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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias , CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Regional Scenario Analysis, Incheon City, Republic of Korea, 20-24 May 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-05-20-nr5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Thanks to the collaborative effort of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a set of 20 icons representing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets is now available for use by Parties and organizations.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/icons/default.shtml</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SAM/RH/LC/GT/81817 (2013-038): Regional Workshop for the Pacific Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, 22-26 July 2013 - Nadi, Fiji</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-038-nr5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/NP/SBG/BG/jh/81188 (2013-037): REMINDER: Submission of information and views in preparation for the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-037-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: To better inform policymakers on what needs to be done to secure the ecosystems and species in the Arctic that people rely on for life and livelihood, the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council, has released the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-05-15-caff-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Get ready to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May. The logo, booklet and messages for the day are available for use in the celebrations by Parties and organizations.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/idb/2013/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/BS/WDY/ps/81774 (2013-036): Regional Online Real-time Conferences on Socio-economic Considerations (Article 26 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-036-bs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Report: Report of the CBD-UNCCD Joint Workshop on the Role of Biodiversity in National Drought Management Policies</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 11-12 May 2013: Raising Awareness for Migratory Birds</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-05-13-birdday-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Report: Taller regional sobre la Estrategia Mundial para la Conservación de las Especies Vegetales y el Plan Estratégico para la Diversidad Biológica 2011-2020</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inception Workshop for the Project to Support the Ratification and Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 - 10 May 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-05-07-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/OES/BD/AR/81752 (2013-035): Dates and Venue of the Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-035-cop12-mop7-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/MPO/JS/dm/81700 (2013-032): Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 October 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-032-8j-parties-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/MPO/JS/DM/81700 (2013-033): Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 October 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-033-8j-orgs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/MPO/NP/JS/dm/81700 (2013-034): Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8J 8), Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 11 October 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-034-8j-ilc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SAM/DC/va/81746 (2013-030): Seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 17) - Montreal, Canada, 14 to 18 October 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-030-sbstta-parties-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SAM/DC/va/81746 (2013-031): Seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 17), 
Montreal, Canada, 14 to 18 October 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-031-sbstta-orgs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ABS/SBG/jh/81738 (2013-029): Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-house</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-029-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Report: Report of the Organizational Workshop for the Global Invasive Alien Species Information Partnership</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Report: Report of the Regional Workshop on Reflecting the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Strategy in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: New report highlights growing biodiversity awareness worldwide - UEBT launches 2013 Biodiversity Barometer</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-04-16-UEBT-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SAM/DC/SS/ac/81673 (2013-028): Peer review of draft background papers in preparation for the Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-028-trondheim-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Allocution de m. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de l'ouverture du deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d'Afrique sur la préparation des cinquièmes rapports nationaux et de la quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO-4), et les scénarios pour la politique régionale, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 15 - 19 avril 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-04-15-nr5-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the 14th Meeting of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO, Rome, 15-19 April, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-04-15-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Acess and Benefit-Sharing for Middle East Region and Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Amman, Jordan, 9 - 10 April 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-04-09-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RS/ES/LZ/81635 (2013-027): Fourth Review of the Effectiveness of the Financial Mechanism</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-027-financial-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of South-Eastern Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Swakopmund, Namibia, 8 to 12 April 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-04-08-ebsa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Report: Report of the First Workshop for African Least Developed Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and Regional Scenarios</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RS/ES/LZ/81589 (2013-026): Call for nominations for the second phase of the High-level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-026-financial-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: European Union approves Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-03-26-eu-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement from Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD  Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on the Integration of Climate Change and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in National Biodiversity Planning Processes, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 24-27 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-03-25-cc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RS//LZ/81526 (2013-025): Submission of views on the discussion paper on Safeguards for Scaling-up Biodiversity Financing and Possible Guiding Principles</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-025-financial-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Water Day, "Water Cooperation", 22 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-022-water-day-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, 21 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-03-20-forest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/jh/81201 (2013-024): Composition of the Expert Meeting to Develop a Draft Strategic Framework for Capacity-building and Development in Support of the Effective Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, 3 - 5 June 2013, Montreal, Canada</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-024-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, 
on the occasion of the AMERICANA 2013,  19 March 2013, Montreal Canada</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-03-19-amricana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/OES/BD/FB/81196 (2013-023): EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Seventh Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Ecology and Economy for a Sustainable Society", Trondheim, Norway 27-31 May 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-023-trondheim-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/81348 (2013-022): Decision XI/30: Incentive measures; Decision XI/4: Review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization, including the establishment of targets</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-022-incentive-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/ABS/OR/mac/81512 (2013-021): Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for Middle East region and Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Amman, Jordan, 9 - 10 April 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-021-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Dr. Braulio F. de Souza, on the occasion of the International Women's Day: March 8, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-03-08-women-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/GT/81486 (2013-020): Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, 20-24 May 2013 - Seoul, Republic of Korea</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-020-nr5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity Building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 for Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 - 7 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-03-04-gti-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: An informal meeting for government experts and relevant stakeholders to discuss model contractual clauses, voluntary codes of conduct, guidelines and best practices and/or standards, as set out in Articles 19 and 20 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization, will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on 25-26 March 2013.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-03-01-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Albania, Botswana and the Federated States of Micronesia have become the 13th 14th and 15th countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-02-28-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day 3 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-03-03-aed-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/MC/8144 (2013-019): Initiation of the Preparation of the Fifth National Report to CBD</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-019-nr5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention On Biological Diversity at the opening of the North Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas Moscow, Russian Federation, 25 February to 1 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-25-ebsa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/NP/DB/LZ/81424 (2013-017): Engagement in the processes to develop the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-017-development-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DC/RH/VA/81439 (2013-018): New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-018-emerging-issues-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Maldives responds to Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions: Entire country to become UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by 2017</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-02-18-maldives-champion-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/NS/GT/81333 (2013-016): Regional workshop for Latin America on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans 
and Regional workshop for Latin America on the clearing-house mechanism (CHM)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-016-nbsap-chm-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/BS/CG/KG/da/77120 (2013-015): REMINDER: Electronic Network of Laboratories and Online Discussion Groups on the Identification of Living Modified Organisms</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-015-bs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Lebanon deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 6 February 2013 and will become the 165th Party to the Protocol on 7 May 2013.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-02-13-lebanon-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Capacity Building Workshops for African Nationals Regarding (i) Nagoya Protocol on Access &amp; Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge; and (ii) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability &amp; Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 - 13 February 2013, Bangalore, India</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-11-india-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Kick-Off Meeting for the EU BON (Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network) Project, 11 - 15 February 2013, Berlin, Germany</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-11-berlin-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Subregional Capacity-Building Workshop to Address Invasive Alien Species and to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in the Arab Region, 11 - 14 February 2013, Dubai, United Arab Emirates</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-11-dubai-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Biodiversity at the centre of sustainable development:  CBD Executive Secretary
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias briefs UN Secretary-General, senior UN officials.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-02-07-newyork-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Joint letter from the COP 11 President and the CBD Executive Secretary to reinforce the call for pledges</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/champions/bc-letter-cbd-in-81008-2013-02-01-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/KG/nc/81305 (2013-014): Global Multilateral Benefit-Sharing Mechanism (Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol): Inter-sessional activities emanating from COP decision XI/1, section B</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-014-gmbsm-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/SK/ac/81286 (2013-013): Nominations for the Sub-regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on the Integration of Climate Change and Ecosystem-based Adaptation in National Biodiversity Planning Processes, to be held from 25 - 27 March 2013, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-013-eba-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/SK/ac/81285 (2013-012): Nominations for the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) regional training workshop on adaptation for Francophone least developed countries (LDCs), from 18 - 22 March 2013, in Lomé, Togo</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-012-adaptation-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for West Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 to 8 February 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-04-soi-senegal-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/BS/UN/ET/81279 (2013-010): Invitation for nomination to the Asia-Pacific regional training workshop on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs, 25-29 March 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-010-bs-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/81260 (2013-011): Deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d'Afrique sur la préparation des cinquièmes rapports nationaux et de la quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO-4), et les scénarios pour la politique régionale, Yaoundé, Cameroun (15 au 19 avril 2013)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of World Wetlands Day: "Wetlands and Water Management"</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2013/sp-2013-02-01-wetlands-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DC/CRm/81133 (2013-009): Extension of deadline: Regional Workshop on the Inter-Linkages between Human Health and Biodiversity in Africa, Maputo, Mozambique (2-5 April 2013)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-009-health-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: First meeting of newly established IPBES</title>
      <link>http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2702&amp;ArticleID=9380</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: South Africa 12th state to ratify Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-01-28-nagoya-za-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/OJ/JS/dm/81183 (2013-007): Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and related provisions  Request for contributions from Parties and stakeholders</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-007-article-8j-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/81192 (2013-006): Meeting of "Friends of the Convention on Biological Diversity", 11 - 12 February 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-006-friends-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-005-sp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>At its eleventh meeting, the Conference of the Parties, upon recommendation by the second meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, requested the Executive Secretary, subject to the availability of funds, to organize an expert meeting to develop a draft strategic framework for capacity-building and development in support of the effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.</description>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-004-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Ireland ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 14 January 2013.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2013/pr-2013-01-22-nklsp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The purpose of this notification is (i) to provide information on planned activities for the biennium 2013-2014 in light of decision XI/1 of the Conference of the Parties on the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and related developments (ii) to invite Parties, other Governments, relevant international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders to provide information and views to the Secretariat in preparation for the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol, and (iii) to highlight invitations by the COP for Parties, other Governments and relevant organisations to take direct action on a number of issues.</description>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-003-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-002-trondheim-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DCo/VA/81181 (2013-001): Questionnaire on sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2013/ntf-2013-001-pgrfa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release:  The 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly has recognized the importance of recent decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties  to  the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including those dealing with implementation of the global oceans agenda and realization of the outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development "Rio + 20" -  "the future we want."</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-12-21-unga-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Panama and Mauritius have become the 10th and 11th countries respectively to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-12-21-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DC/CRm/81133 (2012-155): Regional Workshop on the Inter-Linkages between Human Health and Biodiversity in Africa, Maputo, Mozambique (2-5 April 2013)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-155-health-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/SBG/JS/lj/80815 (2012-156): Report of the Colloquium on the role of Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas in achieving the Aichi Targets, held on 13 October 2012, in Hyderabad, India</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-156-icca-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DC/JSH/VA/81092 (2012-154): Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity-building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 in Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 to 7 March 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-154-gti-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/JG/81106 (2012-152): Request for scientific information in support of the objectives of upcoming CBD regional workshops to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) in: i)	North Pacific (Moscow, Russia - 25 February to 1 March 2013); and ii) South-Eastern Atlantic (Namibia - 8 to 12 April 2013)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-152-ebsa-en.doc</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/JM/JL/JG/81106 (2012-153): Request for scientific information in support of the objectives of upcoming CBD regional workshops to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) in: i)	North Pacific (Moscow, Russia - 25 February to 1 March 2013); and ii) South-Eastern Atlantic (Namibia - 8 to 12 April 2013)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-153-ebsa-en.doc</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/BS/CG/ET/jh/81110 (2012-151): Invitation of nominations for the Caribbean subregional workshop on capacity-building for the effective implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 25 February to 1 March 2013, St. George's, Grenada</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-151-bs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Mountain Day 2012, "Celebrating Mountain Life"</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-12-11-IMD-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership Meeting, Cambridge, UK, 10 December 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-12-10-bip-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/80981 (2012-150): Sub-regional Workshop on valuation and incentive measures for Sub-Saharan West Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 19 to 22 February 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-150-incentive-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/BS/CG/jh/81084 (2012-149): Decisions of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP/6) addressed directly to Parties and other Governments</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-149-bs-post-mop6-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DC/JSH/mac/80831 (2012-148): Subregional Capacity-building Workshop to Address Invasive Alien Species and to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in the Arab region</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-148-ias-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) All-Hands Meeting, Asilomar, California, 3 December 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-12-03-geo-bon-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/OES/81069 (2012-147): Report of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-147-cop11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/ITS/RH/LC/80961 (2012-146): CHANGE OF DATES: First Regional Workshop for African Least Developed Countries on the preparation of the 
Fifth National Report and Global Biodiversity Outlook and regional policy scenarios, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 January-1 February 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-146-nr5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-11-28-corim-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-11-28-8jiasg-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the International Seminar "Towards Linking Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to Economic and Human Activity", New York, United States of America, 27 - 29 November 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-11-27-us-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Opening Remarks by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Validating the Africa Review Reports on Biodiversity, Forests, Mountains, Biotechnology and Tourism, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-23 November 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-11-22-ethiopia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/81035 (2012-144): Implementation tools for valuation and incentive measures</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-144-incentive-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification SCBD/STTM/DC/RH/CRm/80153 (2012-145): Regional Workshop for Southeast Asia on reflecting the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Singapore, Singapore (4 - 8 March 2013)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-145-gspc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Fiji and Ethiopia have become the 8th and 9th Parties to the CBD respectively to deposit their instruments of ratification for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-11-20-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: As we remember her, let us be inspired by her tireless energy, by her commitment to making a better world for all and by her leadership and vision.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-11-13-cropper-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the 43rd Meeting of the Council of the GEF, Washington DC, US, 13 November 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-11-13-gef-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: At United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection by 2015 - Special attention for biodiversity-rich marine areas among other key outcomes.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-20-cop-11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: At COP 11, the CBD Executive Secretary has invited Parties and partners to become Biodiversity Champions by making pledges to suport the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/champions</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: In its inaugural remarks at the High-Level Segment of COP 11, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, launched the Hyderabad Pledge by announcing that the Government of India has earmarked US$ 50 million to strengthen the institutional mechanism for biodiversity conservation in India.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-10-16-cop11-hls-in-pm-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Biodiversity Conservation can Improve Human Health in World's Growing Cities, says UN assessment</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-15-cbo-final-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Opening remarks by Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the CBD to the eleventh meeting of the COP, Hyderabad, India,  8 October 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-10-08-cop11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Action in support of Biodiversity urgently needed: UN Meeting on Biodiversity opens in Hyderabad India</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-08-cop11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and the National Biodiversity Authority are hosting an International Biodiversity Film Festival and Forum in Hyderabad as part of COP-11 in association with CMS Environment. The festival includes screening of more than 50 best of Indian and international films on biodiversity issues and COP-11 agenda for the festival delegates from Oct 09 - 19, 2012. Countries participating in COP-11 are invited to propose acclaimed films on Biodiversity and other environmental issues for presentation in Hyderabad during COP-11.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/cop/cop-11/doc/cop-11-advisory-on-spot-film-participation-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The UN Meeting on Biosafety Ends with An Agreement to Advance Work on the Issue of Socioeconomic Considerations Regarding Living Modified Organisms</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-06-mop6-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Hyderabad / Montreal, 5 October 2012 - Governments are meeting in Hyderabad, India, from 8 to 19 October 2012, at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to agree on the next steps in support of implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, agreed at COP 10 in 2010 in Nagoya, Japan.
The Strategic Plan, a ten-year framework for action in support of implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, have been established as the overall framework for biodiversity work in the United Nations system. In line with their commitments in Nagoya, countries have been updating their national biodiversity strategies and action plans to achieve the Aichi Targets.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: UN biodiversity meeting to discuss progress made and challenges to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-05-cop-11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety opens in Hyderabad, India.</title>
      <link>http://bch.cbd.int/mop6/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Hyderabad, India, 1 October 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-10-01-mop6-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 6) opened yesterday at the International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-10-02-mop6-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Hyderabad, 27 September 2012 - Some 2000 delegates from more than 150 countries will convene this coming Monday in Hyderabad, India, for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP 6).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-09-27-mop6-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Montreal, 27 September 2012 - Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic is the sixth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-09-27-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press release: Saving oceans and coasts - outstanding political solutions: Future Policy Award 2012 goes to Palau</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-09-26-fpa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Tokyo/Montreal 20 September 2012 - The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity have been announced today in Tokyo.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-09-20-midori-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The New Delhi ASEAN-India Ministerial Statement on Biodiversity: Ministers responsible for the environment and their representatives of India and ASEAN countries have agreed to enhance awareness among all stakeholders, strive towards mainstreaming biodiversity concerns into development processes, and to strive towards enhancing priority in terms of resource allocation and mobilization for biodiversity conservation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop/cop-11/information/cop-11-inf-37-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 14th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 10 - 14 September 2012, Rusha, Tanzania</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-09-10-amcen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-09-04-shortlist-fpa-2012-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-07-31-mauritius-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-07-25-marine-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/financial/hlp-gar/</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-07-06-icnp2-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-07-02-icnp2-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-22-rio-outcomes-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-22-Launch-WHO-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-21-rio-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-21-riopavilion-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-20-1000pourplanet-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-20-jeanlemire-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-18-unctad-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-16-rio-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-15-rio-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 June 2012 - At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the secretariats of the biodiversity, climate change and desertification conventions and the Global Environment Facility are joining  forces under the Rio Conventions Pavilion to promote implementation of these three multilateral environmental agreements on sustainable development.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-13-riopavilion-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Future Policy Award celebrates solutions to save oceans and coasts: 31 policies from 22 countries and regions nominated</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-fpa-nominations-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: As the world celebrates World Environment Day and prepares to gather in Rio for the Rio+20 Conference, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, a voluntary arrangement consisting of 14 international organizations, institutions and secretariats, releases eight fact sheets underlining the important role of forests and sustainable forest management for human well-being, sustainable development and a green economy.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-05-CPF-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Finance for biodiversity could be scaled up from around USD 52 billion in 2010 to as high as USD 160 billion by 2020, if the public and private sectors work together to implement a range of  financing approaches, according to the new Little Biodiversity Finance Book, published today by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-06-05-LBFB-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-05-soi-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-06-04-CEECA-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-05-25-wha-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Supported by UNEP, The MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative  includes 40 global and regional agreements from 14 secretariats hosted by 4 UN organizations and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  This initiative targeting Parties and the environment community at large facilitates access to relevant MEA information from one central location: InforMEA, the United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Managing biodiversity data from local government: Guidance for local authorities on publishing through the GBIF network, helping preserve knowledge about biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-05-25-gbif-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Megadiverse Mexico ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-05-23-Mexico-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-05-22-idb-youth-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-05-22-idb-chennai-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-05-21-ecological-restoration-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-05-12-wmbd-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-05-07-wgri4-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-05-07-unhq-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16), 30 April 2012, in Montreal</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-30-sbstta16-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-04-27-Seychelles-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-04-26-AichiTargets-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of Weeds across Borders 2020 -Meeting the Challenge of the Future, in Cancun, Mexico, 24-27 April 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-24-mexico-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: After several years of international negotiations, the final operational design of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has been agreed.</title>
      <link>http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2678&amp;ArticleID=9109&amp;l=en</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-04-23-kew-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-23-newyork-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-22-imed-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-16-pa-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-04-12-UEBT-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-07-who-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-04-05-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-04-02-barbados-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-03-22-WorldWaterDay-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-03-22-city-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-03-12-bogota-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-03-08-iwd-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-03-08-nklr-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-03-03-AfricaEnvironmentDay-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-03-01-MidoriPrize-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-02-28-marine-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-02-27-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-02-23-NagoyaProtocol-MOFA-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-02-17-teeb-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-02-15-Dias-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-02-07-future-policy-award-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-02-03-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2012/sp-2012-02-02-wwd-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme-a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-25-ITTO-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Australia becomes 76th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-23-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, a national of Brazil, as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Assistant Secretary-General level.</title>
      <link>http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/sga1320.doc.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Global alliance of cities and governments to save biodiversity of the Mediterranean region</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-19-Montpellier-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Federated States of Micronesia becomes seventy-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-16-micronesia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Green Wave to support forest rehabilitation in the devastated region of Tohoku, Japan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-16-GreenWave-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Jordan becomes first country in the Arab region to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-12-Jordan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-20112-01-10-CouncilofArabMinisters-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Somalia becomes seventy-third signatory of the Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2011-10-10-abs-somalia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Cyprus, on 29 December 2011, became the seventy-second signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the thirty-seventh signatory of the Nagoya Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-05-abs-bs-cyprus-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: On 29 December 2011, Lithuania, became the seventy-first signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-05-abs-lithuania-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Guinea and Morocco, on 9 December 2011, became the latest signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).This brings the total number of signatures to 70, with one ratification (Gabon). The Nagoya Protocol was opened for signature in February 2011. The Protocol will enter into force 90 days after deposit of the 50th instrument of ratification.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2012/pr-2012-01-04-guinea-morocco-np-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity at the service of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-23-midori-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Partnership forged between Japan Committee for the International Union for Conservation     of Nature and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-20-iucnj-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: 2011-2020 United Nations Biodiversity Decade Launched in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-19-undb-launch-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-12-17-unsg-undb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: UN Decade on Biodiversity launched at Meso-American workshop on National Biodiversity Strategies</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-16-undb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-12-19-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we announce the passing away of a valued staff member of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Marie Aminata Khan, on 12 December 2011.
Since joining the CBD, Marie has greatly contributed to the work of the CBD, She developed and implemented the plan of action on gender and biodiversity. She was a team player and true believer in the ideals of the United Nations Organization.
Marie will be deeply missed. We extend our sincere condolences to her family.
Marie is survived by her two sons, Frederic and Charles.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/help/error-404.shtml?invalidurl=http:///www.cbd.int/secretariat/in-memoriam-marie-khan/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development, 12 December 2011, Dehradun, India</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-12-12-dehradun-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: UN Biodiversity Chief Signs Memorandum of Understanding with World Future Council</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-12-wfc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Mountain Day "Mountains and Forests", 11 December 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-12-11-mountain-day-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Latvia becomes the first country to ratify the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-12-07-latvia-ratification-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery, Bergen, Norway, 7 December 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-12-05-bergen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf,  CBD Executive Secretary,  on the occasion of the Celebrations of Oceans Day 2011, 3 December 2011, Durban, South Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-12-03-oceanday-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Scientific body of global biodiversity treaty adopts eight recommendations</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-21-sbstta-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Vanuatu becomes sixty-eighth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-21-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Western South Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Nada, Fiji, 22 November 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-11-22-marine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Argentina becomes sixty-seventh signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-16-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 54th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2011)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-54-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement on behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Eighth Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-VIII), 16-17 November 2011, Istanbul, Turkey</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-11-16-GEOVIII-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: UNESCO launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity takes place in Paris</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-14-unesco-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Gabon becomes the first country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-14-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué:  CBD Secretariat and IUCN sign supplementary agreement for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 regarding invasive species</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-08-iucn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 at the margins of the seventh meeting of Working Group on Article 8(j) and the fifteenth meeting of SBSTTA</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-08-csp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Report of the International Symposium on COP 10 and COP-MOP 5 Outcomes, Tokyo (15 March 2011)</title>
      <link>http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/outreach/report-symposium-cop10-mop5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening Session of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Montreal, 7 November 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-11-07-sbstta15-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement on Behalf of CBD Executive on the occasion of The 2nd International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, 7 to 11 November 2011, Martinique</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-11-07-marine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Scientific body of global biodiversity treaty discusses biodiversity indicators at Montreal meeting</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-07-sbstta15-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Uruguay ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-06-bs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: In accordance with the commitment to develop an updated national biodiversity strategy and action plan, made at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Nagoya, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010 the United Kingdom Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services on 19 August 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Indigenous and local communities meet with governments to discuss traditional knowledge and the implementation of the global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-11-01-8j-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Benin becomes sixty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol and the thirty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-31-abs-bs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Eastern Africa Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance in Support of the Nagoya Outcome, Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, 28 October 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-10-28-finance-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Rio Conventions Pavilion helps raise awareness</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-26-RioPavillion-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: United Nations report identifies innovative solutions for resolving bushmeat crisis</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-25-bushmeat-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Djibouti becomes sixty-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-21-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Towards the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea: The Living Ocean and Coast</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-19-expoYeosu-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: City of Edmonton a model of local government support for the CBD</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-18-edmonton-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Regional workshop for Central Asia on updating NBSAPs</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-17-nbsap-centralasia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Carribean Regional Capacity-Building Workshop. St Georges, Grenada, 17 October 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-10-17-nbsap-car-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central Asian Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, 17 October 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-10-17-nbsap-cas-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums mobilized for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-14-waza-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: As governments meet in the Republic of Korea to address the challenges of land degradation under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, global actors will meet at the Rio Conventions Pavilion to communicate their coordinated</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-13-rio-pavillion-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Japan Airlines introduces United Nations Decade on Biodiversity logo on special "Eco Jet"</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-12-undb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Hyderabad ready to host the world biodiversity community</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-11-india-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: United Nations University launches Master of Science programme in nvironmental Governance with specialization in Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-11-unu-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Regional workshop for Pacific on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-10-04-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pacific Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, Nada, Fiji, 3 October 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-10-03-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Cooperating for nature: South Africa as a regional hub for South-South cooperation on biodiversity for development</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-29-south-africa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The 132 Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China call for implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-29-G77-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 64 signatures</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-28-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-27-undb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-26-Unhabitat-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 60 signatures</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-26-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Future Policy Award crowns world's best forest policies</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-21-future-policy-award-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Modus operandi agreed by Rio conventions</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-20-jlg-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-09-20-capetown-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Aichi biodiversity heads of agencies task force established with 27 global partners</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-20-GlobalPartners-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: International treaty on damage resulting from living modified organisms receives four new signatures</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-20-KLSuppProtocol-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 54 signatures after seven months</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-20-NagoyaProtocol-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué:  The Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention joins forces for the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-19-ramsar-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué:  The Preparation of the Global City and Biodiversity Outlook launched</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-15-gcbo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 53rd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2011)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-53-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué:Cities and the United Nations pulling together for biodiversity: Global partnership meets in Bonn</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-15-global-partnership-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Bangladesh becomes the forty-second signatory to the Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-08-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Geneva Call for Urgent Action on the Implementation of the Successful Nagoya Outcomes</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-09-07-call4action-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Society for Ecological Restoration has conferred its 2011 Special Recognition Award to the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the Gala Awards Banquet on 23 August 2011 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on the margins of the 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-24-ser-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: In conjunction with the 61st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Government of Switzerland, in partnership with the Japanese presidency of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) hosted the official launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity for Europe with the participation of the secretariats of CITES, CBD and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-19-undb-geneva-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Press Release - In the context of the launching of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that seeks to contribute to the implementation of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-16-uebt-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Antigua and Barbuda becomes twenty-sixth signatory to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-10-bs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-08-09-ingidenous-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The new Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, HE Jayanthi Natarajan, invites all Parties to the high-level segment of COP-11 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre from 17 to 19 October 2012 highlighting five key issues for discussion .</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/cop/cop-11/doc/hls-india-letter-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Ninety per cent rate achieved in submissions of fourth national reports</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-08-nr4-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Assessment of funding needs for the implementation of the Convention gets under way</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-03-funding-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for implementation of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 2020</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-03-agropolis-international-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Antigua and Barbuda becomes the first Caribbean island country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-01-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Struggle against invasive species remains important goal for global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity supports recent statement by conservation organizations</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-08-01-ias-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Enhanced GEF and CBD efforts to explore funding options for achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in West Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-28-monrovia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 	UN decades on biodiversity and desertification launched in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa/Montreal, 27 July 2011 - The United Nations system joined together at the offices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa on 22 July 2011 for the regional launch for Africa of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) and to mark the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification (UNDDD), two initiatives that have taken on even greater significance in the light of the devastating drought and famine that have recently struck the Horn of Africa and which is affecting an estimated 13 million people.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-27-undb-ethiopia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Spain becomes 40th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the 25th signatory of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Intergovernmental forum for biodiversity for food and agriculture and the Convention on Biological Diversity strengthen cooperation for achievement of biodiversity targets</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-18-cgrfa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of the Beginning of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in South America, 15 July 2011, Quito, Ecuador</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-07-15-quito-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Joint GEF and CBD exploration for funding strategies to implement Nagoya biodiversity compact in West Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-12-dakar-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Costa Rica becomes the 38th Signatory of the Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-11-costarica-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Regional workshop for East Africa on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) held in Kigali</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-07-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: United Nations Decade on Biodiversity launched in Havana for the countries of the Caribbean</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-06-cuba-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference in Support of the Worldwide Implementation of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-07-05-gppc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Forest Policies from six countries shortlisted for Future Policy Award</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-05-wfcfpa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Capacity-Building Workshop for the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Members on Updating National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-04-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Finland renews support for the Convention's gender mainstreaming efforts</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-07-04-gender-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Policy makers and senior officials briefed on the coherent implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-30-IntTreaty-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Carpathian Convention signs Tourism Protocol based on CBD Guidelines, Ramsar Convention Involved in Similar Effort</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-28-carpathianconvention-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Seychelles Makes Major Contribution to Aichi Biodiversity Targets</title>
      <link>http://old.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-27-seychelles-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Second Forum on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in the Near East Region, 27 to 29 June, 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-06-27-near-east-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: European Union and 12 Member States sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-23-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Regional Workshop on updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Being Held in Congo</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-21-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-05-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The 6th INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDST opens for entries and searches the globe for the true unsung sustainability heroes.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-20-green-awards-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of 
the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-06-17-desertification-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Launch of InforMEA - The United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-15-informea-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Governments establish basis for implementation of Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-13-icnp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: 
Faced with "Empty Forests", experts urge better regulation of bushmeat trade - International gathering identifies innovative solutions for resolving the bushmeat crisis, for the benefit of indigenous peoples and local communities.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-10-bushmeat-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: East African Legislative Assembly prepares resolution on Nagoya Protocol</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-08-eac-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communique: Mayor of Montpellier, France, visits Convention Secretariat</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-08-montpellier-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of  World Oceans Day "Our oceans: greening our future", 8 June 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-06-08-ocean-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communique: Regional workshops on updating NBSAPs and implementing CBD programme of work on protected areas held in West Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-07-westafrica-workshop-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Arabic version of CBD website inaugurated as a contribution to achieving the objectives of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-06-arabic-website-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The President of Algeria donates to the Museum of Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-06-museum-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive, on the occasion of the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their utilization, 6 June 2011, Montreal, Canada</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-06-06-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of UNFCCC SBSTA 34, on 6 June 2011, Bonn, Germany.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-06-06-unfccc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Collaborating to build Capacity for Two New Treaties on Genetic Resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-06-itpgrfa-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Governments meet to prepare for the entry into force of the Nagoya treaty on access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-06-nagoya-protocol-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity expands its offices in Montreal</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-06-expansion-offices-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: GEF establishes the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-03-GEF-ImpFund-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: New Publication Outlines Biodiversity Elements for Design and Implementation of REDD-plus</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-06-01-redd-plus-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement on Behalf of the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of Third Meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Ocean Fertilization, 31 May - 3 June 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-05-31-imo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Philippines President hosts South-East Asian launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-30-undb-asean-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Ghana Becomes 24th Country to Sign International Treaty on Genetic Resources</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-25-abs-ghana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Media Advisory: International Call for Investments in Protected Areas in West Africa</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-25-media-advisory-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Déclaration de mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de la 9ème comité consultatif régional (CCR) -   partenariat pour les forêts du bassin du Congo (PFBC), Bujumbura, Burundi, 25-27 mai 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-05-25-burundi-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Republic of Korea a Leader for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-24-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: India Launches Biodiversity Decade for Asia and the Pacific.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-23-undb-asia-pacific-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: India Launches National Preparations for the 2012 Hyderabad Biodiversity Summit</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-23-cop11-india-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Montreal Marks the International Day for Biological Diversity as a Contribution to the Celebration of the 2011 International Year of Forests</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-23-idb-montreal-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21 May 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-05-21-cdd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Marine Biodiversity, Theme for the 2012 International Day for Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-20-idb2012-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communique: Mauritania Becomes 23rd Signatory to the Two New Biodiversity Treaties</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-20-mauritania-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: New Web-Based Implementation Tool to Support Forest Protection and Sustainable Use Launched by the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-20-cpf-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Republic of Korea, the Champion of the Green Growth, Now also a Champion for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-20-idb-sangju-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The South African National Biodiversity Institute the first African partner to join the Convention's Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-20-sanbi-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: UN Biodiversity Chief Becomes Honorary Councillor of World Future Council.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-19-wfc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Gabon Signs the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-18-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, April 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-04-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive secretary, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, 14 and 15 May 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-05-14-wmbd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The International Treaty on Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms Receives Sixteen Signatures.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-12-NKL-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: 21 Parties Have Now Signed the Nagoya Protocol.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-11-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: GEF-CBD Partnering to Implement the Nagoya outcomes in Central America.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-10-panama-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive, on the occasion of the South, Southeast Asia and East Asia Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, 9 May, Xi'an, China</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-05-09-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-09-nbsap-china-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communique: Panama and Peru sign the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-05-panama-peru-kualalumpur-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-05-panama-peru-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 52nd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January-March 2011).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-52-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Biodiversity Awareness Keeps Rising among Consumers and Business.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-05-barometer-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué:  Implementing the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact in North Africa and the Middle East.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-04-beirut-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central America Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance, 4 May 2011, Panama City, Panama.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-05-04-panama-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Joint GEF-CBD Initiative to support implementation of the Nagoya Outcomes in South America.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-05-02-financial-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Morocco Ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-29-morocco-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Sudan Becomes the 11th Country to Sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-27-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Regional Workshop to Support the Preparation of the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources in Africa, 27-29 April 2011, Nairobi.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-04-27-nairobi-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, March 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-03-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Second Standing Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 17 April 2011, Panama City, Panama</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-04-17-panama-sc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the General Debate of 124th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 15-20 April 2011, Panama City, Panama</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-04-15-panama-ga-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD "REDD-plus Benefits: Biodiversity and Livelihoods": Joint publication of CBD Secretariat and GIZ now available in English, French and Spanish.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/forest/publications.shtml</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Presentations and the final report of the Asia-Pacific Workshop on REDD-plus and Biodiversity Safeguards are available online.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=WSCBREDD-APAC-01</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Enhanced GEF-CBD Collaboration in Support of the Nagoya Outcomes in Asia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-12-finance-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: New Support of Over ?5 Million to Safeguard Biodiversity in Caucasus Wilderness Areas.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-12-caucusus-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Convention Secretariat Briefs Parliament of Botswana on the Role Parliamentarians Should Play in Biodiversity Management.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-08-botswana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Rwanda Launches a Revision of Its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-07-rwanda-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Biodiversity Family Stands in Solidarity with the People and Government of the Historic Nagoya Biodiversity Summit: CBD Secretariat steps up to support disaster relief efforts in Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-07-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Momentum Gained for the Early Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-07-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Health Day 2011, 6 April 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-04-05-whd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Translating the Aichi Biodiversity Targets into National Realities: Japan Biodiversity Fund Fully Operational.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-04-04-nbsap-botswana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-04-04-rome-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The European Union Announces ?3.1 Million to Secure Livelihoods in the Colombian Amazon through Forest Conservation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-30-eu-funding-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Joint GEF and CBD Exploration for Financial Solutions to Global Biodiversity Challenges in Eastern Europe.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-28-kiev-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Eastern Europe Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance, 25 March 2011, Kiev, Ukraine.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-25-ukraine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-23-umontreal-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Engaging the Canadian Business Community in Support of the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact. Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat co-hosts Biodiversity Workshop for Quebec-Based Companies.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-22-quebec-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Water Day 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-22-water-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: International Policy Award for Visionary Forest Policies: Sixteen Countries Nominated by Experts.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-21-forest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Global Environment Facility establishes a dedicated Trust Fund for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-18-gef-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Study under the Convention on Biodiversity Identifies Economic Incentives as A Key to Saving Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>htts://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-16-ts56-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, February 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-02-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-Plus, Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, Singapore, 15 - 18 March 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-15-redd-plus-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 14 March 2011, Bali, Indonesia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-14-bali-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Southern Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, 14 March, Kasane, Botswana.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-14-bostwana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of The Ministerial Conference on the occasion of the Fourth Regular Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 11 March 2011, Bali, Indonesia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-11-bali-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: La Convention des Nations Unies sur la diversité bioloqique salue la création du Centre sur la biodiversité de Montréal.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-03-10-montreal-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of  International Women's Day 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-08-iwd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: A New International Treaty to Address Damage that may Result from Living Modified Organisms Opens for Signature.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2001-03-07-nkl-protocol-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 50th-51st edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-December 2010)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-50-51-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day, 3 March 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-03-03-aed-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Rwanda Sixth Country to Sign International Protocol on Genetic Resources.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-28-rwanda-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Mexico Signs Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources:  Megadiverse Country is the Fifth Signatory to the Historic Treaty.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-25-mexico-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Electronic Version of the Publication "The Convention on Biological Diversity Year in Review 2010" Is Now Available.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2010-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Environment Facility Partnering for Advancing the Nagoya Outcomes at the Regional Level.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-22-gef-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Finds Inspiring Commitment and Action for the Environment in Visit to Rwanda.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-21-norton-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, January 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2011/mba-2011-01-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: GEF Approves New Project to Support Early Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-07-gef-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Theme of Future Policy Award 2011: Forest Protection - World Future Council to present awards in New York, September 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-03-wfc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Water Security Depends on Forests and Wetlands.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-02-forest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 2 February 2011.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-02-02-ramsar-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: 	A New Legal Instrument at the Service of Sustainable Development Opens for Signature.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2011/pr-2011-02-02-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 15e École d'été en évaluation environnementale Évaluation de la durabilité du développement urbain et industriel: outils d'analyse de l'empreinte écologique et des impacts sociaux et sanitaires.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/external/annonce-douala-2011-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, December 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-12-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pan-European Meeting on Biodiversity, 27 January 2011, Geneva, Switzerland</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-01-27-geneva-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Regional Workshop Training to Support The Preparation of the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources in the Pacific, 19-21 January 2011, Nadi, Fiji Islands.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-01-19-forest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Announcement: On behalf of the European Commission and in collaboration with EU Member States, STELLA Consulting is organising annual information sessions on preparing LIFE+ project proposals and managing LIFE+ projects. LIFE+ is the Financial Instrument for the Environment of the European Commission. The next Call for Proposals will be launched in February 2011, with up to ?265.36 million available for co-financing projects.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/events/lifeplus2011/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Indian Science Congress, 7 January 2011, Chennai, India.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2011/sp-2011-01-07-india-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Opening for Signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-228-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the International Conference on "Biodiversity Is Life", 29 December 2010, Khaipur, Pakistan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-29-pakistan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the First Indian Biodiversity Congress, 27 December 2010, Thiruvananthapuram, India.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-27-india-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, November 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification: Report of the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-227-unga-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Notification: Report of the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. Sustainable development: report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its eleventh special session.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-225-unga-ipbes-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.birdlife.org/community/2010/12/birdlife-and-the-convention-on-biological-diversity-sign-partnership-agreement/
http://www.birdlife.org/community/2010/12/birdlife-and-the-convention-on-biological-diversity-sign-partnership-agreement/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change, 19-22 December 2010, Kharagpur, India.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-19-india-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: The UN Secretary-General Message to Closing Ceremony for the International Year of Biodiversity, Kanazawa, 18 December 2010. The UNSG Message is also available in Japanese on the Countries Celebrations page www.cbd.int/2010/country/?country=jp</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-18-iyb-unsg-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2010, 16 December 2010, Kanazawa, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-16-kanazawa-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/abs/doc/abs-protocol-un-notification-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: London's world renowned Natural History Museum joins forces with CBD for the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-12-13-consortium-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-10-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Launch of the 2011 Rio Conventions Calendar, 8 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-08-cancun-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Experts at Forest Day 4 meeting in Mexico link biodiversity and climate change agendas</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-12-06-forestday-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Oceans Day at Cancun,  Oceans: essential to life, essential to climate,  at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Cancún, Mexico, 4 December 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-04-oceanday-cancun-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-12-03-sarajevo-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Summary of the Second Global Private Donor Forum, which took place this past October 26th, 2010 at the margins of the tenth Conference of Parties (COP10) in Nagoya, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/cop/cop-10/doc/private-doner-forum-02-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: International Year of Biodiversity Wins the Green Award as Best Global Environmental Campaign.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-12-03-greenaward-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn (ZFMK) are pleased to announce the call for applications of the third UNEP/CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation, sponsored by Lufthansa.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/external/cms-zfmk-thesis-award-2011-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Seminar "Bananas and Bamboo": Biodiversity Management of at Risk Commercially Valuable Crops through Community-Technology Integration, 29-30 November 2010, Kolkata, India.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-29-india-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Arab Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance, 29 November 2010, Cairo.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-29-cairo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Message from Nagoya to Cancun and beyond: A sustainable future is founded on climate-resilient ecosystems and communities.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-29-pavilion-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, September 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-09-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Discours de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de la dejeuner-conférence de la société des relations internationales de Québec, 25 novembre 2010, Québec, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-25-soriq-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the First Latin American Congress (4th of Argentina) for the Conservation of Biodiversity, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 22 - 26 November 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-22-argentian-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Tiger Forum, 22 November 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-22-stpetersburg-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Canadian Taxonomy: Exploring Biodiversity, Creating Opportunity, Report in Focus.</title>
      <link>http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/assessments and publications and news releases/biodiversity/rif_eng_final_web.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Council of Canadian Academies's News Release: Expert Panel on Biodiversity Science Calls for a Bold Vision.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-18-cca-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Development, 17 November 2010, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-17-dominican-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 39th Meeting of the Global Environment Facility Council, 16 November 2010, Washington DC.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-16-gef-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD UNEP Press Release: Jamaica School Children Help Celebrate United Nations International Year of Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-16-unep-jamaica-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for the implementation of the new Strategic Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-12-consortium-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: A Table from the Sea's Edge - Artwork in celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-11-table-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: First Regional Response to the Nagoya Outcomes Will Be Elaborated in the Arab Region.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-08-rm-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification: United Nations Secretary General Welcomes COP10 Outcomes.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-201-cop10-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Missouri Botanical Garden Joins Convention on Biological Diversity Consortium of Scientific Partners - Garden Will Be Central to the Implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-11-05-missouri-botanical-garden-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary On the occasion of the Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, 1 November 2010, The Hague, Netherlands.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-04-hague-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary,on the occasion of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Second Committee, New York, 1 November 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-11-01-un-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 4th International Conference on the Future of Oriental White Storks, 30 October 2010, Toyooka, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-30-toyooka-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: A new era of living in harmony with Nature is born at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-29-cop-10-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Awarded Special Biodiversity Prize.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-29-cop-midori-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: World development cooperation family adopts biodiversity as a major tool for human development and poverty alleviation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-29-development-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Executive Secretary offers CBD support through biodiversiy information to the REDD-plus Partnership, based on results of Nairobi Global Expert Workshop on REDD Biodiversity Benefits.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-26-redd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Globe CBD Parliamentarians Forum, 25 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-25-parliamentarians-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-24-city-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: From commitment to action: over US$ 120 million announced for biodiversity and protected areas.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-24-lifeweb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of Oceans Day, 23 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-23-ocean-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Biodiversity Champions in Southeast Asia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-21-acb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Need to maintain nature's supply of freshwater key concern at the Nagoya Conference Ecosystems Pavilion.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-21-ecosystem-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Joint Press Release: Mobilizing society to support biodiversity: As Countdown 2010 initiative closes, local coordinated actions show way to solving the global biodiversity crisis.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-20-countdown-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Group of 77 and China propose a Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development for adoption at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-19-cop-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 12th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum, 19-21 October 2010, St. Petersburg.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-19-stpetersburg-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening Session of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya, 18 October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-18-cop10-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and land degradation addressed as a single challenge at the Aichi Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-18-pavilion-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Aichi Nagoya Summit on Biodiversity:  a new Biodiversity Strategy for the twenty-first century.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-18-cop-opening-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: World Community Adopts a new UN Treaty on Living Modified Organisms</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-16-nkl-protocol-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the "Inspired by Nature" Forum, 14 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-14-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Protocol on Liability and Redress for Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms born in Nagoya</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-12-nklp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Nagoya, Japan, 11 October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-11-mop5-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: A United Nations Conference on the Safe Use of Modern Biotechnology Opens Tomorrow</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-10-pre-mop-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pre-COP10-MOP5 Citizen Forum - Social Sustainability and Biological Safety Policy Reactions &amp; Public Participation, Nagoya, Japan, 9 October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-09-mop5-citizen-forum-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Wildlife Conservation Society Partners with Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-06-wcs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Winners announced: Young Hands Together for Diversity International Biodiversity Art Competition.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-06-art-contest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Communiqué Conservation community urges United States ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Whatever Happened to Biodiversity?</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-06-ci-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Ministerial Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change, 4 October 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-04-nepal-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China support the adoption of the Multi-Year Plan of Action on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-01-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Registration procedure for Nagoya meetings, from 04 October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop/cop-10/other/cop-10-onsite-registrations-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the High-Level Roundtable on the Importance of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Meeting the Challenge of Enhancing Food Security in the Face of Climate Change and Erosion of Agrobiodiversity, 1 October 2010, Rome, Italy.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-01-rome-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Tenth Meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-30-jlg-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity announced at the United Nations.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-21-midori-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Building bridges for Biodiversity:  Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture pays official visit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-29-ishikawa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Media Advisory: Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to meet in Aichi-Nagoya from 11 to 15 October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-28-mop5-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-08-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-27-lifeweb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/ga10992.doc.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-21-unga-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: One Step Further towards the Adoption of the Aichi Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-21-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-19-columbia-university-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-16-libreville-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-16-thailand-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-15-bern-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: High-level Meeting of the General Assembly as a Contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity , 22 September 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/hlm/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-14-edinburgh-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-14-cordoba-climate-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-13-cordoba-development-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-13-cordoba-iyb-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-12-vancouver-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Symposium for Local and Regional Policy Makers on the Value of Nature for Local Development, Curitiba, 9-10 September 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-09-09-curitiba-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: 	Biodiversity community agrees a common approach to protect life on Earth.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-07-mea-geneva-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Call for urgent action by the Aichi International Youth Conference on Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-07-youth-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification: Resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Nagoya, Japan, 16 October 2010</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-165-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Ministerial forum calls for leadership for a new biodiversity vision for the twenty first century</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-09-03-minister-forum-geneva-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: A Goal for Biodiversity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-31-biodiv-fifawc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-162-gti-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification: COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 Side-events are available on-line</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-161-side-event-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: China expedites finalization of its new biodiversity strategy and action plan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-26-china-nbsap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the High-Level International Forum on the Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation: Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, 25 August 2010, Chengdu, China.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-08-25-chengdu-gbo3-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the High-Level International Forum on the Strategy for Biodviersity Conservation, 25 August 2010, Chengdu, China.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-08-25-chengdu-bd-forum-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: President Lee of the Republic of Korea receives CBD Award for his contribution to biodiversity conservation and green growth</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-24-award-rok-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, July 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-07-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of XXIII IUFRO World Congress, Seoul, Republic of Korea</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué : CNN International Spotlights Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-17-cnn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the 2nd International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions, 16 august 2010, Fortaleza, Brazil</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-08-16-brazil-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification: To Minimize Waste During MOP5 and COP10, Complete Sets of Pre-Session Documents Upon Request Only</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-156-cop10-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Discours de m. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion de la conférence à l'école d'été de l'institut du nouveau monde, 12 août 2010, Montréal, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-08-12-montreal-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the International Youth Day, 12 August 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-08-12-youth-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: 500 Tunisian Schools to Join the Green Wave for Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-09-greenwave-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-08-06-somalia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-08-09-indigenous-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2010).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-49-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Iraq Submits First National Report to SCBD</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-27-iraq-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Engaging children and youth on biodiversity at the Farnborough International Airshow.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-23-farnborough-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Ministerial Symposium on Natural Resources And Environment: "Many Species, One Planet, One Future", 21 July 2010, Nonthaburi, Thailand.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-07-21-thailand-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News:  Enhanced Inter-Agency Partnership for Post-Nagoya Biodiversity Challenges.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-19-undp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-07-18-mandeladay-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Governments Make Major Advances on Global Agreement on Planet's Genetic Resources.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-16-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-14-gisele-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, June 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-06-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Beauty and Variety of Life on Earth Captured in Postage Stamps.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-12-stamps-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Governments Meet to Finalize a Legal Instrument on Genetic Resources for Development.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-09-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Edward Norton.</title>
      <link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwbnElGXg2I</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Secretary-General Designates Edward Norton as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-08-iyb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: President-Elect of the Sixty-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly Visits the Secretariat.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-07-07-ungap-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Pan-European Conference on Biodiversity and the Millennium Development Goals, 7 July 2010, Gabala, Azerbaijan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-07-07-azerbaijan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the European Youth Perspective Conference on Biodiversity, 2 July 2010, Geel, Belgium.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-07-02-belgium-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-06-30-rcen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-06-30-g8-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second World Cities Summit 2010, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 30 June 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-30-singapore-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-21-malaysia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity by the Kingdom of Cambodia, Banteay Kdei Temple, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, 20 June 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-20-cambodia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Logo of the Aichi Nagoya Biodiversity Summit in the Sky.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-06-17-logo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-17-combat-desertification-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-15-germany-business-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-15-germany-press-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-05-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 4th Global Botanic Garden Congress, 14 June 2010, Dublin, Ireland.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-14-ireland-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-06-11-tunisia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-06-11-icbdc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Alliance for Zero Extinction and the Convention on Biological Diversity Join Forces.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-06-11-zero-extinction-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-10-quebec-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Oceans Day "Our oceans: opportunities and challenges", 8 June 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-08-ocean-day-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Discours de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, « maintenir la diversite de la vie sur terre: un objectif des Nations unies », à l'occasion de la conférence organisée par l'association canadienne pour les Nations unies, 7 juin 2010, Montréal, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-07-montreal-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-07-korea-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-06-03-rwanda-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-cbd-unfccc-sbstta32-gabrielle-obermayr-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-27-CAFF-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-26-gbo3-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-26-airlines-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-25-lifeweb-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-24-wgri3-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-24-idb-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-22-tunis-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-21-algiers-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-21-idb-web-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-20-korea-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.intdoc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-20-nairobi-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-201-05-20-jean-lemire-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-19-spain-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.inthttp//www.aeon.info/en/pressroom/imgsrc/100511R.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-22-idb-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-18-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-17-london-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-14-pc-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-05-11-pa-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-10-sbstta-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-05-10-gbo3-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-30-newyork-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-29-panama-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-23-USherbrooke-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-23-tunisia-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-bur-2010/cop-bur-2010-03-21-minutes-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-22-imed-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-22-dehradun-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-20-bolivia-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-20-ottawa-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-19-UNPFII-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-04-16-unga-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-15-unga-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-12-newyork-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-04-12-bahrain-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/events/lifeplus2010/</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-04-07-health-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/sbstta/sbstta-14/doc/sbstta-14-expert-meeting-preparation-report-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-28-abs9-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-25-costarica-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-24-rio-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-22-abs9-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5), Rome, 22-26 March 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-22-rome-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-22-water-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-21-canada-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-19-japan-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-18-abs9-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-17-airbus-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-17-germany-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-16-lifeweb-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-15-japan-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2010/mba-2010-02-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-15-cites-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-12-tourism-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-10-discovery-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-10-washington-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-10-italy-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-09-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2010/ntf-2010-047-cop10-cepa-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-08-women-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-08-windhoek-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/forest/doc/Announcement-Quito-Conference-14-17-July-2010-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-04-tk-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/iyb-report-2010-02-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-03-tanzania-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-02-itto-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-03-02-unic-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-01-misia-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-03-01-misia-un-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-27-tokyo-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-25-bali-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-22-congo-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-22-bali-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-02-17-ci-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Discours par M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion du lancement du Centre de la science de la biodiversité du Québec (CSBQ), 15 février 2010, Montréal, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-15-montreal-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-15-auckland-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-02-12-iyb-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-10-iyb-unsg-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-09-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/iyb-report-2010-01-02-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-02-08-mealy-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-06-japan-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-04-corim-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-04-corim-presentation-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-02-02-norway-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/cbd-socioeco-brochure-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-02-01-ethnobotany-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-01-trondheim-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-01-marine-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-02-01-ts44-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-29-biosafety-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-02-02-wetlands-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-29-paris-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-47-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-26-madrid-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-25-unesco-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-01-22-unesco-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-01-22-aichi-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-21-unesco-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-20-natureparif-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-20-paris-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-20-geneva-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-20-ecuador-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-20-dakar-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-18-london-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the Aichi-Nagoya Celebration Event of the Opening of the International Year of Biodiversity held on 16 January 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-16-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-15-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-14-london-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-01-12-germany-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-12-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.bmu.de/mediathek/fotogalerien/aktionen_und_veranstaltungen/doc/45511.php</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-08-curitiba-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-01-08-curitiba-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Resolution 64/203  on Convention on Biological Diversity adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/un/un-cbd-resolution-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-01-06-curitiba-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-12-19-forest-en.doc</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-12-18-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: TEEB Appoints the Executive Secretary to its Advisory Board.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-15-teeb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: United Nations Forum on Forests and Convention on Biological Diversity Enter into Partnership.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-15-mou-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-14-mou-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Ocean Acidification from CO2 Emissions Causes Substantial Irreversible Damage to Ocean Ecosystems.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-14-marine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Global Partnership Established on Business and Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-10-business-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mountain Day 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-12-10-mountain-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/climate/doc/cbd-statement-bsta-item3-copenhagen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement to UNFCCC SBSTA 31: Agenda Item 5 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries: Approaches to Stimulate Action.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/climate/doc/cbd-statement-bsta-item5-copenhagen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, November 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Presentation/Launching of the International Year of Biodiversity in Argentina, 9 December 2009, Ushuaia, Argentina.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-12-09-iyb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Young Talent Recognised in Global Photography Competition.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-07-national-geographic-winner-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the McGill University Environmental Symposium, 7 December 2009, Montreal, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-12-07-mcgill-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Jakarta Charter on Business and Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/business/jakarta-charter-busissness-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Welcome Note by the CBD Secretariat for the Asian Regional Consultations in Support of the Finalization of the International Regime on Access &amp; Benefit-sharing, 4-6 December 2009, Siem Reap, Cambodia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-12-04-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Understanding Forest Ecosystems is Key for Successful Climate-Change Mitigation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-02-forest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species and the launch of the UK partnership supporting Biodiversity is Life - the International Year of Biodiversity 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-12-01-uk-iyb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge Conference, 30 November 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-30-business-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Natural History Museum (United Kingdom) launches its official International Year of Biodiversity website: www.biodiversityislife.net</title>
      <description>http://www.biodiversityislife.net/</description>
      <link>http://www.biodiversityislife.net/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Engaging Business in the Battle for Life on Earth.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-27-business-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: A draft synthesis of the third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) has been released for peer review.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/gbo3review</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Special East Partnership Council Meeting: East Asian Seas Congress 2009, Manila, Philippines, 25 November 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-25-marine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Launch of the UK Partnership Supporting Biodiversity is Life - the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, London, 25 November 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-25-iyb-uk-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern convention), Bern, 23-26 November 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-23-bern-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Enhancing Preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-19-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Issue Management Group (IMG) on 2010 biodiversity targets and beyond, established under the Environmental Management Group (EMG) of the United Nations is preparing a UN system wide report that may help inform the formulation of future biodiversity targets by Governments.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/external/emg/emg-biodiv-un-draft-outline-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Expert Workshop on Scientific and Technical Aspects relevant to Environmental Impact Assessment in Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, Manila, 18-20 November 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-18-marine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-17-francophonie-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Major Advances toward the Nagoya International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-16-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Closing Session of the Eighth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Montreal, 15 November 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-15-abs-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Website launched in Montreal.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-10-iyb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-10-rcen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-10-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-09-aniec2010-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-09-gef-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-09-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-11-08-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-06-wg8j-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-03-unga-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-11-02-wg8j-06-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: India Offers to Host the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-31-cop11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities in Protecting Life on Earth.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-30-wg8j-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The Group of 77 Initiates the Preparation of a Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-29-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First Meeting of the Steering Committee for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity, Montreal, 29 October 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-29-ssc-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Notification: Expert consultation on the revision and updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention, 18 - 20 January 2010, London, the United Kingdom.</title>
      <link>http://webdb/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-145-sp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Notification: Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-144-kobe-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: New CBD publication on forests and climate change: Technical Series No. 43, "Forest Resilience, Biodiversity, and Climate Change", a synthesis report based on over 400 scientific articles about forest stability, health, and biodiversity, strongly supports the conclusion that forest resilience depends on biodiversity, at multiple scales.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-26-ts43-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-143-trondheim-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-21-bushmeat-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-21-asean-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-20-toronto-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-16-kobe-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-16-somalia-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2009 - Children and Families Speak out against Poverty.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-17-poverty-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-16-maritimeday-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-16-worldfoodday-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009, 15 October 2009, Kobe, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-15-kobe-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: COP 10 and 2010 IYB Logos Launched in Tokyo</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-13-iybcop10-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, 13 October 2009, Brussels, Belgium.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-13-countdown2010-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2009)</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/quarterly/qr-46-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-11-japan-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-11-japan-cbd-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-10-iucn-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Seminar "The Andalusí Experience: A Model for the Conservation of Biodiversity", 7 October 2009, Granada, Spain.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-07-spain-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: New publication to help better understand the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Secretariat is pleased to announce the production of a new short brochure that describes the purpose and function of the Protocol in a simple language in each of the six official languages of the United Nations.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/programmes/outreach/awareness/publications.shtml?grp=cpb</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-06-pa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-05-iyb-fr.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-09-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-05-ipbes-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Habitat Day, 5 October 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-05-habitantday-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-10-02-iyb-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Canadian Launch of the Celebration for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-10-02-iyb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-122-ipbes-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Announcement of the International University of Andalusia (Spain): The  9th Master's Degree in Management, Access and Conservation of Species in Trade: The International Framework (April-June 2010).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/cooperation/training/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Expert Workshop on Scientific and Technical Guidance on the Use of Biogeographic Classification Systems and Identification of Marine Areas in Need of Protection beyond National Jurisdiction, Ottawa, 29 September - 2 October 2009.</title>
      <link>https://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-29-marine-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of at the Ministerial Round Table of the Ninth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, 28 September 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-28-unccd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: G-77 Ministers Pay Special Tribute to CBD Secretariat's Leading Role in South-South Cooperation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-09-25-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Intergovernmental Conference on Biodiversity in Europe, 22 September 2009, Liège, Belgium.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-22-belgium-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Brainstorming session on Business and Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-09-16-business-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, August 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-08-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: International Year of Biodiversity Logo unveiled in Strömstad, Sweden.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-09-14-iyb-logo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Workshop on the Future of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, 14 September 2009, Jeju Island, South Korea.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-14-southkorean-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Biodiversity and Climate Change: A CBD Contribution to the Copenhagen Climate Agreement.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-09-11-cc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2009 Europarc Conference, 10 September 2009, Strömstad, Sweden.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-10-sweden-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference: Visions for Biodiversity beyond 2010: People, Ecosytem Services and the Climate Crisis, 8 September 2009, Strömstad, Sweden.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-08-sweden-hl-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Joint Communiqué: United Nations World Tourism Organization and the Secretariat of the Convention sign Memorandum of Cooperation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-09-04-unwto-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement By Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third World Climate Conference, 4 September 2009, Geneva.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-04-wwc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Address by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion "the Biodiversity Debate: Engaging and Educating Children on Biodiversity as the Future Guardians of our Planet", held on 3 September 2009 at the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-09-03-uk-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Summary results and conclusions of the Airbus-commissioned survey referred to in the address of the Executive Secretary delivered at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 3 September 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/groups/youth/greenwave/greenwave-research-results-summary-2009-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: CBD Secretariat and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre strengthen links for the preparation of the 2010 Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-09-03-wcmc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion du lancement du Plan de Foresterie Urbaine de Saint-Laurent</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-08-31-st-laurent-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the launch of the 4th National Report of Mexico</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-08-25-mexico-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Latest version of the Implementation plan for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) now available</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/iyb-implementation-plan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Iraq becomes the 192nd Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-08-13-iraq-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, July 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-07-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-08-12-youth-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: An important regional initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) will highlight the critical role of biodiversity and ecosystems in economic development, and inform and engage decision makers in Latin America and the Caribbean on the need to maintain, and invest in, biodiversity and ecosystem services</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/incentives/doc/letter-undp-cbd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: A draft of the updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) 2011-2020, prepared by the Liaison Group on the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in its third meeting held from 26 to 28 May 2009 in Dublin, Ireland, is now available for peer review until 1 October 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/gspc/gspcreview/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Executive Secretary of the CBD invites you to  participate in the peer review of the draft report of scientific synthesis on ocean acidification and its impacts on marine biodiversity and habitats. Please submit your comments and suggestions on the draft report to the CBD Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int) at your earliest convenience, but no later than 15 September 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-092-marine-peerreview-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The first draft of Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 is now available for peer review until 1 October 2009. Reviewers encountering difficulty in accessing the document can request that an electronic copy be sent to them directly by sending an email to GBO3@cbd.int.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/gbo3review</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed djoghlaf, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-08-09-indigenous-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, sur le thème de l'environnement, la paix et la sécurité mondiale, Alger, Algérie, Juillet, 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-07-alger-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Inviting Parties, other Governments, other relevant organizations, and indigenous and local communities, to the peer review of the draft report of scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean fertilization on marine biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-082-marine-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Diversity for Life - Planning Workshop, 17 July 2009, Bellagio, Italy.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-07-17-life-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Life Institute Launching Event, 17 July 2009, Curitiba, Brazil.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-07-17-life-institute-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: South-South-Exchange Meeting on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-07-16-forest-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Enhancing Montreal support to the activities of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-07-13-tourisme-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-07-10-g8-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Visit of the representative of the incoming President of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit</title>
      <description>The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity had the privilege to welcome on 9-10 July 2010 Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno, Director of the Global Environment Division of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</description>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-07-10-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: "Carta di Siracusa" on Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/g8/g8-declaration-siracusa-carta-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Peer review of the draft "Guide to integrating protected areas within wider landscapes, seascapes and sectoral plans and strategies" is now open.  The guide provides practical approaches, case studies, and examples of integrating protected areas into wider land and seascapes.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-072-pa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, June 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-06-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity, 4 July 2009, Ottawa, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-07-04-youth-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-29-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-27-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Convention on Biological Diversity Supports Green Economy Initiative</title>
      <description>Montreal, 26 June 2009 -  More than 21 United Nations agencies, including the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, have backed the call for a world-wide transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient Green Economy able to deliver multiple economic, social and environmental opportunities in the 21st century, including halting  the degradation of multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services and the underlying biodiversity.</description>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-06-26-green-economy-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: The GEF Joins Forces with the Convention for the Celebration of the United Nations International Year on Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-06-25-gef-iyb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.thegef.org/interior_right.aspx?id=26074</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-17-wdcd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/hls-cop/berlin-delcaration-private-donor-2009-06-03-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-12-rcen-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-12-unf-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Updating or Revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2009/ntf-2009-064-sp-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-05-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2009</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-08-wod-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-05-wed-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the UN Secretary-General on the Launch of the Airbus-National Geographic Partnership for "The Green Wave", June 2009</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-05-unsg-airbus-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Biodiversity - Time to See the Bigger Picture! A New Outreach Initiative Launches 5 June 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-06-05-greenwave-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Global Private Donor Forum on Biodiversity established in Berlin.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-06-03-berlin-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First Global Private Donor Forum on Biodiversity, Berlin, 3 June 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-03-donor-forum-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement delivered on behalf of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Thirtieth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under Agenda Item 10: Cooperation with Other Relevant International Organizations, Bonn, 2 June 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-02-unfccc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-Related Conventions</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/blg/blg-07/official/blg-07-02-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement delivered on behalf of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Thirtieth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under Agenda Item 3: Nairobi Work Programme on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change, Bonn, 1 June 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-06-01-unfccc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Executive Secretary discusses Preparations for the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties with all Japanese Stakeholders.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-05-26-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD 	Press Release: Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-05-22-idb-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2009 International Day for Biological Diversity, Tokyo, 22 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-22-idb-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The World celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/idb/2009</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: The Green Wave for Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-05-22-greenwave-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Timely Submission of National Reports Key to the Success of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit and the High-Level Meeting during the Sixty-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-05-21-nr-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation concludes in Montreal.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-05-19-development-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Visit to the Secretariat by Norwegian Delegation.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-05-15-norway-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Closing Session of the Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation, Montreal, 15 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-15-development-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, Montreal, 15 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-15-countdown2010-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the ninth Meeting of Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions, New York City, 14 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-14-jlg9-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary at the Opening Session of the Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation, Montreal, 13 May 2009</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-13-dev-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Interactive Dialogue with Heads of Agencies at the Ministerial Segment of the Seventeenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, New York City, 13 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-13-csd17-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-12-ilc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day 2009: "Barriers to Migration", 9 - 10 May 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-08-bird-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, April 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-04-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Eighth Meeting of the Bern Convention Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species, 5-7 May 2009, Brijuni, Croatia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-05-05-bern-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the DPI Briefing for the Community of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) on Biodiversity - The Basis for Human Well-Being: Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010, United Nations Headquarters - New York, 30 April 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-04-30-dpi-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Communiqué: Biodiversity elevated to the Top of the G8 environmental Dialogue.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-04-23-g8-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting Opening Working Session on Biodiversity, 23 April 2009, Syracuse, Italy.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-04-23-g8-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Syracuse Charter on Biodiversity and Chair's Summary - G8 Environment Ministerial Meeting, Castello Maniace, Siracusa, 22-24 April, 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/g8/g8-2009-04-23-chair-summary-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Eighth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests - Panel Discussion on "Forests in a Changing Environment", 21 April 2009, UN Headquarters, New York City.</title>
      <link>https://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-04-21-unff-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Second Meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change, Helsinki, 18-22 April, 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-04-18-bdcc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secretaire executif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à la série de conférences: Intégrer la biodiversité dans les stratégies d'entreprise, Montréal, Québec, 9 Avril, 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-04-09-business-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, March 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-03-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the 
Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Seventh Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on 
Access and Benefit-Sharing, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 2 April 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-04-02-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Building a Global Partnership on Access and Benefit-sharing</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-04-01-abs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The President  of the  Conference of the Parties and Executive Secretary Congratulate Countries that Have Submitted on Time Their Fourth National Reports and Urge all Parties to Meet Their Reporting Obligations Under the Convention</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-04-01-4nr-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Fourth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measurese, Rome, 30 March - 3 April 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-03-30-cpm-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Director of the Biodiversity and Policy Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, visits the Secretariat.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-03-27-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-03-20-water-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Press Release - High-level Working Group on the Future of a Global Policy for Biodiversity and Ecosystems.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/help/error-404.shtml?invalidurl=http://www..cbd.int/doc/press/2009/pr-2009-03-18-germany-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Discours du Secretaire executif, M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, à l'occasion de la dixieme Conference Alpine, Evian, France, 12 Mars, 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-03-12-france-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-03-08-women-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Plant Conservation Report, developed in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation and other relevant organizations and stakeholders, is now available.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/plant-conservation-report-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press Release: Governments and Organizations involved in Biosafety Capacity-Building Projects convene in Costa Rica.</title>
      <link>https://www.cbd.int/press-releases/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, February 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-02-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the UNEP Informal Strategic Consultation on Sustainability beyond 2010: Perspectives from Experiences, Nairobi, 15 February 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-02-15-unep-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Exeutive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening of the Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index, Singapore 10-12 February 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-02-10-cbi-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Welcoming Remarks by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Opening of the Pacific Islands Subregional Workshop on Protected Areas, Nadi, Fiji, 9-12 February 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-02-09-pa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the
Meeting of Steering Committee Global Form on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, Washington DC, USA, 5 - 6 February 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-02-05-gf-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, January 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2009/mba-2009-01-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Opening Remarks on behalf of the Executive Secretary at the Regional Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific on National Biodiversity Strategies, Biodiversity Mainstreaming and the Integration of Climate Change, 2 February 2009, Nadi, Fiji.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-02-02-nbsap-cc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 02 February 2009.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2009/sp-2009-02-02-wetland-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-11-12-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Report on activities of the Secretariat on the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety now available.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/reports/cbd-report-2008-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-12-19-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Resolution on "Sustainable Development: Convention on Biological Diversity", adopted on 19 December 2008 by the Sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly under Agenda item 49 (f).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/external/ga/ga-2008-12-19-cbd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Disaster Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 5th Annual United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation and the Launch of the Global South-South Development Expo organized by the United Nation Development Programme, New York, 17 December 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-12-17-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Visit to the Secretariat of a Delegation from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-12-17-ishikawa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Report of the Expert Meeting for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/ssc/emssc-01/official/emssc-01-03-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The CBD Secretariat is launching a quarterly e-Newsletter on the Ecosystem Approach, in order to facilitate sharing of information on the application of the ecosystem approach and promote the use and voluntary update of the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/ecosystem/ea-newsletters/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: A new website for the Life Web is unveiled. With the support of the Government of Germany and pending the development of the permanent website for the Life Web initiative, information on the Life Web can be accessed in the interim on this new web site hosted by CBD.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/lifeweb/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Food Security in Mountains, Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of International Mountain Day, 11 December 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-12-11-mountain-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 9th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment organized by the National Council for Science and Environment on the theme of Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, Washington, D.C., 9 December 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-12-09-ncse-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: CBD provides free tool to identify win-win areas for REDD and biodiversity. The Bali Action plan under the United Nations FCCC encourages efforts to reduce emissions from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), while aiming for synergies with the implementation of the (CBD). The national gap analyses under CBD PoWPA are important tools for maximizing this kind of synergy.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/programmes/cro-cut/pa/pa-redd-2008-12-01-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Biosafety: The second round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management extended to 19 December 2008.</title>
      <link>http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/discussiongroups_ra.shtml</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-12-01-parana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: On Monday, 1 December 2008, Robert Watson, Co-Chair of the first meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change convened under the Convention on Biological Diversity and former Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will present the draft findings of the first meeting of the AHTEG to the scientific advisory body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cc/ahteg-bdcc-01/other/ahteg-bdcc-01-findings-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, Strasbourg, France, 24 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-24-bern-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Discours de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secretaire executif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de la Journee biodiversite &amp; entreprises de l'European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, Paris, France, le 18 novembre 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-18-paris-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change, London, United Kingdom , 17 - 21 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-17-bdcc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference on
"Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Enhanced Ecosystem Services: Responding to the Challenges of Global Change", Kathmandu, Nepal, 16-18 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-16-icimod-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: "The United States and the Convention on Biological Diversity": Statement Delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention, at George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., on 12 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-12-washington-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on "Climate Change, REDD and Biodiversity" on the occasion of the International Expert Meeting on Potential Impacts of "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation" on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-12-redd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Washington D.C., 11 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-11-gef-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD 	Biosafety: The first round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management extended to 30 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/discussiongroups_ra.shtml</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 10-12 November 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-10-ipbes-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-10-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Expert Meeting on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development, Montreal, 6 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-11-06-ssc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD 	Biosafety: Online conference on capacity-building extended to 28 November 2008.</title>
      <link>http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/forum_cb.shtml</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from COP 9 President: Bringing Science to Politics: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-pres-msg-08-11-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Déclaration du Secrétaire exécutif, M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion du 6ième Forum Mondial du Développement Durable, Brazzaville, Congo, 27-31 octobre, 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-31-congo-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, to the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Changwon, Republic of Korea, 28 October - 4 November 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-28-ramsar-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Second Committee at the Sixty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, 27 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-27-unga-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Human Rights and Dignity of People Living in Poverty, Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-17-poverty-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The CBD Secretariat is launching an e-Newsletter on "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)" today, to inform CBD National Focal Points and other interested recipients about the biodiversity aspects of this important issue.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/forest/redd/newsletters/default.shtml</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Food Day, 16 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-15-food-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: "Sustainable Development: Which way next", Statement by Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Global Indian Diaspora Conference towards a Dynamic Indian Diaspora, Singapore, 9-11 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-09-singapour-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: "Meeting the 2010 biodiversity target: A contribution to poverty alleviation and the benefit of life on Earth", Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the IUCN World Conservation Forum, Barcelona, 8 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-08-iucn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, September 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-09-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the High Level Roundtable on Local and Regional Authorities, IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, 7 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-07-iucn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Intervention du Secrétaire exécutif M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion de la Soirée francophone de l'Organisation internationale de la francophonieau Congrès mondial de la nature, 6 octobre 2008, Barcelone, Espagne.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-06-oif-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Launch of an Enhanced Strategic Partnership to Benefit Life on Earth - Joint Efforts of UN Convention on Biological Diversity and The Nature Conservancy to Help Governments Implement Global Conservation Treaty, Increase Protected Areas</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-10-06-tnc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, 6 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-06-iucn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day 06 October 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-10-06-habitat-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The province of Santa Elena, Ecuador, proclaims "A Provincial Day for Protected Areas"</title>
      <description>Montreal, 26 September 2008 - The province of Santa Elena, the newest province in Ecuador, emerged as the first jurisdiction in the world to proclaim a provincial day for protected areas, the Prefecta of the province, Ms. Ana Triviño Cisneros, has announced. To be celebrated annually on 23 September, the Day celebrates the designation of a new marine protected area off Ecuador's coast aimed at conserving about 47,000 hectares of some of the world's most spectacular biodiversity.</description>
      <link>https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-09-26-ec-pa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Ecuador designates New Marine Protected Area.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-09-23-ecuador-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Asia and Pacific leads in preparing for 2010 Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-09-16-eco-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, August 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-08-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary at the first national meeting of the Satoyama Satoumi Sub-Global Assessment Inter-Cluster Meeting, Ishikawa, 16 September 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-16-ishikawa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on "Biodiversity challenges and responses: Towards the Nagoya Summit on Biodiversity" at the Sixteenth Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific, 14 September 2008, Nagoya, Japan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-14-nagoya-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on "Biological Diversity, Well-being and Sustainable Society" at the Sixth International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2008, 12 September 2008, Tokyo, Japan</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-12-tokyo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-11-cp-unsg-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Nomination of Experts for the Ad hoc Technical Expert group on Biodiversity and Climate Change.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2008/ntf-2008-114-cc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: International Treaty on Biosafety marks its Fifth Anniversary.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-09-08-bpn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Literacy Day, 08 September 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-08-literacy-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Intervention du Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf lors du Cycles de Conférences 2008 « Relever le défi de la Biodiversité » organisés par l'Institut de Formation de l'Environnement et le Ministère français de l'Écologie, de l'Énergie, du Développement durable et de l'Aménagement du territoire.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-09-05-paris-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: UNESCO Director-General meets with the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/unesco-flash-108-2008-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: In response to decision IX/16 requesting the Executive Secretary to summarize information found within existing documents on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity relevant for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries for transmission to the third session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action, the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has made this submission available.</title>
      <link>http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2008/smsn/igo/011.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: COP 9 Presidency pays Working Visit to the UNCBD Secretariat.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-08-15-cop9-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, July 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-07-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-08-12-youth-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-08-08-indigenous-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: State of Parana delivers on its Commitment to offset Carbon Emissions of the Operations of the CBD Secretariat.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-08-01-treeplanting-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Innovative Green Wave/Airbus Partnership Takes Flight.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-07-16-greenwave-cbd-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message of the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Protected Areas in the Amazon, 14-16 July 2008, Amacayacú National Park, Colombia.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-07-14-pa-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf,  Secrétaire exécutif, à l'occasion de la Conférence de haut niveau sur 
« L'Union Européenne et l'Outre-Mer : Stratégies face au changement climatique et à la perte de biodiversité » St Denis de La Réunion, 11 juillet 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-07-11-eu-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: European Community Members and Their Overseas Entities meet to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-07-11-eu-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit - A Historic Contribution to Biodiversity.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-07-09-g8-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-06-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food, Energy and Industry, Sapporo, Japan, 2-5 July 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-07-02-sapporo-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Annual Ministerial Review of the High-level Segment of the 2008 Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council, United Nations, New York, 1 July 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-07-01-ecosoc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its Ninth Meeting (advance version-subject to final clearance).</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/decisions/cop9/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message du Secrétaire exécutif Ahmed Djoghalf à l'occasion de la
Conférence sur l'agriculture maghrébine: défis et perspectives
Du 30 juin au 2 juillet 2008, Fès, Maroc.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-30-agriculture-fr.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Towards a Strategic Partnership with Civil Aviation for Protecting Life on Earth.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-06-30-airbus-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Outcomes Report of the Business &amp; Biodiversity Conference, 11 June 2008, Montreal, Canada</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/business/bus-rep-2008-06-19-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Engaging Cities of the World in the Battle for Life on Earth.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-06-25-wcs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the World Cities Summit, Singapore, 23-25 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-24-wcs-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Strategic Partnership with ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity to protect 20 per cent of the Biodiversity of Planet Earth.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-06-21-asean-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-20-refugee-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Japan launches the preparation of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit to be held in Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya city in October 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-06-17-japan-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Mr. Ahmed djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification: Combating Land Degradation for Sustainable Agriculture.</title>
      <link>https://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-17-desertification-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Investing in the Future - Business for Biodiversity and Sustainability.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-06-16-business-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Model Forest Network Global Forum - 16-21 June 2008 - Alberta, Canada.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-16-imfn-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the G8 Dialogue Series convened by the Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University (UNU-IAS): "Climate Change and Biodiversity or the Unprecedented Planetary Environmental Challenge Facing Mankind", Tokyo, 16 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-16-ias-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-11-bbcs-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twelfth Regular Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Johannesburg, South Africa, 7-12 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-11-amcen-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, May 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/mba/2008/mba-2008-05-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement on behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 24th Session of the North American Forestry Commission (NAFC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 9-12 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-09-nafc-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Sustaining the Blue Planet:  Our Ocean Our Future - Message of Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Ocean Day, 8 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-08-ocean-en.pdf</link>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-06-06-wed-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the participants of the 38th biennial World Farmers' Congress in Warsaw, Poland, Friday 6 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-06-wfc-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, for the UN Treaty Event: Seminar/Panel Discussion, 4 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-04-arctic-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy FAO, Rome, 3 June 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-06-03-fao-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: A new Universal Global Alliance for Biodiversity Protection established in Bonn.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-30-cop9-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the closing session of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn, 30 May 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-30-cop9-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Closure of the High Level Segment of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-30-hls-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Parliamentarians Issue Declaration in Support of Biodiversity Action at Bonn Conference.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-28-parliamentarian-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: World Leaders Redouble Their Commitment to Fulfil the Commitment of Heads of State and Government to Substantially Reduce the Rate of Loss of Biodiversity by 2010.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-28-hls-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: 3 Heads of State, 87 Ministers to Open Biodiversity High Level Conference.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-27-hlc-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Biodiversity Convention Secretariat Signs Historic Agreement with Brazilian State of Paraná to Offset Emissions.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-27-parana-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Statement from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 2008 CIC Markhor Award Ceremony for Outstanding Conservation Performance, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-27-markhor-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Biodiversity added to the agenda of Hokkaido Toyako G8 Summit. G8 Environmental Ministers issue the "Kobe Call for Action for Biodiversity".</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-26-g8-kobe-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, to the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, Kobe, Japan, 24-26 May 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-26-g8-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-26-cities-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The "Green Wave" launched at the UN Bonn Biodiversity Summit.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-0522-greenwave-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: UN Biodiversity Convention Secretariat teams up with Europe's Bern Convention to stop the lost of biodiversity in Europe.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-22-bern-rev1-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD Press release: Biodiversity needed to feed the world, the International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-22-ibd-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Press release: Germany and the United Nations Biodiversity Secretariat announce a "Green COP".</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-22-greening-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf to the participants of the Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology "Urban Biodiversity &amp; Design - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and Cities" Erfurt, Germany 21-24 May 2008.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-21-urban-es-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CBD News: The Executive Secretary of the Convention, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, is pleased to invite you to the second CBD Linnaeus Lectures series highlighting major issues related to biological diversity - and our collective efforts to protect it worldwide. Speakers: Klaus Töpfer (Former Executive Director of UNEP) &amp; Jeffrey Sachs (Director of the Earth Institute). Date: 23 May 2008</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop/cop-09/media/conf-linnaeus-2008-05-23-cop-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-19-cop-en.pdf</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-19-cop-es-en.pdf</link>
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      <title>CBD Communiqé: Training Workshop for Government Officials in the Use of the Biosafety Clearing-House Successfully Concluded.</title>
      <link>http://www.cbd.int//doc/press/2008/pr-2008-05-11-bch-en.pdf</link>
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