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11 December 2019

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of International Mountain Day

The nature that surrounds us, sustains us. Ensuring that it can continue to do so for future generations is a trust bestowed on us all.

11 December 2019
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of International Mountain Day

The nature that surrounds us, sustains us. Ensuring that it can continue to do so for future generations is a trust bestowed on us all. Read More
15 September 2023
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Side-event: How to Leverage World Heritage to Meet the Biodiversity Challenge of the Decade, Friday, 15 September 2023

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11 September 2023
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 September 2023

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18 September 2023
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Forests for our Future, a High-Level Event of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), on the occasion of the 2023 SDG Summit, 18 September 2023

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13 September 2023
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the City of Montreal Press Conference: Expansion of Mount Royal Park, 13 September 2023

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7 September 2023
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 7 September 2023

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Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Media Headlines

3 March 2023, Sustainable Brands

Linked Climate Variability Between Distant Regions Highlights Interconnectivity of Global Climate Change
4 August 2022, Guardian (UK)

Overconsumption by the rich must be tackled, says acting UN biodiversity chief
4 August 2022, CBC (Canada)

Where did these holes in the ocean floor come from? 'Nobody knows,' says scientist
4 August 2022, Eco-Business

United States announces partnership to reduce ocean plastic pollution in Indonesia
4 August 2022, EurekAlert

Researchers use artificial intelligence to create a treasure map of undiscovered ant species
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Decisions & Recommendations

19 December 2022, Montreal
COP-15 Decisions
19 December 2022, Montreal
NP-MOP-04 Decisions
19 December 2022, Montreal
CP-MOP-10 Decisions
29 March 2022, Geneva
SBSTTA-24 Recommendations
29 March 2022, Geneva
SBI-03 Recommendations
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Upcoming Meetings

25–29 September 2023, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Resource Mobilization
26 September 2023, Online
Information session on the resumed second part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
3–6 October 2023, Montreal, Canada
Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
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Notifications

22 September 2023
Update: Composition of the Advisory...
20 September 2023
Online forum of the Network of Laboratories...
20 September 2023
Submission of information related to...
14 September 2023
Resumed second part of the Fifteenth...
14 September 2023
New deadline: Invitation to participate...
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