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Biodiversity for Poverty Reduction Day (Event co-organised by IIED-PCLG, the CBD secretariat and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation) [BEING HELD in the GSI, Room S30/S32]

The IIED-facilitated Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PCLG), together with the CBD Secretariat and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), is hosting a one day meeting to highlight emerging experience in linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction in polic ...

Biodiversity for Sustainable Development. EC DG Research and UNEP

The policy brief titled “Biodiversity for Sustainable Development. EC DG Research and UNEP” will be presented at the side event in collaboration with EC DG Research. A selected speaker will draw attention to best practices and showcase the variety of approaches for the proposed topic. Also, the ...

Biodiversity for a world without hunger: ABS of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

A presentation of FAO's Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture on ABS and a debate on the peculiarities of GRFA.

Biodiversity for biofuel production and climate change adaptation

To inform and discuss about the role of biodiversity for biofuel production under the new challenges posed by increasing frequency and amplitude of climatic changes. A range of well tested examples of scientific information, policy, and advocacy tools will be presented on different aspects of f ...

Biodiversity in Central Asia - A visual synthesis

A new publication aims to share information and improve public knowledge of biodiversity values, functions, status and trends, main threats and societal responses in Central Asia. The publication has been supported by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment

Biodiversity in Fishery - Perspective from Experiences of Japan

Relation of biodiversity and fishery is regarded competitive frequently. However, good practices show the integrated aspects of environmental conservation and sustainable fisheries. 10 academic societies on coastal environment in Japan organize the multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary symposium ...

Biodiversity in Sustainability Reporting

Biodiversity remains one of the most challenging areas for reporting as many companies still have a limited understanding of their relationship to and impact on biodiversity. Many companies have pointed to the need for general background material that helps companies to understand the link betwe ...

Biodiversity in climate forest projects

The carbon sequestrating property of forests mobileses new resources for reforestation and afforestation. This new tool should however also guarantee social and environmental co-benefits. A climate forest project should go beyond sequestration. At this site event a panel consisting of a project ...

Biodiversity in rice-based farming systems - meeting the dual challenge of food security and environmental protection

This Side Event addresses recommendations from CBD COP10 in Nagoya, Japan, and RAMSAR COP11 in Bucharest, Romania. Based on experiences from several countries, it shows that the goals of food security and environmental protection are not only compatible, but synergistic.

Biodiversity in the Deep Sea: the Biodiversity of Seamounts and Cold Water Coral Communities

<br>The high seas and deep oceans comprise the largest habitat for life of Earth. The “high seas” cover an estimated 50% of the Earth’s surface, 64% of the oceans’ surface, and include the deep seabed “Area” (as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) and the water column ...

Biodiversity in the UN system: A UN system-wide contribution to the post 2010 biodiversity Agenda

Presentation and discussion on the Work of the UN Environment Management Group (EMG in preparation of a UN system wide report on post 2010 biodiversty targets

Biodiversity mainstreaming – what does success look like?

Mainstreaming biodiversity means different things to different people but it is recognized to be one of the key processes to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss (Aichi Target 2). Nevertheless, it is not an easy task. Incorporating the values of biodiversity into development and ec ...

Biodiversity of Marine and Coast - MPAs and Sustainable Fisheries Supported by Citizens

Conservation of Coastal&Marine Biodiversity WG, CBD Citizens Network Japan has organized the movement to propose the potential site of MPAs in Japan. To support MPAs, citizens may support the sustainable fishery to support fishery local small communitiies. Our WG discuss the ideal system of MPAs ...

Biodiversity of inland waters

In this session, nature-oriented river works, which started 20 years ago in Japan, will be reviewed first with various examples for the purpose of sharing knowledge among international participants. Then the discussion will cover how the works can contribute to the post 2010 Strategic Goal B, “r ...

Biodiversity offsets: ensuring no net loss of biodiversity in the context of development projects

Presentation and discussion session for COP10 delegates to hear the latest on biodiversity offsets, an introduction to the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) and participate in a discussion about COP10 Draft Decision text on biodiversity offsets.

Biodiversity, Climate Change and the Forest Canopy

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land and Water Degradation and Persistent Organic Pollutants

<p>Reliable scientific knowledge is a necessary condition for informed policy formulation. Habiba Gitay, Ivar Baste, Walt Reid and Bob Watson will discuss four assessment processes that will provide critical information for all stakeholders involved in the conservation, sustainable use and equi ...

Biodiversity, Health and Sustainable Development

The linkages between achieving better health and ensuring biodiversity conservation and well-functioning ecosytems are increasingly recognized. The implications of these linkages for various goals related to sustainable development and the consequences for natural resources, economic development ...

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, Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge Associated Natural Resources under ABS

The goal of this event will be to talk about provisions needed to ensure that traditional knowledge associated to natural resources is protected under ABS. Concrete examples will be provided and indigenous models will be used to exemplified the need to protect traditional knowledge using indige ...

Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, Local communities, and the formation of networks

The purpose of this event will be to talk about the formation of formal networks to protect natural resources and traditional knowledge. The workshop will discuss these issues within the larger context of the indigenous movement in the Americas. It will also provide specific pitfalls in the fo ...

Biodiversity, Poverty and Development: A Scenario of Indigenous Peoples in India

The event will feature Indigenous leaders from India and other experts as panelists to present the issues and challenges being posed to indigenous peoples by mining, mega-dams, privatization of water and rapid loss of biodiversity in indigenous territories. The event will also highlight issues o ...

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 ...

Biodiversity, climate change and agriculture: Enhancing or eroding resilience?

Biodiversity is fundamental to resilient ecosystems, which are themselves key for climate stability. Agricultural biodiversity is crucial for ensuring food supply, especially in times of unstable climate. In contrast, industrial agriculture damages ecosystems and biodiversity, while accelerati ...

Biodiversity, customary sustainable use and traditional knowledge- a case study from a local community in Norway

A case study on customary use from a local community in Mørkridsdalen, a valley in Western Norway.

Biodiversity, traditional knowledge and community health

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.

Biodiversity: conservation, sustainable use and responsible business

Natura will invite representatives from communities, scientists, corporates and governments, from Brazil and other countries, to debate in its own space, alliances, partnerships and alternatives to reconcile conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity with responsible business, in accordanc ...

Biodiversity: innovations from Africa that will change the world

Africa is home to more than half the world’s biodiversity. The continent is full of knowledge to maximize the use of abundant nature while living in harmony. Insightful presentations by African delegations, together with JICA’s intervention on its activities in Africa, will provide the partici ...

Biodiversity: its Importance to Human Health

Biodviversity and Climate Justice

This side event will showcase the different food cuisines from rice, ranging from hors d’ vors, appetizers, main course and desserts that are so delicious and tempting that one cannot imagine living without rice. The different rice varieties and food cuisines will be exhibited to the negoti ...

Bioeconomy versus Biodiversity

The event will explain the risks and negative impacts of the expansion of markets in biomass-based products and services. This expansion is currently being promoted as a part of the Rio+20 "green economy" agenda. The event will specifically address potential negative impacts on biological and cu ...

Bioenergy and biodiversity

This event will present the most recent mounting evidence for harms to both terrestrial and marine (algae) ecosystems biodiversity resulting from escalating demands for bioenergy feedstocks. The policies and supports driving these will also be critiqued including assessment of the performance of ...

Bioenergy: challenges for sustainability in the global South x environmental adequation to the global markets

Presentation of a position paper by the brazilian organizations about sustainability of bioenergy, followed by international discussion about how to how to move from "environmental adequation" vision to the debate on how the production and use of bioenergy could impulse sustainable development i ...

Bioethics,Biodiversity and Making a Repository of Ethical world views of Nature

This three day workshop aims to establish a framework and action plan to systematically map human relationships to nature and biodiversity. This will provide tools for use by policy makers at community, national and international level, in various important areas. Through increased understandin ...

Biofuels and biodiversity: tackling the real issues

The evidence from many parts of the world shows how the push for biofuels and biomass for energy is having serious, often irreversible impacts on indigenous peoples, local communities and biodiversity. Furthermore biofuels incur a carbon debt at a time when we should sharply reduce emissions and ...

Biofuels and environment

A discussion on biofuels and its impact on environment, food security and other natural resources

Biofuels in Brazil

The event aim at clarifying important issues related to the production, processing, trade and sustainability of biofuels in Brazil. Historical and current experiences on agrarian policies and biodiversity conservation, including the relationship between food production and biofuels and its corre ...

Biological Diversity and the International Year of the Reef

This event is being orgnized jointly by SCBD and ICRI. The International Year of the Reef is an international programme designed to effectively communicate with various target audiences, the value and importance of the world’s coral reefs and the threats to the reefs’ sustainability, and to moti ...

Biological Dversity and the Future of Agriculture: Findings from the International Assessment on Agricultural Science and Technology for Development

Biological Invasions in Forests: A Global Problem Impacting Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions – International Union of Forest Research Organization

Globalization has many benefits but an unintended consequence is the accidental movement of unwanted live species into non-native ecosystems and habitat. Alien species are invading forests in virtually every part of the world and these species represent virtually every animal and plant taxa. Whi ...

Biological and Cultural Diversity in North East India

Regional Centre National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (RCNAEB), North East Hill University (NEHU) and Iora Ecological Solutions intend to invite leading conservation and development professional, members of indigenous, tribal, and local communities, representatives of governmental and ...

Biological diversity and nutrition

Presentation of outcome of stakeholder consultation and discussion of options for a cross-cutting initiative.

Biological diversity as an audit subject for the Supreme Audit Institutions

Short pesentation on Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs)from Poland and others countries affords to meet the obligation in the CBD. Some of the results of audit on the implementation of CBD in Poland.

Biological diversity for food and agriculture

Biological diversity in dry and sub-humid lands for human well-being

Sustainable production is central to maintaining biodiversity in arid and semi arid areas. The Future Harvest Centres have undertaken major programmes to improve agricultural sustainability and benefit farmers and communities in these vulnerable ecosystems. The Side Event will describe this work ...

Biologische Vielfalt erforschen und erhalten - Die Arbeit des Naturkundemuseums Karlsruhe Research and Conservation of Biodiversity - a task of the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

An exposition at the museum in Karlsruhe presented from 30.4. – 12.10.2008, including panels, objects and terrariums. The exposition is accompanied by several events (talks, courses, guided tours) for the public and school classes. Theme is biodiversity and research and the exoisition is thought ...

Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing

BiosafeTrain presentation

BiosafeTrain is an international project devoted to GM biosafety capacity building in East Africa. Financially supported by DANIDA, it provides local training courses, fellowships and co-ordinates infrastructural development to promote the responsible use of biotechnology in Africa. The project ...

Biosafety Capacity Building

<p>The need for consultancy for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol is extremely high in developing countries. In 2000, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) launched the German Biosafety Capacity Building Initiative for the Implementation of the Cartagena ...

Biosafety Capacity Building - experiences from an AU- German cooperation

Presentation of the AU Biosafety Strategy and the process of revising the AU model law Presentation of future activities