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#19203
2006-01-26
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#48510
2008-05-22
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#135576
2022-12-10
Statement
#30068
2007-02-22

Speech by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Montréal, 22 February 2007

“What you see is but a grain of mustard but, inspired by the spirit of faith of religion, it will grow and its branches will cover the Earth,” declared Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, in 1641 at the founding of the City of Montréal. Gathered here today, 366 years later, in this prestigi ...

Statement
#26082
2006-06-16

Speech by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity at Congrès de l’Ordre des Agronomes du Québec

Agriculture and agricultural biodiversity are subjects of enormous importance to the Convention on Biological Diversity and indeed to the survival of life on earth

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#32859
2007-05-17

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its sixth session, New York, 17 May 2007

From its inception, the Convention on Biological Diversity has attached the highest importance to the need to protect and conserve the rich biodiversity heritage of indigenous and local communities. Article 8(j) of the Convention focuses specifically on respecting, preserving and maintaining tr ...

Statement
#21780
2006-05-16

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its fifth session

From its inception, the Convention on Biological Diversity has attached the highest importance to the need to protect and conserve the rich biodiversity heritage of indigenous and local communities. Article 8(j) of the Convention focuses specifically on respecting, preserving and maintaining tr ...

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#32477
2007-05-07

Statement Delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Symposium on Asserting Rights, Defining Responsibilities: Perspectives from Small-scale Fishing Communities on Coastal and Fisheries Management in Asia, Organized by International Collective in Support of Fishworkers, in Cooperation with the Fisheries Administration of the Royal Government of Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 7-8 May 2007.

Asia is known for its great variety of marine and coastal biodiversity resources. Southeast Asia is a global centre of marine biodiversity, supporting 30 per cent of the world’s coral reefs and mangroves. Marine and coastal ecosystems have played a central role in its socio economic developmen ...

Statement
#30296
2007-02-26

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st Meeting of the Chairmen/ Coordinators of the Group of 77 Chapters, Rome, 26 February 2007

The Group of 77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing states in the United Nations that provides the means for the developing countries to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and promote South-South cooperation for development. Since its establishmen ...

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#70608
2010-06-07
Statement
#32630
2007-05-10

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, New York, 10 May 2007

In many parts of Europe, the spring of this year has set new records in terms of temperature and dryness. In Germany, April was the warmest, sunniest and driest since 1901. Spring was preceded by the warmest fall in Europe in 500 years and the warmest winter on record worldwide.

Statement
#27310
2006-11-20

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening of the International Conference on the Implications of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, New Delhi, 20-22 November 2006

In this great megabiodiverse country, home to more than 89,000 animal species and some 47,000 plant species, including some 15,000 medicinal plants, it is pertinent to be addressing you on one of the key and most challenging issues facing the world community today—biosafety, which encompasses me ...

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