challenges for sub-national governments concerning biodiversity

Ecosystem based management and adaption lessons from the Pacific

As part of the Pacific's celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-Fiji and its partners will launch an Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) guide for the EBM practitioners in the Tropical Western Pacific, which is based on lesson learned from four ye ...

Ecosystem restoration & the Aichi Targets, and the launching of “Governance of protected areas: from understanding to action”

This combined event, hosted by the CBD Secretariat, will discuss: a review of assessments on land and ecosystem degradation commissioned by the CBD Secretariat and undertaken by WRI and PBL with partners, new global maps on ecosystem degradation, and how ecosystem restoration can contribute to t ...

Ecosystem restoration on cotton fields – bringing environmental and economic interests together

The side event presents the successful project “Cotton Connect”, an initiative engaged in ecosystem restoration without GMO and pesticides offering organic cotton and supporting the Better Cotton Initiative, in cooperation with the world´s leading organic cotton clothing retailer C&A and its Ger ...

Ecosystems, Economy and Employment: A labour approach to biodiversity

The event will present the findings of the report published by Sustainlabour in collaboration with Fundación Biodiversidad on the links between ecosystems and biodiversity, economy and employment. Loss of biodiversity is causing the decline of ecosystem services, whose impact is not only social ...

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) : Multiple Perspective Approaches to Biodiversity Education and Learning

The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014) engages people through innovative ways of learning about biodiversity by focusing on education and training to address the interlinking issues of ecosystems and livelihoods, the interactions of nature with culture, society ...

Effect of sand mining on biodiversity.

Sand mining is a neglected but serious environmental hazard affecting beaches, creeks and rivers all over the world. Rampant sand mining destroys environment and bio diversity, affects water security and causes land erosion. Developing countries like India, Cambodia and other Asian countries co ...

Effectiveness of Regulatory framework in ensuring farmer’s livelihood security

The discussion will focus on effectiveness of national regulations and bills related to Bio-safety, Bio-diversity and Agriculture etc. in ensuring food security, livelihood returns to farmers, conservation of agricultural bio-diversity, human health and other issues.

Effects of sand mining on coastal biodiversity

The event includes presentations from Awaaz Foundation, Bombay Natural History Society and various organizations on the effects of sand mining on biodiversity in various parts of the world. Sand is a necessary component to fuel the construction boom and rapid pace of urbanization in many parts o ...

El Caso hoazin: continuacion de la apropiacion indebida

El hoazin ( Ophistocomus Hoazin ) es una ave amazónica, con distribucion en toda la region, las comunidades locales y pueblos indígenas , conocen de sus hábitos y etnoecología,compartiendo esta informacion con investigadores en los años noventa.Es una de las dos ave completamente folivoras,(solo ...

El rol de la mujer indigena en el sistema de gobernanza para el uso consuetudinarios de los recursos de la biodiversidad

Se presentaran estudios de caso sobre el rol de las mujeres indigenas en el uso consuetudinario de la biodiversidad.

El “Territorio Indígena de Conservación” como modelo de gobernanza de áreas protegidas

El Sistema Internacional de Categorías de Areas Protegidas hace poca referencia respecto a los territorios indígenas que constituyen áreas protegidas, por lo que no existe un adecuado reconocimiento de los aspectos de la gobernanza indígena en estos territorios. La UICN conjuntamente con el For ...

Elements for Sui Generis Systems: Collective Bio-Cultural Heritage and Customary Laws in Peru, Panama, India, China and Kenya.

To present key lessons for the development of sui generis systems, based on research with indigenous and local communities on customary laws and practices relating to the management and protection of traditional knowledge and genetic resources - rice, potatoes, maize & medicinal plants

Elements of an International ABS Regime

Emergency Marine Rescue Plan: Implementing the Roadmap to Recovery

Oceans are the least protected areas of the planet and progress is lamentably slow, with less than 1% of the world’s oceans given comprehensive protection. The current rate of protection means that there is little chance of the world’s governments meeting the 2012 target to establish a global ne ...

Empowering people to identify, conserve and monitor areas of importance for biodiversity across the world

The BirdLife International Partnership will present, for the first time, a global inventory of over 10,000 terrestrial Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and their protection status. It will also highlight key aspects of its site conservation approach that involves working with local communities across ...

Enabling functional landscapes through public-private partnership: biodiversity offsets in the agricultural sector.

Corporations, governments and NGOs will discuss on the ground experiences that reconcile biological conservation with agricultural production. The group will demonstrate that the innovative use of information technology, legislation and market-based instruments can significantly reduce the costs ...

Encontro de Articulação do Fórum Brasileiro com os Fóruns Estaduais

Meeting of the states Foruns in Brazil to discuss wich mesures are being taken and to articulate an unite action to solve the issues that concern Climate Changes and the loss of Biodiversity

Encouraging the creation of legal and policy frameworks leading to enhanced biodiversity management by companies

In order for business to manage their impacts on biodiversity and to contribute more broadly to the biodiversity conservation agenda, governments need to create enabling conditions that allow market forces to be harnessed for conservation. In some instances this will require governments to make ...

Endangered wetlands: comparative experiences on participatory strategic management to tackle socio-environmental conflicts.

This side event seeks to exchange valuable experiences regarding threatened wetlands and the use of environmental strategic tools (territorial planning, environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, public participation and litigation) as a means of preventing or putting a ...

Energy and Biodiversity Initiative

The Energy and Biodiversity Initiative (EBI) is a consortium of 9 conservation organizations and companies (BP, ChevronTexaco, Conservation International, Fauna & Flora International, Shell, Smithsonian Institution, Statoil, The Nature Conservancy, and IUCN - The World Conservation Union). We h ...

Engagement with Indigenous Peoples: GEF Principles and Guidelines, and its implementation

As the financial mechanism of the CBD and other multilateral environmental agreements, the Global Environment Facility has acknowledged the important role that Indigenous Peoples play in GEF policy, program and process development as key partner and stakeholder. In 2012, the GEF has reaffirmed ...

Engaging children and youth for biodiversity: The Green Wave and the Hand Print - action towards sustainability

Increasing understanding and willingness of young people to act for biodiversity contributes to the first Aichi Biodiversity Target: “By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably”. The aim of this event is t ...

Engaging the CBD to Build on Existing Biofuel Sustainability Initiatives

The primary objective of this side event is to demonstrate how existing biofuel guidelines and standards address ways and means to promote the positive and minimize the negative impacts of the production and use of biofuels on biodiversity. Additional objectives are to discuss the linkages to ot ...

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 ...

Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' Participation in and Contribution to the CBD and Related Processes Through the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change Project

The event will raise the profile of the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change Project, its objectives, activities, and intended outcomes. It will also increase awareness of the value of Indigenous Peoples' contributions to, and participation in the CBD and related processes. Lastly, it will e ...

Enhancing Synergies between Biodiversity MEAs : Options and Opportunities

The event will focus on recent developments related to enhancing synergies between biodiversity-related MEAs from UNEP and SCBD and will discuss future plans to achieving the desired outcomes.

Enhancing community learning in application of TEK. (Traditional Ecological Knowledge) and global knowledge for protecting and using biodiversity in living with disaster.

Best practice of adaptive application of communities on biodiversity conservation: sustainability of community conservation on biodiversity 6 regions. Collaborative learning on role of root system in soil protection in the natural disaster. Application of tree and forest reclamation in the erodi ...

Enhancing global value chains through sustainable use opportunities

The event will provide an in-depth look at how business and institutions are collaborating to enhance global value chains for biodiversity-based products through development of a series of methodologies and tools aimed at fostering engagement of actors along the value chain and sustainable use o ...

Enhancing synergies among MEAs: the CMS Family Online Reporting System (ORS) - development, experiences and the potential for other MEAs

The UNEP/CMS and the UNEP/AEWA Secretariats would like to share their experience and progress related to the ORS which was developed by UNEP-WCMC in collaboration and under the guidance of the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat. The ORS has proved to be crucial in streamlining the national reporting process ...

Enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples in the CBD process

In 2006, the International Alliance and RAIPON launched a global partnership aimed at enhancing the participation of indigenous peoples in the various CBD processes. This effort was a response to the growing need for indigenous peoples to systematize their participation in these meetings. Th ...

Entrepreneurship on managing the biodiversity

Success cases of how companies are taking care of the biodiversity, and creating mechanisms to measure the return on investments (ROI)

Environmental Management - the Itaipu Binacional case

Presentation of Itaipu's environmental program - with emphasis on biodiversity projects/actions - followed by a panel aimed at discussing Biodiversity Corridors.

Environmental Sustainability in Klabin

A presentation of Klabin's director about a macro approach of sustainability in pulp and paper business with a focus on environment, industrial systems and forest

Environmental Valuation Databases and Benefit Transfer: Overview, Methods and Operational Issues

Presentation on environmental databases, their main accomplishment in natural resources valuation and main challenges in their maintenance and ongoing update

Environmental impacts of OVM in origin and biodiversity centers in Latin American.

The necessity to include in the international regimen of liability in the Cartagena Protocol, determinations and measures of portection of the origin centers and biodiversity of crops that sustain the agriculture and the feeding in Latin America, in front of the liberation in the environment of OVM.

Eradication of invasive alien species from islands

Establishment of the European ABS Network

Establishment of the Pannon Seed Bank for the long-term ex-situ conservation of Hungarian plants

At the side event we intend to present the so-called Pannon Seed Bank Project started in January 2010. The main goal of the project is the long-term seed preservation of the wild vascular flora of the Pannonian biogeographical region in order to assist and complement in situ species conservation ...

European Capitals of Biodiversity

This side event is dedicated to biodiversity protection specifically on the local level. In the project "European Capitals of Biodiversity", over 300 local authorities in France, Hungary, Germany, Spain and Slovakia participated in national competitions on local biodiversity protection. During t ...

European Commission: Biodiversity and Climate Change

For the Framework Programme of 2007-2013 the EU will dedicate €1.8 billion to research on the environment, with a further €1.8 billion dedicated to the development of research infrastructures. EU research projects are open to both EU and non-EU nationals and institutions. This event will begi ...

European Funding of Biodiversity Research

For the Framework Programme of 2007-2013 the EU will dedicate €1.8 billion to research on the environment, with a further €1.8 billion dedicated to the development of research infrastructures. EU research projects are open to both EU and non-EU nationals and institutions. This event will pre ...

European research supports international biodiversity governance

Research funded by the European Union contributes to international biodiversity governance in many ways. In this side event we present three such projects. The first shows how biodiversity conservation alleviates poverty in the highland regions of Asia. The second examines issues of scale in bio ...

Evaluation Tool for Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (FAUC in Portuguese): methodology, application, results.

Over the last 10 years significant effort has been put in place to assess management effectiveness of protected areas in Brazil. Several methodologies have been developed and applied in a wide range of PAs in the country. In order to meet the national context, the Brazilian Government has recent ...

Evaluation of GEF Biosafety Activities.

The briefing will discuss the results of the evaluation of GEF support for biosafety activities conducted by the GEF independent Office of Evaluation.

Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of GEF's support to the Cartagena Protocol

Event title : Exhibition and Exploration : Uncultivated food plants in rural Bangladesh

Event description : More than 100 uncultivated wild food and medicinal plants will be exhibit in the coming COP-12. Basically we want to exhibit the herbarium sheets with detailed information and show the significance of natural resources to the people.