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Using the TEMATEA Issue-Based Modules at national level

The national experiences with the TEMATEA Modules in pilot countries such as Cuba, Norway and Seychelles will be highlighted. This hands-on experience from national experts will facilitate the use of TEMATEA by other experts so that they will also be able to obtain optimal benefit of this tool.

Using the Ecosystem Approach to implement the CBD

Using the Ecosystem Approach to Implement the Convention on Biological Diversity

The IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and its partners will present the Ecosystem Approach case studies and capacity building efforts they have implemented over the past three years.

Using the BCH to Access Information for Decision-Making

This event will help participants learn how to use the BCH to access information for science-based decision-making in their countries, usina as examples specific U.S. biotechnology regulatory decisions and information through the Central Portal

Using solutions to share knowledge and create evidence-based innovation

Let´s not keep reinventing the wheel but learn from each other´s successes in the management and governance of biodiversity and natural resources. This side event – hosted by the Blue Solutions Initiative of the German Environment Ministry (BMUB) together with its implementing partners GIZ, IUCN ...

Using practical experience to create an ABS decision-making guide: news from and IPGRI ABS project

Using practical experience to create an ABS decision-making guide: news from and IPGRI ABS project

Using indigenous and local community information systems to monitor the CBD Aichi targets and REDD+: the experience of three countries

What data could be collected by Indigenous Peoples (IP) and forest communities for REDD+ national forest monitoring systems, which could also contribute towards the assessment of the CBD Aichi Biodiversity targets? This side event will explore how countries planning to collect information with t ...

Using Technology To Maximize Utility Of Genetic Resources Under Standard Materials Transfer Agreements

Materials Transfer Agreements (MTAs) can and should benefit from the low-cost, advanced communication opportunities of modern electronic networks as part and parcel of the standardisation process. And key considerations during the process of standardisation on chosen and excluded options shoul ...

Using Arbitration and Conciliation in the Coming Liability and Redress Regime

Use of medicinal plants by local communities in North Africa

Use of medicinal plants by local communities in north africa

Urban conservation efforts to engage city dwellers and to reduce the loss of important biodiversity

Two similar experiences—one in Chicago, U.S., and one in Curitiba, Brazil—engage city-dwellers in the conservation and restoration of natural remnants of high biological value that survive in large urban centers. In this side-event we will have a round-table presentation of the work of Chicago W ...

Urban Eco-Efficiency

The world is increasingly urban. By 2050, another three billion people will inhabit the world’s cities—this equals to adding one new city of one million people every ten days for the next 89 years. 70% of the human ecological footprints are marked by cities. Despite only representing 2% of th ...

Updated scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity

This event will provide the details of the updated scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity, as requested by COP 11 (decision XI/18)

Updated scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity

This event will provide the details of the updated scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity, as requested by COP 11 (decision XI/18).

Update on the ISSUE BASED MODULES FOR THE COHERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY RELATED CONVENTIONS

The 2010 biodiversity target makes efforts on synergy and harmonization among biodiversity related agreements important and urgent. Since different MEAs often relate to common issues, UNEP is developing issue-based modules on four crosscutting issues: Inland Water, Sustainable Use, Invasive Alie ...

Update on the IGC process and on WIPO´s work on traditional knowledge and genetic resources

This side-event would focus on the latest developments at the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) and on WIPO´s work on TK and GRs.

Update on high seas and deep seabed issues.

IUCN and invited speakers will highlight recent scientific discoveries about life in the open ocean and deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction and provide an update on discussions at the UNGA open-ended informal Working Group on issues related to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdicit ...

Update on Transgenic contamination of Mexican Maize - Campesino Responses.

This meeting will report on the current situation of transgenic contamination of mexican native maize varieties and the measures being adopted by indiginous communities to prevent and resist further contamination.

Unveiling the implementation toolbox: support tools and methodologies to achieve objectives of the CBD

This group of global NGOs will jointly showcase the wealth of instrumental material they have been long developing to contribute on the implementation of the CBD. A variety of valuable policy support tools and methodologies have been developed by the CBD, its Parties and its partners, to help i ...

Universities & Scientific Community in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

Universities and Scientific community are having both the expert knowledge and technical capacity to develop, and promote, effective actions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. They are the platforms for dissemination of knowledge towards implementation of policy directives ...

United Kingdom Darwin Initiative

<br>The Darwin Initiative aims to assist those countries which are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Initiative, funded by the UK Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, supports collaborative projects whic ...

Understanding the Relationship Between PAs and Poverty: New Evidence on the Impacts of Protected Areas on Local Livelihoods

A number of different agencies are currently involved in assessments of the benefits and costs of Protected Areas to communities living in and around these areas using a range of newly developed methodologies. This effort addresses the concern that evidence of the positive and negative impacts o ...

Understanding the Characteristics and Capabilities of the International Bulk Trading System Within the Context of Article 27

Understanding and Protecting Biocultural Heritage Innovations

Sui generis systems have tended to focus on protecting, preversing and promoting traditional knowledge, rather than innovations and practices. Traditional knowledge based innovations - or Biocultural Heritage innovations - are new ways of doing things (ie. practices) which are based on TK. To da ...

Understanding The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB): An IUCN Workshop and Seminar Series (Sponsored by Mercuria)

In 2010-2011 IUCN will offer training opportunities, building on the TEEB project and designed to support developing country policy-makers in the preparation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and other environmental policies. This side event will outline the initiativ ...

Una mirada a la efectividad de manejo desde los sistemas de áreas protegidas

Analizar la efectividad en el manejo de áreas protegidas y los sistemas que éstas conforman, es sin duda una acción estratégica, en la medida que reconoce las oportunidades y limitantes que tiene la gestión y administración de este tipo de estrategias de conservación in situ. A su vez, tanto par ...

USAID’s Biodiversity Programs: International Development through Conservation Action

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) invests more than $US 200 million per year in biodiversity conservation in approximately 60 countries. For more than 30 years, USAID has supported projects that promote conservation of species and habitats in ways that reduce poverty and impro ...

UPDATE ON WORK OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) REGARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, INCLUDING WORK ON RELATED INVITATION FROM COP-7

UNU Media Studio - "Voices of the Chichinautzin" Documentary, AND Award winning "Saving the Ayuquila River Documentary"

This video documentary and e-case study was developed by the UNU Media Studio in collaboration with the University of Guadalajara, Mexico and illustrates how scientists can work with local communities to bring about positive environmental changes. It is a detailed account of the struggle faced ...

UNPACKING BIOSAFETY SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS: SOUTHERN AFRICAN EXPERIENCES

Whilst most southern African countries have indicated a desire to include socio-economic considerations in their biosafety decision-making processes, it has become evident that there is a general lack of clarity on what specific issues are and the methodologies for assessing them. In a quest to ...

UNESCO-Biosphere Reserves: Ecological, economic, cultural and social benefits and their linkages in the World Network: "Doing together - learning together: Kruger to Canyons Biosphere region (South Africa) and Rhön Biosphere reserve (Germany)"

This side event demonstrates why UNESCO-biosphere reserves are innovative instruments for linking conservation and sustainable development. Presently 531 biosphere reserves (BR) in 105 countries are working in this context to make a difference. The sharing of their experience and the co-operatio ...

UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and Japanese activities

Symposium will be held on MAB activities in Japan and the world linked with ESD to highlight the relationship with “sustainable use of ecosystem services”, in collaboration with the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Japanese Ministry of the En ...

UNEP/ Reception International VIP Restaurant

UNEP/ evening reception

UNEP-GEF Global Project on Development of National Biosafety Frameworks

<p>The side event will provide an update on the results and activities of the UNEP-GEF Global Project on Development of National Biosafety Frameworks and there will be a discussion of the lessons learnt and news about the new UNEP-GEF project on capactiy building for the BCH. Details about all t ...

UNEP Issue-Based Modules, a pragmatic approach to facilitate coherent biodiversity implementation

Presentation of the UNEP Issue-Based Modules to the CBD COP8 Delegates and invite them to participate in the project.

UNEP Informal Advisory Group on ABS meeting

UNEP GEF projects on Conservation and Sustainable use of Agricultural Biodiversity

To present the outcomes, information generated and technical assistance provided to the developing countries by UNEP GEF projects on conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity

UNEP BRIEFING TO WGRI DELEGATES ON ITS WORK ON BIODIVERSITY

This event is to share and inform delegates attending the WGRI on UNEP's past and ongoing work on biodiversity that are intended to support the implementation of some of the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

UNEP BRIEFING TO SBSTTA DELEGATES ON ITS WORK ON BIODIVERSITY

This event is to share and inform delegates attending the SBSTTA on UNEP's past and ongoing work on biodiversity that is intended to support the implementation of some of the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

UNDP/GEF/CBD project Supporting Country Action for CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

The side even will present the above mentioned project, running since July 2007. The project is providing grants to countries, focusing on SIDS and LDCs, to support the implementation of critical PoWPA activities. The presentation will describe the grant making / review process, eligibility requ ...

UNDP/GEF Support to Implementation of CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA), adopted at COP-7, is the internationally agreed path towards sustainable in-situ conservation, striving to reach a global network of representative terrestrial and marine protected areas by 2010 and 2012 correspondingly. UNDP/GEF/CBD project ...

UNDP-GEF, WB-GEF and UNEP-GEF Projects on Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks

<p>The workshop will include an introduction to the approach and activities of the GEF-funded demonstration Projects on Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks and a discussion of the lessons learnt. Details about the projects implemented through UNEP can be accessed at: <a href=http://w ...

UNDP support to achieve the Aichi 2020 target 11 through recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ and community conserved areas and territories (ICCAs)

This side event will profile support provided by UNDP to achieve the Aichi 2020 Target 11 through recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ and community conserved areas and territories (ICCAs) as "effective area-based forms of conservation". The event will showcase various toolkits, app ...

UNDP

UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION UNDER GLOBAL CHANGE

This side event will present a new volume of the CBD Technical Series dedicated to an analysis of the systemic character of global change, biodiversity and human development, and the relationships between them. The papers describe and evaluate the complicated relationships and dynamics between h ...

UN Millennium Project

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous representatives will discuss the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the relationship to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The discussion will also examine Canada's current position on the Declaration.

UK Strategy for Implementing the Global Plant Conservation Strategy