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Where the Wild Things Are: The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) and an A-Z of sites of biodiversity importance for business

The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) for Business provides key decision-makers with access to comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date biodiversity information to support critical decisions. For the first time, users can access critical biodiversity information at the site level whic ...

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 ...

When biotech crops grow, does knowledge flow? Institutions and the impacts of biotech crops on poor farmers

To date, there has been little guidance on how to implement Article 26 of the Protocol, which encourages countries to take social and economic considerations into account when making decisions on genetically modified organisms. A joint IFPRI-Oxfam America project is producing new research on the ...

What’s Cooking? Tree Diversity on Farms

Tropical agroforests are characterized by great diversity among and within tree species that is of immense value to smallholders. This event, organized by the World Agroforestry Centre, highlights the role of this diversity in promoting the health and nutrition of local people, through the provi ...

What is happening to biodiversity in Africa's protected Areas?

The status and trends of biodiversity (with emphasis on bird species) following the 'Pressure- State- Response' monitoring framework was measured within protected areas in 13 African countries. The results of the baseline and monitoring studies will be presented during a workshop and panel discu ...

What does a win-win-win benefit-sharing mechanism look like under the Nagoya Protocol?

Through an in-depth look at how the cosmetics and fragrance industry create value within their products and innovation systems this event will provide concrete knowledge and recommendations on the formulation and implementation of benefit-sharing mechanisms that can have a win-win-win outcome fo ...

Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods

The event will enhance awareness on poverty-environment issues in wetlands and highlight the results of the recent international workshop held in South Africa on Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods; provide information on the WI Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Programme - including invitation for pa ...

Wetlands, Rivers & Water: the Developing Ramsar Convention

Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change

Wetlands and Urbanisation

This side event will illustrate the linkages between the issues of urbanization, inland waters, biodiversity, public health and resilience to climate change. This side event will be organised by Wetlands International with the involvement of the secretariats of the Ramsar Convention, CBD and the ...

Wet Carbon: Using carbon finance to restore wetlands, conserve biodiversity and secure livelihoods

Several recent initiatives are exploring the benefits for biodiversity, climate and livelihoods of conserving and restoring wetlands. This event includes presentations from experts involved in the science, practice and financing of wet carbon projects, including on-going work by IUCN and its par ...

Well being, Bioenterprises and Endogenous Development

Concepts of well being are defined differently in different worldviews, although they eventually aim to reach a level of welfare. Building on research and practices undertaken by the different partners, the side event will focus on the development and roles of bio-enterprises through endogenous ...

Web-based Bioprospecting Documentation: Presentation of a new approach for sharing knowledge

Ways and means to enhance the effectiveness of SBSTTA

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Water, Wetlands and Aichi targets

Wetlands, inland as well as coastal, provide a range of ecosystem services to support human well-being , yet are one of the most rapidly degrading ecosystems. Fragmentation of hydrological regimes and ineffective integration in water management planning and decision making are one of the major d ...

Water, Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development post 2010

Water is the most important natural resource on the planet. It is central to sustainable development. Achieving water security in the face of global over-use of water, and in the face of climate change, is already one of the highest environment issues on the political, business and public agenda ...

Water Harvesting and its importance to Dry Lands and relevance to biodiversity sustenance.

The A.P. State Biodiversity Board and the A.P. State Ministry for Minor Irrigation wishes to impress the need for the conservation and use of the Rain Water which should be harvested for sustaining agriculture and in maintaining biological diversity in Dry Land areas.

Water & Forests: Fostering Human Health in a Changing Environment towards a Green Economy

A Side Event at CBD/SBSTTA-15 organized by the Global Environmental Change and Human Health (GECHH) Joint Project, the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UNECE/FAO Forestry and ...

Waste and Biodiversity

Waste mangaement based on 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) approach helps towards biodiversity. On the one hand, reduced levels of waste generation, or efficient use of resources, would reduce the burden on natural resources including forests and water; thus, leading to conserve and support biodiv ...

WOW - Flyway Conservation at Work in the African-Eurasian Region

The WOW Flyways Conservation Partnership: Presentation of WOW achievements and new flyways conservation planning tools -Launch of the first "Flyways Training Kit" Partners: UNEP/GEF, Wetlands International, BirdLife International, AEWA (African Eurasian Waterbirds Agreement), the Ramsar Convent ...

WORLD WATER DAY - WATER AND BIODIVERSITY: AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE FOR THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN

Brazil is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve the World Summit on Sustainable Development’s target of developing a national plan for managing its water resources. The National Water Resources Plan (PNRH) addresses the way Brazilian society will face the challenge of ...

WORLD NATURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CASE OF WESTERN GHATS IN INDIA

Over last 40 Years, since the adoption of UNESCO's Convention of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 962 properties have been inscribed as the World Heritage of which 188 are inscribed as Would Natural Heritage. First ever serial nomination of 39 sites in India in the the Western Ghats - consi ...

WORKSHOP ON THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST BIRDS IN EAST ASIA

One of the main purposes of the workshop on the monitoring of forest and land birds which suffer from habitat reduction and urbanization in East and South-East Asia is to launch an investigation and conservation network.

WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE BIODIVERSITY-ECOSYSTEM OBSERVATION SYSTEMS AND CONSTRUCTION OF INFORMATION NETWORK SYSTEM

○Discuss how to cooperate towards successfully achieving Aichi Targets and fully activating Biodiversity Observation Network (BON) across nations. ○Discuss the importance of EBV (Essential Biodiversity Variables) for biodiversity conservation /observation. ○Draw up measures to build an ecologica ...

WORKSHOP FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF BIODIVERSITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MODELS ON ISLANDS

This event is an international workshop aimed at maintaining biodiversity and seeking new models for sustainable local communities on islands whose biodiversity is vulnerable to climate change, inflows of introduced species, and an increase of residents moving in from outside local communities. ...

WORK IN THE WTO ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CBD

THIS SIDE EVENT WILL UPDATE DELEGATES AND OTHERS ON WORK IN THE WTO ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CBD, IN PARTICULAR ON THE ON-GOING WORK IN THE REGULAR TRIPS COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL AS ON THE PARALLEL TRACK OF DG WTO'S CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.

WIPO's work on TK and GRs: The IGC, the Draft WIPO TK Documentation Toolkit and the Draft IP Guidelines for ABS

An overview of WIPO's work on TK and GRs will be provided. Special emphasis will be placed on the status of the negotiations at the IGC (WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore) and on 2 recently published drafts: the ...

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS

Managing protected areas as part of an integrated, connected landscape has gained momentum as an approach that delivers multiple benefits, including conserving biodiversity, securing local livelihoods, and strengthening the resilience of natural and human communities to the impacts of climate ch ...

WHO IS DOING WHAT TO MOVE TOWARDS AICHI TARGET 2?

Event will give an overview on implementation status and progress, current initiatives and projects, involved countries and stakeholders, different obstacles and opportunities to achieve Aichi Target 2 with a special focus on Natural Capital and Ecosystem Accounting

WHAT IS THE STATE OF WORLD'S PARKS? GLOBAL STUDY OF MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS

This side event will present an analysis of the Global Study of Management Effectiveness of Protected Areas including information on assessments of over 6300 protected areas in more than 100 countries. We will review progress that countries have made towards meeting the CBD Programme of Work tar ...

WETLANDS, BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: WIN-WIN RESPONSE OPTIONS

The main impact of climate change will be on water – and hence wetlands and the biodiversity they sustain. Water, and hence wetlands, is essential to human well-being. These ecosystems are becoming increasingly more vulnerable and their role in climate change undervalued. The side event will f ...

WETLANDS, BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

WB & UNDP GEF Buffer Zone Management

WATCHING THE ENVIRONMENT

SEMINAR ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE IN THE MIDDLE EAST .

Voices From Africa: Biotechnology & the Subsistence Farmer

Voices From Africa: Biotechnology & the Subsistence Farmer

Visionary Biodiversity Policies and Laws

As a follow up of the Biodiversity Session at the World Summit of Legislators in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, exemplary biodiversity policies and laws will be presented as well as training materials for legislators and policy-makers for future just biodiversity policies and laws.

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 ...

Vigilant Villages: The “Aldeias Vigilantes” Project against Biopiracy

The Aldeias Vigilantes (Vigilant Villages) Project is being carried out in the Brazilian state of Acre. The project consists in empowering indigenous communities and establishing a communication system in order to prevent acts of biopiracy. Represntatives of Amazonlink and the Ministry of En ...

Vanishing Tiger - Will the iconic species and Asian Biodiversity survive the Asia century?

This side event will explore the relationship between the strengthening position of Asian countries and the survival of its rich biodiversity, including the Tiger. The 21st Century is commonly regarded as the Asia Century. The Asian Development Bank estimates that about $750 billion per year wil ...

Valuing the wealth of biodiversity and ecosystems in Southeast Asia: "The ASEAN TEEB Scoping Study"

There is now a growing interest in the economic benefits of biodiversity and ecosystems. Since the launch of the TEEB reports at CBD-COP10 in Nagoya, initiatives to promote the “value of nature” have steadily increased in many areas of the world. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), the Un ...

Valuing the Deep: Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

The United Nations General Assembly is debating a possible implementing agreement (or agreements) on marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. Access and benefit-sharing may be one component of any implementing agreement with a decision expected in 2015. This side event presents ...

Valuing and managing marine resources for human wellbeing

This session will examine the complexities of valuing and managing the oceans for human wellbeing. The importance of the oceans to people will be demonstrated by the first global economic valuation of marine ecosystem services, specifically shoreline protection, recreation and fisheries. The s ...

Valuing Natural Capital and Effective Implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans: The Role of Parliamentarians

This event will be organized jointly by the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE International) and the CBD Secretariat. Our objectives for this event are to: Introduce the Parties the idea of the COP-10 Nagoya event “Parliamentarians and Biodiversity” and encourage Parties to send Parliamen ...

Valuing Biodiversity: An Interactive Event with the Indian Media.

Presentations by FEJI, Panos South Asia, National Biodiversity Authority on the need for following biodiversity issues in India; guides on how to do so; answering questions by the media on biodiversity issues. A chance for COP11 panelists to interact directly with the media.

ValuES: Bringing theory to practice and implementing the ecosystem service approach: Inventory of Methods and country application to assess, value and integrate ecosystem services into decision making

“ValuES: Methods for integrating ecosystem services into policy, planning and practice” is a Global Project on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). In the side event ValuES will present and demonstrate an Inventory of ...

VOICES FROM AFRICA:BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE SUBSISTENCE FARMER

A screening of 20 minute DVD followed by panel and presentation by attendees

VIVAT International Forum on Biodiversity and Environmental Governance: strengthening synergy, interrelatedness and participation in environmental decision-making

A brief symposium consisting on three ten-minute presentations by experts followed by a panel discussion. The focus will be on the need for an integrated approach to environmental governance that correlates different environmental issues with one another and also with other social issues, and th ...

VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF NBSAPS ACROSS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT: LESSONS LEARNT

SCBD and ICLEI will announce initial results and development for a project, funded by the Japan Biodiversity Fund, to identify best practices and produce guidelines to harmonize implementation of NBSAPs across various levels of government. The presentation will show results with 15 Parties. Mont ...

V-GURTs (Terminator technology) as a biological containment tool?

V-GURTs (Terminator technology) as a biological containment tool?