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Tourism and Biodiversity: Review of the Implementation of the Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/80135 (2012-105)
To: CBD National Focal Points
1 - 4 July 2012, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Montreal, 28 June 2011 – On 27 May 2011, the seven Parties to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine) signed a protocol on sustainable tourism in Bratislava, Slovakia, that ...
The UNWTO side-event will present the work undertaken by the organization on tourism and biodiversity such as a UNWTO background paper on tourism and biodiversity, the activities developed within the framework of the YDB and World Tourism Day (WTD) and other global initiatives relevant for bio ...
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 ...
Indigenous Peoples and their territories are endowed with a wealth of natural and cultural resources. The unique environment, the diversified local culture and the traditional lifestyles represent opportunities and challenges for the sustainable economic activities in those regions. Indigenous a ...
Montreal, 12 March 2010 – To recognize excellence in the sustainable use of biodiversity in tourism operated in areas managed by indigenous and local communities, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in collaboration with the leading sustainable travel web portal Planeta.com ...
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/fs/70937 (2010-042)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations
I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in order to participate in the third workshop, with a focus on forests in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. The workshop was made possible by th ...
English Spanish6 - 13 November 2009, Merida, Mexico
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/cm/68036 (2009-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Latin America and the Caribbean region, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations
In decision IX/13, E7 on Article 8(j) and related provisions, the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, further regional and sub-regional workshops on community ...
English SpanishGeneva, 4 September 2009 – Aiming to enhance cooperation between the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) and to raise public awareness of the inter-relationship between biodiversity and tourism, the two institutio ...
3 - 5 November 2008, Apia, Samoa
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/65217 (2008-136)
To: CBD National Focal Points
As per Notification 2008-088 (Ref.: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/64300) dated 22 July 2008, and thanks to the generous financial contribution of the government of Spain, I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in or ...
English Spanish French
Reference: SCBD/RS/OH/cr/am/64482 (2008-093)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
In response to COP decisions IX/13 E 7, VIII/5 D 6(a), and VIII/5 B 13, the Secretariat is continuing a series of training workshops to support indigenous management of biodiversity and tourism products. As described in Notification 64300 of 22 July 2008, these workshops aim to reinforce the sus ...
English
Reference: SCBD/RS/OH/cr/am/64482 (2008-094)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Australia, France, New Zealand, United States, and United Kingdom
In response to COP decisions IX/13 E 7, VIII/5 D 6(a), and VIII/5 B 13, the Secretariat is continuing a series of training workshops to support indigenous management of biodiversity and tourism products. As described in Notification 64300 of 22 July 2008, these workshops aim to reinforce the sus ...
English
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/64300 (2008-088)
To: CBD National Focal Points
In decision IX/13, E7 on Article 8(j) and related provisions, the Conference of Parties (COP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, further regional and sub-regional workshops on community-friendly communication tools on traditional kno ...
English19 - 21 November 2007, Quebec City, Canada
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/OH/CR/60736 (2007-142)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Pursuant to paragraphs B.II.13 and C.6.(a) of Decision VIII/5, as well as paragraphs 3.(c).(ii) and 8 of Decision VII/14, I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat has received, to-date, a total of US$ 70,091.30 from donors in support of the participation of indigenous representative ...
English
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/JS/CR/59168 (2007-100)
To: CBD National Focal Points
In paragraph 8 of Decision VII/14, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) "invites Parties, Governments and relevant organizations to provide indigenous and local communities with capacity-building and financial resources to support their active parti ...
English
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/MRe/58085 (2007-047)
To: National Focal Points, relevant international organizations and initiatives, Convention Secretariats
I am pleased to inform you that, after a comprehensive consultative process, and with the financial support of the Government of Germany, the Secretariat has finalized a users’ manual entitled "Managing Tourism and Biodiversit", which is accessible at: <a href='/doc/programmes/socio-eco/tourism ...
English
Reference: SCBD/OES/NB/57593 (2007-027)
To: National Focal Points
Business and biodiversity contacts
I am pleased to inform you that the second issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD Website. This issue focuses on the travel and tourism industry and can be downloaded at the following addresses:<br> <a href='/doc/newsletters/ ...
English
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/MRe/55393 (2006-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points
It was brought to our attention that the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development have recently been translated into Polish by the Polish Government. In light of the commitment by Parties to further enhance the implementation phase of the Convention, this is a welcomed initiative.
English
Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/MRe/54589 (2006-055)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant international organizations and other stakeholders.
I invite Parties, other Governments, relevant international organizations and other stakeholders to submit written comments on the second version to the Secretariat by 2 October 2006. The draft user’s manual is available at: http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/socio-eco/tourism/review.shtml
EnglishStatement by Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to The Tenth Meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Environmental Auditing<br> Moscow, Russian Federation 27 October – 1 November 2005
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/RR/49417 (2005-072)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant international organizations and other stakeholders.
Based on the outcomes of an expert meeting, the Secretariat has prepared a draft user’s manual and a glossary of technical terms to facilitate the implementation of the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development. I hereby invite Parties, Governments, relevant international organizat ...
English7 - 8 February 2005, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
24 - 28 January 2005, Nassau, Bahamas
8 - 10 December 2004, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/PD/45841 (2004-104)
To: CBD focal points
Relevant organizations
The purpose of this notification is to inform Parties on progress in the implementation of decision VII/14 on biodiversity and tourism.
English1 - 3 December 2004, Salvador, Brazil
22 - 23 November 2004, Madrid, Spain
14 - 16 July 2004, Barcelona, Spain
7 - 9 July 2004, Segovia, Spain
28 May 2004, Cape Town, South Africa
9 May - 26 September 2004, Barcelona, Spain
9 - 11 April 2003, Djerba, Tunisia
Biological diversity and tourism: draft guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development and biological diversity and case-studies on the implementation of the guidelines
Synopsis of existing case-studies on the implementation of the draft guidelines on sustainable tourism development in vulnerable ecosystems
Biological diversity and tourism: draft guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development and biological diversity and case-studies on the implementation of the guidelines
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23 - 26 October 2002, Banten, Indonesia
23 - 25 October 2002, Brighton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland