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Marine Biodiversity Indicators for Regional Assessments

UNEP is undertaking regional marine assessment through the regional seas programme. Final results of marine biodiversity assessments and related indicators will be presented during CBD COP 10. During this session, results of work undertaken on marine biodiversity assessments and indicators will ...

Knowledge and Technology Transfer: The Importance of South-South Cooperation in Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity

The realization of the society maintaining biodiversity through the reintroduction of the crested ibis into nature

The history of the conservation of the once disappeared Crested Ibises in Japan, and the history and current status of their reintroduction.

Economic Assessments

This event will provide training and information to participants on the recent development of economic valuation of land resources, and global study on ecosystem services.

Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction

Presentation by IIED, UNEP-WCMC and the African Wildlife Foundation of the findings of the April 2010 Symposium held at the Zoological Society of London, including the AWF paper on Lessons Learned from Conservation Enterprise.

CITIES AND BIODIVERSITY

International Biodiversity Day, 22 May 2010 A Global Action Day and Media Event

2010 is the United Nations' International Year of Biodiversity. It represents a milestone for preserving the diversity of life on earth. What is biological diversity? Why is it important? What are ecosystem services ? Why do we keep losing species, genes and ecosystems at unprecedented speed? W ...

LESSONS FROM THE FOURTH NATIONAL REPORTS

This event will introduce recommendations from regional workshops on the preparation of the fourth national report, organized with support of Japan, UNEP and other donors. A few countries will be invited to share their experiences and lessons learned from the preparation of the fourth national r ...

Payment for ecosystem services and tapping climate change funding

This event will provide training and information to participants on the recent development on payment for ecosystem services and climate change funding

A Green Development Mechanism and International Innovative Financing

This event will provide training and information to participants on a green development mechansim and global consideration of innovative financial mechanisms.

Best Practices for Private Sector Engagement - Special Focus on BioTrade

Business has a central role to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss. Some business and biodiversity initiatives have been fundamental in promoting greater private sector engagement and more biodiversity-friendly business practices such as BioTrade. This session will focus on presenting practic ...

UNEP BRIEFING TO WGRI DELEGATES ON ITS WORK ON BIODIVERSITY

This event is to share and inform delegates attending the WGRI on UNEP's past and ongoing work on biodiversity that are intended to support the implementation of some of the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Assessing implementation of CBD National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

Since 2008 UNU-IAS has been undertaking an assessment of the preparation, content, adequacy and effectiveness of national biodiversity strategies and action plans. One of the objectives of this project is to provide COP, Parties and others with an assessment of the extent to which objectives 3.1 ...

2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership: Lessons learnt from tracking the current target, and recommendations for post-2010

The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership draws on the outputs and experiences of over 40 partner organizations, as well as a range of Parties, MEA bodies and the private sector in understanding the challenges faced in monitoring progress towards a global biodiversity target. In support of th ...

THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY DATA FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MDGS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON MDG-3, GENDER EQUALITY)

Valuing Natural Capital and Effective Implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans: The Role of Parliamentarians

This event will be organized jointly by the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE International) and the CBD Secretariat. Our objectives for this event are to: Introduce the Parties the idea of the COP-10 Nagoya event “Parliamentarians and Biodiversity” and encourage Parties to send Parliamen ...

Biodiversity in the UN system: A UN system-wide contribution to the post 2010 biodiversity Agenda

Presentation and discussion on the Work of the UN Environment Management Group (EMG in preparation of a UN system wide report on post 2010 biodiversty targets

ABS in the new CBD Strategic Plan

Considering the importance of including ABS related issues within the new CBD Strategic Plan, this event will present the outcomes of an expert consultation on the issue of designing appropriate targets and indicators on ABS within the new CBD Strategic Plan.

GUIDELINES FOR MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO THE NBSAPS – CBD HOST, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GLOBAL SENIOR GENDER ADVISER OFFICE IUCN

Objectives: Recognize the dimensions of gender and biodiversity; Implementation of target 3 of the delivery sphere of the CBD Gender Plan of Action Identify, develop/improve and promote gender-biodiversity implementation tools and methodologies as approved in COP Decision IX/24 and to provide to ...

THE SATOYAMA INITIATIVE

This side event discusses ways through which it could be possible to support and, as needed, revitalize the human-influenced natural environment (or socio-ecological production landscapes) that can provide human well-being while conserving biodiversity, and introduces the so-called Satoyama Init ...

Biodiversity Offsets

This event will provide training and information to participants on the recent development on biodiversity offsets and its relevance under CBD.

Missing Links for Mainstreaming Conservation into Poverty Reduction Strategies

"....to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth” has become to be known as the 2010 Biodiversity Target. Yet, the Working Group on ...