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Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 17th Meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia, 11 to 15 September 2006

The Pacific region and its islands are faced with a responsibility beyond their usual means. You are the guardians of the world’s largest ocean and its critical living resources, yet the means at your disposal and the geographical circumstances of the region make it especially challenging to bea ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Second Intergovermental Review Meeting of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA), Beijing, 16-20 October 2006

It is a great pleasure and honour to address the Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA).

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

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

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the 7th INFO/RAC NFPs Meeting of Barcelona Convention, Palermo, Italy, 5-7 June 2007

It is a great pleasure and honor to deliver a statement at the INFO/RAC Session of the Joint National Focal Points Meeting for the Mediterranean Action Plan.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf , Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Expert Workshop on Ecological Criteria and Biogeographic Classification Systems for Marine Areas in Need of Protection, Azores, Portugal, 2-4 October 2007

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Workshop on Small Sea Changes: Big Business Impacts, at the City Conference Centre, London, 31 October 2007

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the World Ocean Week in Xiamen, Xiamen, P.R. China, 2-6 November 2007

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

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

Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2009

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

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of The 2009 World Maritime Day Parallel Event, New York City, 16 October 2009

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

Statement by dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Special East Partnership Council Meeting: East Asian Seas Congress 2009, Manila, Philippines, 25 November 2009

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the XVI Consultative Group Meeting and the XVI General Authority Meeting of the Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific, 20 January 2010, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Statement on Behalf of Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, New York, 1 February 2010

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Conference, 17 March 2010, Sylt, Germany

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands: Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life, and Improving Governance, UNESCO, Paris, 3-7 May, 2010

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the European Maritime Day Stakeholder Conference, 19 may, 2010, Gijon, Spain

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

World Oceans Day “Our oceans: opportunities and challenges”, 8 June 2010

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Symposium on Quebec’s Marine Protected Areas, Rimouski, 10 -11 June, 2010

Symposium on Quebec’s Marine Protected Areas, Rimouski, 10 -11 June, 2010

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

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

Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Oceans Day “Our oceans: greening our future”, 8 June 2011

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

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

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of Oceans Day 2011, 3 December 2011, Durban, South Africa

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

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Recife, Brazil, 28 February 2012

Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects, 23 to 27 April 2012, UNHQ, New York

Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, 7 to 11 May 2012, UNHQ, New York

Remarks by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary at the special evening event with the participation of school and college students, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012, Marina Beach, Chennai, India

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012, Hotel GRT, Chennai, India

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative High-Level Meeting, 5 June 2012, EXPO Hall, Yeosu, Republic of Korea

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of FAO Regional Workshop on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMES) in the Indian Ocean, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 25 July 2012

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Southern Indian Ocean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 31 July 2012

Declaracion del Sr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Secretario Ejecutivo del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biologica en ocasion del Taller regional del pacífico oriental tropical y templado para facilitar la descripción de áreas marinas de importancia ecológica o biológica, Galapagos, Ecuador, 28 Agosto 2012

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

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

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

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2013

Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the 14th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 17 to 20 June 2013, UNHQ, New York

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, 19 to 23 August 2013, UNHQ, New York

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Third International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC 3), Marseille, France, 21 October 2013

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East, South and South-East Asia, Guangzhou, China, 9 to 13 December 2013

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention On Biological Diversity at the opening of the Expert Workshop on Underwater Noise and its Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern, Ireland, 25 – 27 February 2014

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Arctic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Helsinki, Finland, 3 – 7 March 2014

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the North-West Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Montreal, Canada, 24 – 28 March 2014

Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, 1 – 4 April 2014, UNHQ, New York

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Mediterranean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Málaga, Spain, 7 – 11 April 2014