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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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

FINANCIAL MOBILIZATION FOR FOR FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Mobilization of financial resources on Forests and Biodiversity Conservation remains one crucial aspect in meeting the challenges of Biodiversity resource Conservation, poverty and hunger, climate change and improving lives of communities and forests users. Unfortunately several communities and ...

FISHERIES AND BIODIVERSITY

The purpose of this event is to share the information on the most recent status of marine protected areas and other coastal conservation activities in Japan. Discussion will be made on governance mechanisms and socio-economic incentives behind several good practices. The role of coastal fishing ...

FPIC: Experiences of Indigenous Peoples

The SEARCO and IPF, with support from Misereor conducted a two year project on FPIC aimed at learning from direct experiences of indigenous communities. The project looked at how FPIC was used by indigenous communities in securing their rights to lands and resources, including biological resour ...

FROM CARBON NEGATIVE TO BIODIVERSITY POSITIVE: A NEW PARADIGM FOR BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY? Merged side event: “Net Positive Impact: A New Business Trend” And “Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme

This side event aims to share information on actions by leading companies to ‘neutralise’ their residual environmental impacts and to introduce the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme. It seeks feedback from CBD delegates on what Parties and others can do to stimulate more companies to ...

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 ...

Facing the Challenges of Mountain Biodiversity Conservation and Management in Changing Climate across the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region

During the side event, ICIMOD aims to invite a high level delegation from its eight regional member countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. A panel discussion by the high level delegation is envisaged. ...

Friends of the CBD: A multistakeholder participatory model

Developed through an MOU partnership between The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) and the Secretariat of the CBD, The Canadian Friends of the CBD is a civil society multistakeholder association empowering civil society to take actions- while working collaboratively with federal government- ...

From International Year of Biodiversity to UN Decade of Biodiversity

International Year of Biodiversity 2010 has been successful in raising awareness on Biodiversity worldwide through many events and supporting materials. To link the success to implementation of the new strategic plan to be adopted in COP10, a global action plan for at least a medium range of 10 ...

GEF SUPPORT TO BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMS IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

This side event will highlight experiences acquired through the GEF’s programmatic approach to biodiversity conservation in West and Central Africa. Lessons and best practices will be presented. Delivering impacts in the field will be the guiding thread. Take home messages and recommendations fo ...

GEF-5 BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY

The GEF-5 biodiversity strategy reflects the four-year framework of COP program priorities developed at COP-9 and includes refinements to previous GEF investment strategies based on advances in conservation practice and advice from the GEF’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel. The side eve ...

GEF-5 REPLENISHMENT AND REFORMS

The event will provide an update on the GEF-5 replenishment, during which donors have provided an historical increase. The various reforms that the GEF has proposed and plans to implement during this GEF-5 to further strengthen its effectiveness and efficiency will be discussed.

GEF: Fourth Overall Performance Study

The GEF Evaluation Office conducted the fourth independent evaluation of the GEF as an input to its fifth replenishment process. The Director of the Evaluation Office will present the main conclusions and recommendations of the study and will request feedback from the participants.

GEOENGINEERING: CHALLENGES FACING THE CBD

What are the geoengineering technologies in the research and development phase that could have dramatic impacts on biodiversity through technological adjustments to to earth's albedo, large scale manipulation of marine ecosystems, and converstion of "biomass" to industrial uses in a post-carbon ...

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 ...

GLOBE International: Legislative approaches to recognising the value of biodiversity and natural capital

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 ...

GRAINS OF WISDOM: FARMER INNOVATIONS, AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Presentation of community based management of agricultural biodiversity from different regions. Special focus on Community Seed Banks, and a launch of a report on Community Seed Banks.

Gap Analysis of Russian Federal Protected Area System

Presentation of 'National Protected Areas of the Russian Federation: Gap Analysis and Perspective Framework'. This event will be organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, the MAVA Foundation and WWF.

Gender Mainstreaming in the three Rio Conventions: Promoting synergies for sustainable development

This side event will present gender mainstreaming in the three Rio Conventions, including an analysis of gaps and challenges for better coordination between the three conventions.

Genetic biodiversity in forests, inland waters, and marine environments – targets and indicators for monitoring genetic variation for resilience and future adaptation

This seminar presents key aspects concerning how to assess and monitor diversity at the genetic level. Species and ecosystems depend on biological variation at the gene level for retaining resilience and evolutionary potential. Genetic biodiversity also provides the basis for terrestrial and aqu ...

Global Biodiversity Outlook-3 and beyond

The Global Biodiversity Outlook-3 represents the scientific basis for the elaboration of the new strategic plan of the CBD and anticipates the types of assessments that the IPBES (International Science-Policy Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) might undertake. This side event will: - ...

Global Options for Biodiversity Finance: A review of innovative financial mechanisms for biodiversity amd ecosystem services

The Global Canopy Programme and partners present an overview of their latest publication, The Little Biodiversity Finance Book. The event will explore the various options for generating finance (from traditional ODA to innovative green bonds), the range of mechanisms to deliver finance (includi ...

Global Patform on Business and Biodiversity

Dialogue with international business person, deligation members of the parties and other stakeholders including NGOs.

Global Sustainable Tourism Council

The event will highlight the work of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). The GSTC is an international membership council that aims to foster the increased knowledge and understanding of sustainable tourism practices and the adoption of universal sustainable tourism principles. At the ...

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 ...

Global partnership for ecosystem valuation and wealth accounting: learning from other initiatives and country experiences

Biologically diverse ecosystems in countries served by the World Bank provide an array of valuable economic services to people. The benefits of conserving ecosystems frequently outweigh the costs but conversion occurs anyway, because many ecosystem benefits are public goods. Some public goods ...

Going beyond mitigation: How can private sector drive biodiversity conservation?

The event will present views, experiences and recommendations from the private sector actors on how to advance towards effectively engaging business in supporting the implemetation of the three objectives of CBD, in particular in the use of BioTrade approaches.

Governance and rights: What works? Towards effective and equitable conservation for biodiversity and livelihoods

Governance and rights security have significant implications for biodiversity conservation effectiveness and for the livelihoods of people relying on resources within and outside of protected areas. These linkages are recognized in numerous Articles, Programmes of Work, and Guidelines of the CBD ...

Greening trade for biodiversity conservation

Trade, if managed under sustainable practices, can enable biodiversity conservation. This is what UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative and its partners are promoting. Creating an enabling environment for developing sustainable businesses and fostering public-private sector engagement, while establishing S ...

HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE WITH THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE RIO CONVENTION AND FINANCIAL MECHANISM

HIGH LEVEL PLENARY MEETING ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY

HIMALAYAN BIODIVERSITY

The Himalaya, which represents youngest but complex mountain system on the earth, is still evolving, and it has been recognized amongst the 34 global biodiversity hotspots. The ecosystem components in the region exhibit great dynamism. The variations in topographical features along three dimensi ...

Health, Biodiversity and Traditional knowledge: Strengthening linkages

The side event will focus on mechanisms to advance self reliance in health and nutritional security at a local community level. Case studies will be used to demonstrate how available biological resources and specific knowledge within communities can be utilized for this purpose, through a proce ...

Heart of Borneo Trilateral Event: From Vision to Action

The main purpose of this event is to celebrate achievements in the Trilateral Implementation of the Heart of Borneo Initiative, launch their commitments to sustainable financing and joint support to REDD+ in the Heart of Borneo.

How GEO BON can monitor progress towards the CBD's goals and targets

The GEO Biodiversity Observation Network is an international partnership committed to improving access to biodiversity data and information that is critical for informed decision making. This side event will explore how GEO BON can support the CBD at both the national and global levels.

How Japanese companies work on TEEB, certifications, PES, offsets: Many cases presented by Nikkei BP EMF.

Nikkei BP's EcoManagement Forum (EMF) is a consortium of 170 large corporations which work hard on biodiversity. EMF is also partnered with Nikkei Ecology. a leding Japanese magazine of environmental issues in business. The member companies present many cases of their approach to biodiversity an ...

How the business sector is contributing to biodiversity in China

Leading businessmen in China will show cases of their action on biodiversity. Blive will introduce its platform role in promoting biodiversity protection work in China.

Hyogo Environmental NGO/NPO Symposium Resolutions

Global climate change is predicted to have profound effects upon ecological systems and human society. The conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use are also challenges of great importance for mankind as means of addressing global climate change. To slow down global climate change and ...

ICCAs in coastal and marine environments: learning from long-standing and brand new examples throughout the world

ICCAs— sites and landscapes/ seascapes voluntarily conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities—are a phenomenon of global significance in both terrestrial and marine and coastal environments. This event will feature tools and guidance on how CBD Parties, indigenous peoples, local commu ...

III INTERNATIONAL CAUCUS OF INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS AND PRACTICES RELATED TO GENETIC RESOURCES, INTERNATIONAL REGIME ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING, GENDER PLAN AND CLIMATE CHANGES ON THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

This event has as goal the capacity building about indigenous right on the subject to guarantee their participation on genetic resources, access and benefit sharing discussions.

ILCs Capacity Building Initiatives with a focus on LAC ILC 3 years capacity building strategy with the SCBD and the IWBN LAC region and the indigneous leadership programme of Conservation international.

Efforts to build capapcity of ILCs to effectively participate in international processes will be presented by IWBN (LAC region), SCBD and Conservation International (CI) and others.

ILCs and the Private Sector "Open for Business"

ILCs working with the private sector and in particular the Aromatic, Flavourings and Cosmetics Industry and representative of the industry will discuss good practices in the light of the IR ABS.

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 ...

INSPIRING MARINE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: BEST PRACTICES AND NEW IDEAS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION WITH THE WORLD OCEAN NETWORK

Educational organisations, aquaria, science centres, natural history museums, research centres, zoos, media and NGO are at the interface of different publics and very good vehicles for communication towards the public at large. Together they reach hundreds of millions of people each year. World ...

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE WIPO IGC: IDENTIFYING LINKS BETWEEN THE CBD AND WIPO

The Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will update the participants on the text-based negotiations underway in the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) process (namely the renewed mand ...

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: A SOUTH - SOUTH EXCHANGE

Capitalising on lessons learned from joint African and Latin American initiatives on promoting the pro-poor and pro-biodiversity commercialisation of biological and genetic resources, this session will highlight emerging good practices and pinpoint streams of action as to strengthen mutual suppo ...