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#1164412018-04-11
“The future of all life now depends on us” - Sir David Attenborough joins world experts in calling for action for nature
11 APRIL 2018 - On 12 April, Sir David Attenborough joins the head of the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity and a panel from government, business and civil society to discuss how to mobilise global action to tackle what is said to be the greatest threat to humanity: the biodiversity crisis.
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#198642006-02-22
“Plitvice the birthplace and Croatia the founding member of the Museum on Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diversity”.
“Plitvice Lakes National Park—a World Heritage site—will be remembered as the birthplace, and Croatia as the founding member, of the Museum of Culture and Nature of the Convention on Biological Diversity,” said Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention, as he received the fir ...
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#102762005-03-29
“Loss of biodiversity threatens human well-being” says the Head of Biodiversity Convention
“To protect vital ecosystem services, countries must make a stronger effort to substantially reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity,” urged Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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#660782009-12-07
Young Talent Recognised in Global Photography Competition
Montreal, 7 December 2009. The eight winners of a children’s international biodiversity photo competition were rewarded at a special event in Washington, DC on 4 December 2009. The competition was developed as part of Airbus’ support for The Green Wave in collaboration with National Geographic ...
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#745302010-10-21
World’s Best Biodiversity Laws Shortlisted for Future Policy Award 2010. Winners will be announced on 25 October 2010, 6:30pm, Nagoya Congress Centre
Nagoya/Hamburg/Montreal, 21 October 2010 – For celebrating the world’s best biodiversity policies with the Future Policy Award 2010, ministers, decision-makers, media and donors will gather on 25 October at an official ceremony in Nagoya, Japan. The Future Policy Award, established by the World ...
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#747192010-10-29
World development cooperation family adopts biodiversity as a major tool for human development and poverty alleviation
Nagoya, Japan, 29, October 2010: Recognizing the key role of biodiversity for human well-being, the representatives of development agencies, development banks and development cooperation policy institutions unanimously adopted a declaration for the mainstreaming of biodiversity agenda into deve ...
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#1254032020-05-19
World celebrates nature as a source of solutions to global challenges
19 May 2020 – The critical importance of nature for our wellbeing is being highlighted throughout this week, with daily sub-themes, in advance of Friday’s International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) and its overall theme of “Our solutions are in nature.”
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#1245242020-03-03
World Wildlife Day highlights importance of sustainable use of wildlife for people, planet and prosperity in “biodiversity super year”
Geneva/Montreal/Nairobi/New York, 3 March 2020 –Joining the global celebration of the United Nations World Wildlife Day, representatives of UN Member States, UN System organizations, international and non-governmental organizations, rural communities and youth gathered at the UN Headquarters in ...
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#965382013-11-29
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.
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#326772007-05-12
World Migratory Bird Day, 12-13 May 2007 - U.N. Campaign highlights “Migratory Birds in a changing climate”
Bonn, 12-13 May 2007 -- A series of events will take place around the world this weekend to highlight the impacts of climate change on migratory birds. Over one hundred separate events in more than 48 countries will transmit the message of the 2007 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) to local commun ...
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#905462012-10-02
World Meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms Opens in India
Hyderabad / Montreal, 2 October 2012. 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, Ind ...
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#478822008-05-28
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
Bonn 28 May 2008 – For the first time in the history of multilateral cooperation for the environment, world leaders reiterated their commitment to substantially reduce the loss of biodiversity within two years. Representatives of 191 Parties and more than 100 Ministers met at the ministerial se ...
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#704502010-05-28
World Governments Build Consensus on a New Biodiversity Vision to Combat Biodiversity Loss, Alleviate Poverty and Fight Climate Change
Montreal, 28 May 2010. Governments meeting at the United Nations African Headquarters in Nairobi have agreed to the framework for a global strategy to stem the loss of our world’s rich biodiversity, alleviate poverty and fight climate change.
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#742992010-10-16
World Community Adopts a new UN Treaty on Living Modified Organisms
Nagoya, 16 October 2010. At 6.15 p.m. Friday here in Japan, a new international treaty, “the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”, was adopted at one of the largest intergovernmental meetings ever held on the safe use of m ...
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#703032010-05-24
World Celebrates Biodiversity as a Major Tool for Achieving Development and Alleviating Poverty
Montreal, 24 May 2010. Stakeholders in over 70 countries in all regions of the world celebrated last Saturday’s International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) under the theme of biodiversity for development and poverty alleviation. Celebrations coincided with activities in over 50 countries ...
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#828792011-10-14
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums mobilized for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
Montreal, 14 October 2011 – At its annual conference, and in a unanimous resolution, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) formally endorsed the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) and decided to develop a framework to guide the participation of zoos and aquariums in the ac ...
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#90872005-02-04
Workshop will discuss biodiversity and natural disasters: Healthy ecosystems minimize damage resulting from natural disasters such as tsunamis
Healthy ecosystems are more resilient in the face of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis. Careful attention to their rehabilitation can save both lives and property, says a series of papers to be presented at a workshop on 8 February 2005 entitled: Biodiversity and Natural Disast ...
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#1135902017-07-04
With Ratification by Central African Republic, Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress closer to entering into force
4 July 2017 – Central African Republic deposited its instrument of ratification to the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 15 June 2017.
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#1054522015-09-28
With 66 ratifications, Parties to the CBD show their commitment to the Nagoya Protocol
Montreal, 28 September 2015 – Two new ratifications this month to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization brings the total number of ratifications to the ground-breaking treaty under the Convention on Biolog ...
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#738182010-09-30
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity announced at the United Nations
Montreal, 30 September 2010. The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity were announced on 21 September at the United Nations in New York. Three winners each received $100,000 for their work in support of safeguarding biodiversity.
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#1254502020-08-26
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020
26 August 2020 – The AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are pleased to announce the winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020.
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#1184972018-10-11
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018
11 October 2018 – The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 were announced today. The MIDORI Prize is a prestigious biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It honours individuals who ha ...
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#1106652016-10-31
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2016
31 October 2016 – The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2016 have today been announced. The MIDORI Prize is a biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to honour individuals who have made o ...
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#1007792014-09-08
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014
Tokyo and Montreal, 8 September 2014 – The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014 have been announced today in Tokyo, Japan and Montreal, Canada. The MIDORI Prize is a biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on ...
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#904152012-09-20
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2012 announced
Tokyo/Montreal 20 September 2012 – The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity have been announced today in Tokyo. The MIDORI Prize is a biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversit ...
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#740892010-10-07
Winners announced: Young Hands Together for Diversity International Biodiversity Art Competition
London, Montreal, Rome, 6 October 2010 – How do young people see life on Earth, the richness of ecosystems, the reasons underlying biodiversity loss and the actions required to stop this loss? Over 3,000 children and young people between 6 and 20 years of age from over 60 countries submitted art ...
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#1231352019-11-26
Wildlife films to animate the “biodiversity super year”
The Secretariats of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme and Jackson Wild announced today that they are teaming up ...
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#740532010-10-06
Wildlife Conservation Society Partners with Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal, 6 October 2010 – To mark the first high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly devoted to biodiversity, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) hosted a high-level reception on 21 September at the Central Park Zoo, Manhattan, New York. The event served also as a celebrati ...
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#767042011-02-02
Water Security Depends on Forests and Wetlands
Montreal, 2 February 2011 – In our rapidly urbanizing world water security is a key issue. Today, as we celebrate World Wetlands Day and inaugurate the International Year of Forests, it is important to recognize the critical links between water, forests, wetlands and people. More than one in si ...
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#62422003-09-11
WRI Welcomes New Treaty Governing Living Modified Organisms
WASHINGTON, DC, September 9, 2003 – The World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomes the coming into force of the first legally-binding international treaty governing shipments of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology
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#311992007-03-26
Visit to the Secretariat of the two Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing.
Montreal 26 March 2007. The two Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing paid a visit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on 23 March. The visit was a follow-up to the consultations held on 6 September 2006 and provided an opportunity to discuss the ...
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#551622008-12-17
Visit to the Secretariat of a Delegation from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Montreal 17 December 2008 – A high-level delegation from Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan visited the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on 16 December 2008 to discuss preparations for the celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010, including closing celebration ...
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#595552009-05-15
Visit to the Secretariat by Norwegian Delegation
Montreal, 15 May 2009. A delegation from Norway visited the Secretariat on 14-15 May 2009 to discuss a range of issues, including, in particular, preparations for the sixth Trondheim Conference on biological diversity, which will be held in February next year and will coincide with the Internat ...
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#611802009-07-10
Visit of the representative of the incoming President of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit
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.
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#344102007-06-22
Visit of High Level Delegation of the United Kingdom to the Secretariat of the CBD
A High level delegation of British government officials visited the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 21 and 22 June 2007. The delegation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) comprised Mr. Martin Brasher, Deputy Director, Wildlife Habit ...
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#1282272021-04-23
Virtual Science-Policy Forum identifies key biodiversity knowledge gaps and priorities for science-policy research
Montreal, 23 April 2021 – The virtual sessions of the joint fifth Science-Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science closed today with participants identifying key biodiversity knowledge gaps and priorities for science-policy research, needs f ...
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#839102011-11-21
Vanuatu becomes sixty-eighth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing
Montreal, 21 November 2011 – On 18 November 2011, Vanuatu, became the sixty-eighth 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).
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#807572011-07-22
Uruguay: 39th Signatory to the Nagoya Protocol
Montreal, 20 July 2011 –On 19 July 2011, Uruguay became the 39th Party to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization. Thirty-eight countries and the European Union have now signed the new international treaty.
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#835082011-11-06
Uruguay ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 6 November 2011 – On 2 November 2011, Uruguay deposited its instrument of ratification of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity and will become the 162nd Party to the Protocol on 31 January 2012.
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#478312008-05-26
Urban Biodiversity and the Role of Cities in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use discussed at Bonn Biodiversity Conference
Bonn, 26 May—With more than half of the world’s people now living in cities, 191 countries are, for the first time, discussing ways to promote biodiversity in an urban setting at the Biodiversity Conference taking place in Bonn, Germany. The countries are joined by the mayors of the world, who w ...
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#831972011-10-25
United Nations report identifies innovative solutions for resolving bushmeat crisis
Montreal, 25 October 2011 – A new United Nations report says resolving the crisis in the harvesting of bushmeat is possible if governments combine new management models, including community-based management, game-ranching and hunting tourism, with new mechanisms for monitoring and law enforcement.
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#63902003-12-03
United Nations meeting showcases the importance of preservation of traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities
Montreal, December 3, 2003 - On the morning of 8 December, a traditional Mohawk ceremony will signal the opening of the Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working group on Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will bring together more than 300 delegates representing g ...
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#904922012-09-27
United Nations meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms opens Monday
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).
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#827822011-10-11
United Nations University launches Master of Science programme in Environmental Governance with specialization in Biodiversity
Montreal, 11 October 2011 – A Master of Science (MSc) programme in Environmental Governance which includes a specialization in Biodiversity was launched in Tokyo by the Institute of Applied Studies of the United Nations University (UNU-IAS).
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#680882010-03-01
United Nations Secretary-General Appoints the Japanese Singer MISIA as Honorary Ambassador for the 2010 United Nations Biodiversity Conference
Montreal, 1 March 2010. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the Japanese female singer and songwriter, MISIA, as the Honorary Ambassador for the forthcoming tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be held from 1 ...
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#770732011-02-21
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Finds Inspiring Commitment and Action for the Environment in Visit to Rwanda
Montreal, 21 February 2011. United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, Edward Norton, completed a three-day visit to Rwanda on Sunday, 20 February 2011. This was his first official country-visit since being appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010. He was accom ...
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#916882012-12-21
United Nations General Assembly resolutions highlight contribution of the Convention on Biological Diversity for oceans agenda and implementation of Rio + 20 outcomes
Montreal 21 December 2012. 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 agen ...
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#663052009-12-15
United Nations Forum on Forests and Convention on Biological Diversity Enter into Partnership
Copenhagen, 15 December 2009 – Amidst the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) today signed an agreement to closely collaborate over the coming two years. “This agreement will h ...
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#803832011-07-06
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity launched in Havana for the countries of the Caribbean
Montreal/Havana, 6 July 2011 –On the occasion of the 8th International Convention on Environment and Development, being held in Havana from 4 to 8 July, Cuba launched the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 in Caribbean countries.
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#834392011-11-03
United Kingdom releases a new biodiversity strategy in response to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
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 Environ ...