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“Voluntary Peer Review of NBSAP Preparation and Implementation: Who, How, When?”

This event is being organized by CBD, with UNDP and Parties.

“Implementation framework for Global Taxonomy Initiative and protective measures form invasive alien species to support objectives of CBD”

The Side event will be discussion panel and interaction platform on Implementation framework for Global Taxonomy Initiative and protective measures form invasive alien species.

“Conservation finance and payment for ecosystem services: new developments and ways forward”

Informal presentations and discussion

“Building networks of support for implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020”

organized by Japan fund / NBSAPs team – NFPs will be invited to discuss the progress in targets setting for NBSAP

“ABS SPOKEN HERE?" - NEW EFFORTS FOR GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS

This side event will look at some of the challenges in communicating ABS: · Why is it that, 17 years after Rio, ABS still means "Anti-lock Braking System" to most people? · How to catch the attention of policy makers and administrators, to get their support for ABS? · ...

‘STRENGTHENING COMPLIANCE IN THE EU: CODES OF CONDUCT, GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR EUROPEAN TAXONOMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND THE REGISTER OF COLLECTIONS

Presentations and Panel discussion on the implications for biological collections of the proposed EU-wide Regulation on Implementing the Nagoya Protocol together with an examination of the roles of such collections in the utilisation of genetic resources. The development and adoption by sectors ...

‘It’s a thorny issue.’ Why a fight over DNA data imperils a global conservation pact

For conservation biologists, the highest item on the global agenda this year is persuading the world’s nations to agree on new targets for saving nature. National leaders are scheduled to meet in China later this year to finalize a new strategic plan for the Convention on Biological Diversity (C ...

‘Implementation should begin immediately’: Elizabeth Mrema on a global deal for biodiversity

On the face of it, global efforts to prevent the extinction of one million species are not progressing well. Out of 20 targets agreed by governments in 2010, none were met, and this year’s much hyped “super year for nature” has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with all global negotiations stalled.

‘Going Wise’: Mutual benefits for plant-based businesses and national policy makers

Over 50,000 medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) species are used globally for health, food and cosmetics, providing an important source of income generation for many national economies and rural communities. At the same time, one-fifth of MAP species are threatened due to over-harvesting and lan ...

‘Change is coming’: UN sets out Paris-style plan to cut extinction rate tenfold

Eliminating plastic pollution, reducing pesticide use by two-thirds, halving the rate of invasive species introduction and eliminating $500bn (£360bn) of harmful environmental government subsidies a year are among the targets in a new draft of a Paris-style UN agreement for biodiversity loss.

‘Bhutan for LIFE’: “A long term Innovative and sustainable financing solution to conserve Bhutan’s extensive network of protected areas”

Bhutan is one of the smallest countries in the world. But its commitment to conservation is bigger than almost any other. Conservation is one of the four pillars of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index. And the country’s constitution calls for maintaining 60 percent of the country’s forest co ...

‘A step in the right direction’: EU reacts to COP26 deal

The United Nations target of containing global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius “remains within reach, but the work is far from done,” said Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.

Áreas Protegidas y Mecanismos Complementarios de Conservación - Perú

Presentación de Perú con panel internacional de expertos

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national strategies for the implementation of the CBD PRogramme for protected areas

The 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a Programme of Work on Protected Areas. It emphasizes that the goals it has included allow a framework within which national and regional targets could be developed according to natio ...

la Octava Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes

De conformidad con las reglas 6 y 7 del Reglamento de las Reuniones de la Conferencia de las Partes, las reuniones están abiertas a la participación de cualquier entidad u organismo, sea gubernamental o no-gubernamental, calificado en campos concernientes a la conservación y al uso sostenible de ...

independent monitoring of forest related commitments under the FFFC

Presentation of independent monitoring report on the implementation of FCCC Art.4.1(d)

[Workshop] Making a smart and effective index for biodiversity friendly consumption.

In order to develop products and services that are friendly to biodiversity, what kind of ideas are more effective? In this session we will share ideas about · Variety ideas from marketing perspective. · Building better index for biodiversity friendly consumers. Introduction(10min) Presentat ...

Recommendation 3/5

[Updating and revision of the Strategic Plan for the post-2010 period]

Youth leaders call for vigilance on natural resources

Youth leaders have called on fellow Tanzanians to be vigilant of investments that target natural resources in the country.

Youth for the CBD: Diverse Networks, Common Purpose

Every day, organizations for youth and children around the world engage and take concrete action for biodiversity. The meeting of the Conference of the Parties is a unique occasion for them to demonstrate they are taking their planet and their future seriously. This event provides opportunity to ...

Yellow Sea Ecoregion – The strategic collaboration for its biodiversity

The event links to the Aichi CBD Target 11. The YSESP on-the-ground activities were implemented in Muan Tidal Flat Wetland Protection Area, Korea and Yalu River Estuary Coastal Wetland Natural Reserve, China. Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) and Community Based Management (CBM) approach were app ...

Yale Researchers Identify Six Target U.S. Audiences for Climate Change Messaging

As part of their biannual climate change perception reports, researchers from Yale University have identified six target audiences in the United States with unique responses to climate change.

YOUNG INDIA FOR BIODIVERSITY AT COP-11

Sharing and showcasing efforts and actions of Young India for Biodiversity.

YOUNG HANDS TOGETHER FOR DIVERSITY LAUNCH

A side event to launch the youth quick guide to biodiversity and the biodiversity challenge badge (major learning materials to be disseminated through The Green wave and the WAGGGS network).

Worldwide Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Systemic Pesticides on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (W.I.A.)

An international scientific Task Force on Systemic Pesticides of independent scientists was created in 2009 to examine the relationship between the persistent, systemic and neurotoxic neonicotinoids and fipronil, introduced in the early 1990’s, and the catastrophic decline of insects and arth ...

World Wide Views on Biodiversity: Closing the democratic gap between citizens and global policymaking

World Wide Views on Biodiversity was the first-ever global citizen consultation on Biodiversity. 3,000 citizens from 25 countries, chosen to reflect the demographic diversity in their country/region, participated in day-long meetings at 34 sites around the world on September 15, 2012. They delib ...

World Wide Views on Biodiversity Global Citizens’ Meeting - Saint Lucia

15 September 2012, Rodney Bay Village, Saint Lucia

World Wide Views on Biodiversity - Canada

15 September 2012, Brampton, Canada

World Remains Sharply Divided on Climate Change Targets Ahead of 'Crucial 12 Months'

When it comes to preventing the worst of climate change, “the point of no return is no longer over the horizon,” United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned Sunday on the eve of a crucial round of intergovernmental talks at the UN’s annual climate summit.

World Public Health Nutrition Association declared Biodiversity Champion

The World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.

World Met Target For Protected Area Coverage On Land, But Quality Must Improve

The international community has made major progress towards the global target on protected and conserved area coverage, but has fallen far short on its commitments on the quality of these areas, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNE ...

World Leaders to Focus on Climate Change as Major Conference Opens

More than 100 world leaders are gathering for a summit Monday as work begins at a two-week U.N. climate conference, with areas of focus expected to include pledges for emissions targets and funding to help developing nations cope with impacts from climate change.

World Leaders mobilise resources to combat biodiversity crisis and Build Back Better

Governments adopted a high-level declaration to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and provide the political momentum needed to meet the targets of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. TRAFFIC is encouraged by the commitments made at the UN Biodiversity Conference 2020 in Kunming, China, ...

World Indigenous Network (WIN) – Connecting Indigenous People and Local Community Land and Sea Managers

Introduction and overview of the recently created World Indigenous Network (WIN) and its transition to the United Nations Development Programme – Equator Initiative. WIN will help local and indigenous communities share stories, cultural experiences and ideas to better manage ecosystems, protect ...

World Flora online by 2020

This event will outline the process being made towards the achievement of a World Flora online by 2020, to support the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) and its national implementation. The event will highlight recent initiatives, including the formation of an international consorti ...

World Data Base on Protected Areas & the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Launch of the 2006 version of the WDPA. Discussion on future needs and opportunities to improve data quality and coverage.

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums mobilized for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

2 - 3 October 2011, Prague, Czechia

Workshop on the national and regional implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

Workshop on the development of national/regional biodiversity-related targets and indicators and their integration in national biodiversity strategies and action plans

16 - 17 February 2008, Rome, Italy

Workshop on the Strategic Plan

28 - 30 May 2001, Mahé, Seychelles

Workshop on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

Workshop on the Implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

<br>The Purpose of the workshop is two fold:<br> - To provide an interactive forum for parties and regional initiatives to deliberate on the ways and means for supporting national parties in the implementation of the strategy. <br> - To provide a platform for the relevant regional and internatio ...

Workshop on the Establishment and Implementation of the Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (LBSAP) for Sub-national Governments

A working-level meeting for sub-national governments on the establishment and implementation of the Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (LBSAP) geared towards reinforcing the ground for local biodiversity policies in the CBD COP12 participating countries, and providing measures to lin ...

Workshop on the Amazon Regional Biodiversity Strategy

11 - 12 July 2011, Quito, Ecuador

Workshop on an Inter-sectoral Dialogue for Enhancing the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in National and Sectoral Policies, Rabat, Morocco - 29 September to 1 October 2015

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/ACO/fd/84597 (2015-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Morocco and Niger

Workshop on Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for Countries in the Pacific Region

22 - 23 March 2024, Nadi, Fiji

Workshop on Management Tools for Genetic Resources Access and Benefit-sharing Activities