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Reports on Collaborative Work on Biodiversity and Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity and Health
Contribution of Ecosystem Restoration to the Objectives of the CBD and a Healthy Planet for All People, Presentation by Eric Chivian M.D. Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment Harvard Medical School
Report of the Meeting on the Impact of Avian Influenza on Wildlife
Summary Report from the Second International Conference on Health And Biodiversity, Galway, Ireland, 25 to 28 February 2008
Biological Diversity of Inland Water Ecosystems: Linkages between the conservation and sustainable use of the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems and poverty alleviation/sustainable livelihoods, including human health considerations
Options for a cross-cutting initiative on biodiversity for food, nutrition and health
13 - 15 May 2013, Rome, Italy
7 April 2013, Multiple Venues
2 - 5 April 2013, Maputo, Mozambique
Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/CRm/81133 (2013-009)
To: CBD National Focal in the WHO/AFRO region
Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/CRm/81133 (2012-155)
To: CBD National Focal in Africa
Reactive nitrogen is needed to feed the world, but pollutes the world’s air, land and water, threatening biodiversity and contributing to climate change. With projected increases in human population and standard of living, this makes for a major global challenge to produce more food and energy, ...
Hyderabad (India), 15 October 2012 – Global urbanization will have significant implications for biodiversity and ecosystems if current trends continue, with knock-on effects for human health and development, according to a new assessment by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity ( ...
The Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) is the unique alliance of member nations, UN agencies, research institutions, conservation organizations and private supporters that works to conserve great apes in Africa and Asia. By focusing on gorilla conservation in Cameroon, Cong and DR Congo, G ...
Collaborative and Mainstreaming Activities With the Health Sector: Progress Report
4 - 6 September 2012, Manaus, Brazil
Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/KC/CRm/80196R (2012-109)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, Canada and the United States
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 June 2012 – Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the report, Our Planet, Our Health, Our Future. Human Health and the Rio Conventions: Biological Diversity, Climate Change and Desertification, on 21 June at the Rio+20 conf ...
Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/KC/CRm/80196 (2012-099)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, and North America
The event will bring together perspectives of people working to promote biological resource use to improve nutritional and health security at the level of rural communities, using resources and capabilities at the local context in order to achieve broader development and conservation goals.
There is increasing evidence showing that children in contact with nature are more focused and disciplined, that their sensitivity, reasoning and observational skills are sharper and their imagination is more stimulated. On the contrary, in the absence of regular contact with nature, optimal dev ...
Biodiversity and health have inextricable links, with biodiversity offering critical health-supporting ecosystem services, and public health arguments increasingly acknowledged as an opportunity for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Emerging infectious diseases presents an ex ...
2 - 3 April 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
26 - 30 September 2011, Aberdeen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4 - 29 July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
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 ...
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 ...
23 - 26 August 2009, Tromso, Norway
17 - 21 August 2009, Tromso, Norway
15 - 17 December 2008, Sirte, Libya
24 - 28 September 2006, Galway, Ireland
8 - 9 April 2006, Tallahassee, United States of America
23 - 25 August 2005, Galway, Ireland
16 - 17 December 2004, Oaxaca, Mexico
20 - 21 October 2004, Montreal, Canada
28 - 29 September 2004, Oslo, Norway
23 - 25 June 2004, Budapest, Hungary
3 - 4 June 2004, Ruschlikon, Switzerland
17 - 18 March 2004, Ottawa, Canada
19 - 20 February 2004, Cuernavaca, Mexico
15 - 17 December 2003, Chennai, India
5 - 6 June 2003, Geneva, Switzerland