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Mainstreaming of biodiversity in the sectors of energy and mining, infrastructure, manufacturing and processing, and health: Establishment of an Informal Advisory Group - request for nominations

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/ML/GD/87126 (2018-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Biodiversity and Human Health for the European Region

23 - 25 October 2017, Helsinki, Finland

First meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP1)

24 - 29 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the Occasion of the General Debate, UNWTO General Assembly, Chengdu, China, 13 September 2017

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the Occasion of the General Debate, UNWTO General Assembly, Chengdu, China, 13 September 2017

Call for the nomination of participants in the regional capacity-building workshop on biodiversity and human health for the Europe Region, 23-25 October 2017 – Helsinki, Finland

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/SBG/CRm/86662 (2017-069)
To: CBD National Focal Points in the WHO Europe region

World Health Day 2017

7 April 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

Today on World Health Day, the world is focusing on the issue of depression, which has emerged as a major health problem, affecting over 300 million people every year.

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April 2017 “Depression: Let’s Talk”

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/40

Collaborative and Mainstreaming Activities on Biodiversity and Human Health

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance and Promoting the Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Agents across Relevant Sectors

Reference: SCBD/CSU/CG/RH/CRom/85726 (2016-069)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Montreal, 27 May 2016 – Braulio Dias, the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomes a new UNEP report on environment and health which links a healthy environment and healthy ecosystems as the basis for the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

CBD Executive Secretary Welcomes the Launch of Healthy Environment, Healthy People

Montreal, 27 May 2016 – Braulio Dias, the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomes a new UNEP report on environment and health which links a healthy environment and healthy ecosystems as the basis for the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

The World Health Organization’s objective of scaling up the prevention, care, and surveillance of diabetes on World Health Day 2016 provides a timely opportunity to reflect upon the profound impacts of biodiversity loss and its consequences for human and planetary health.

Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Health Day

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/19/6

Biodiversity and Human Health

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/19/6/ADD1

Executive Summary of the State of Knowledge Review: Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity And Human Health

Though there have been rapid advances in human health, the continuing degradation of our planetary systems does not bode well for its future. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health launched a comprehensive report entitled “Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch

Today, a new report released by The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health has underlined that human health rests on a healthy environment and rich biodiversity. The report ”Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch”, shows us how the health and well-being of future generations is being jeopardised by the unprecedented degradation of the planet’s natural resources and ecological systems.

New report demonstrates that we are jeopardizing the planet’s capacity to sustain a healthy future

Montreal, 16 July 2015 – Though there have been rapid advances in human health, the continuing degradation of our planetary systems does not bode well for its future. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health launched a comprehensive report entitled “Safeguarding hu ...

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the Launch of the Report “Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch”

Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human health worldwide, according to a new state of knowledge review of the Convention on Biological Diversity and World Health Organization. The report, Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health, was launched today in Brussels at Green Week 2015

Loss of biodiversity impacts human health, says CBD and WHO

Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human health worldwide, according to a new state of k ...

Biodiversity underpins dietary diversity and access to sufficient food is a cornerstone of food security and a fundamental determinant of health.

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Health Day, 7 April 2015

World Health Day

7 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

Montreal/Kolkata, 13 February 2015 – A ground-breaking report on biodiversity and health, launched today at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows the significant contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services to better human health.

Report on health and biodiversity demonstrates human health benefits from protecting biodiversity

Montreal/Kolkata, 13 February 2015 – A ground-breaking report on biodiversity and health, launched today at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows the significant contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services to better human health.

North Africa Regional Workshop of the UN-Water Initiative “Capacity Development to Support National Drought Management Policies”

17 - 20 November 2014, Cairo, Egypt

Demonstrating the role of biodiversity and ecosystems in delivering good health at low cost

Of the several services that biodiversity provides, a cross-cutting one is the contribution to secure the health of people and life forms in all manifestations – physical, mental and spiritual. While the relevance of biodiversity and related traditional knowledge to mainstream health may be more ...

Biodiversity, Health, Food, Nutrition and the Sustainable Development Goals: Ways Forward

Dialogue Session jointly launched with Bioversity International and FAO to strategically focus on relevance of agrobiodiversity and nutrition to work carried out under the CBD-WHO Joint work programme. Strategically linked to this core thematic area of State of Knowldege Review on Biodiversity a ...

Biodiversity, Well-being and the Post-2015 Agenda

As negotiations for a post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda are on full-swing, advocating an approach to human well-being based on biodiversity conservation and social equity is crucial. This should emerge from the CBD Parties and Observers as a crucial outcome of COP12. Well-being approaches ...

Framing Biodiversity and Health in the Context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Keynote presentation followed by a multidisciplinary discussion panel on thematic issue areas included in the State of Knowledge Review on biodiversity and health (under COP 12 Agenda item 16). To be carried out jointly with WHO and several core partners who have co-led work for the publication ...

Tackling common drivers of disease and biodiversity loss: a One Health approach

Human disease and biodiversity loss share common drivers, providing opportunities for cross-sectoral collaboration for co-benefits for health and biodiversity. For example, the overexploitation of wild fauna and flora places pressure on wild populations and threatens the health-supporting ecosys ...

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/16

Interlinkages Between Biodiversity and Human Health

Peer review of the State of Knowledge Review on the Interlinkages between Biodiversity and Human Health

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/CRm/83850 (2014-105)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, relevant organizations, scientists, indigenous and local communities, and other relevant stakeholders

Recommendation XVIII/14

Health and biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/15

Emerging Key Messages for the State of Knowledge Review on the Interlinkages between Biodiversity and Human Health

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/17

Consideration of Issues in Progress: Health and Biodiversity

World Health Day

7 April 2014

Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Health Day, 7 April 2014

Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Health Day, 7 April 2014

UNEP/CBD/WS-HB-AFR/1/2

Report of the Regional Workshop on the Interlinkages between Human Health and Biodiversity for Africa

10th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10)

4 - 10 October 2013, Salamanca, Spain

15th Annual BIOECON Conference Conservation and Development: Exploring Conflicts and Challenges

18 - 20 September 2013, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

World Water Week: Water Cooperation – building partnerships

1 - 6 September 2013, Stockholm, Sweden

5th Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health & Enivonrment and Community of Practice (CoP) Workshop

23 - 25 July 2013, Washington, United States of America

Document

Ecosystem Approach to Health in Brazil and Latin America (PAHO

Document

Our Planet, Our Health , Our Future: Human health and the Rio Conventions (WHO)

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/34

Biodiversity and Health: Further Information on the Work in Response to Decision X/20, Paragraph 17