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#921COP 8
2006-03-22
" From Paradise to the Roof of the World" - Side event on "Mountain biodiversity - partnership for implementing the CBD".
Presentations on the experiences and lessons learned from the creation and development of global mountain ecological networks such as the Carpathians, Alpine, Andean and other mountain ecosystems.
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#697COP 8
2006-03-22
"BIOTA-Africa: Research for conservation and management of biodiversity in Africa"
BIOTA-Africa presents: www.biota-africa.org "Research for conservation and regeneration of biodiversity in Africa" Speaker 1: Dr. Karen Hahn-Hadjali (University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Speaker 2: Dr. Souleymane Konaté (University of Abobo-Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d´Ivoire) Speaker 3: Wolfgan ...
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#858COP 8
2006-03-24
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#671COP 8
2006-03-21
"Cupuaçu belongs to us" Ethical Boundaries of Registering Patents and Trademarks on biological resources and Traditional Knowledge of the Amazon Rainforest
The event will provide an overview of the Brazilian Campaign against Biopiracy. The main focus will be on the Cupuaçu-case. (The name of this amazonian fruit was trademarked). Information panels will provide details also about other cases of Amazonian biological resources that have been patented ...
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#960COP 8
2006-03-24
"Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Areas: A holistic approach for community-based conservation"
Learn how Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Areas in Peru are breaking new ground in conservation of biological and cultural resources through a holistic approach to conservation.
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#959COP 8
2006-03-30
"Local Registers and Traditional Resource Rights: The Case of the Khipu Local Register in Peru"
Learn how indigenous communities in the Potato Park in Peru are using customary law and local registers in innovative ways to manage and protect traditional resources.
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#619COP 8
2006-03-23
"New Technologies and Biodiversity: Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology and Weather Modification"
side-event will examine new technologies (nano-scale technologies) affecting biodiversity and agriculture, with emphasis on impacts on global South.
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#703COP 8
2006-03-22
"New developments in the International Pollinators Initiative"
A book (and CD) was developed by 20 experts from around the world at a meeting in South Africa in May 2003. The book is designed to provide tools to policymakers and practioners to improve conservation of pollinators and the ecosystem services they render. The book takes the format of the Prog ...
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#667COP 8
2006-03-28
'Whole Forest Observatories' - An International Network for Monitoring Canopy Biodiversity and Global Climate Change.
Sponsored by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Presentations will be made by Dr Antonio Nobre, INPA, Brazil and Andrew Mitchell, Director of the Global Canopy Programme, Oxford, UK, on plans to establish 'Whole Forest Observatories' in Brazil, Ghana, Madagascar, India and Malaysia, co-fina ...
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#631COP 8
2006-03-22
A Preliminary Analysis of the World-Wide Need for Intellectual Property Assistance with Reference to Particular "hot spots".
The Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA), a non-profit company located in Washington D.C., is conducting a survey of governmental and non governmental organizations, universities, and industry to determine the world-wide need of developing countries for no or low-cost intellect ...
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#856COP 8
2006-03-23
ABS Capacity Development Network
Panel discussion followed by questions and answers
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#968COP 8
2006-03-24
ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING IN FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
Presentation of ABS case studies in francophone countries.
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#794COP 8
2006-03-20
ARCTIC FLORA AND FAUNA - Status and efforts towards conservation leading to 2010.
Side event focusing on Arctic Flora and Fauna, led by CAFF - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council with assistance from UNEP, WCMC, WWF and other international organizations.
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#925COP 8
2006-03-20
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#965COP 8
2006-03-20
Aboriginal Languages in Canada
Presentation about the preservation, revitalization and promotion of Aboriginal languages in Canada as a vehicle for the protection of Traditional knowledge.
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#741COP 8
2006-03-21
Acces and Benefit-sharing - Implementation in the Nordic Region: Achieving synergies and complementarities
To inform and discuss current developments on ABS related issues in the Nordic countries.
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#757COP 8
2006-03-21
Access and Benefit Sharing and Free Prior Informed Consent
Presentation of case studies prepared by Indigenous Peoples commissioned by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB).
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#654COP 8
2006-03-22
Access/Benefit Sharing: Does Certification close the Gap? First views of stakeholders
Sharing of business experience concerning access and benefit sharing arrangements and the protection of traditional knowledge
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#990COP 8
2006-03-24
Addressing the link between Conservation and Poverty Reduction – Community Conserved Areas (highlighting Extrativist Reserves in Brazil)
The central strategy of the side event Addressing the link between Conservation and Poverty - Community Conserved Areas (highlighting Extrativist Reserves in Brazil) is to – a) Promote the idea of Community Conserved Areas Globally as an important mechanism to address the link between conservat ...
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#897COP 8
2006-03-29
Agenda 21 and the Convention on Biological Diversity
Seminar. Participation of panelist from Canada, France and Brazil, from government and civil society sectors.
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#971COP 8
2006-03-20
Agricultural Biodiversity Food Fair
A presentation of the different food baskets in the different regions and linking farmers as keepers of agricultural biodiversity, food and nutrition. Actual presentation of different dishes from different regions.
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#1005COP 8
2006-03-24
Amazon Biodiversity Information Facility debriefing session for European and North American Natural History Collections (by invitation only)
ABIF debriefing session on existing efforts to mobilize amazonian data housed in natural history museums and herbaria
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#1018COP 8
2006-03-30
An overview of the threatened plant species diversity of Tropical Forests, with emphasis on Araucanian Forest from South America
List of threatened plant species of Atlantic Forest. Biological contamination by invasive and alien species that threaten ecosystems on forest fragments. Successful experience with conservation of Araucaria araucana in Argentina.
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#1012COP 8
2006-03-30
Art & Nature
Comprehension about nature can be get also trhough art language. By using images and symbols, histories and clay, is possible think and speak about value and responsability needed to work with nature. The activity includes working with pieces of clay, creating biodiversity, and the result wil ...
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#810COP 8
2006-03-22
Assessing NGO-business liasons for biodiversity: achievements and problems
¨Case studies of Dialogues between NGOs and the private sector. Examples of agricultural commodities (such as ¨the Round Table on Sustainable Soy¨) and fossil fuel; Carbon Trading as mitigation measure for Climate Change. Some of these joint efforts have been strongly criticised for not achiev ...
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#902COP 8
2006-03-30
Assessments on Biodiversity Policies - Examples from Finland
Three recent strategies and assessments-Finland's National Adaptation Strategy, Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Finland Protected Areas, and the Evaluation of the Finnish National Biodiversity Action Plan 1997-2005-will be presented and discussed.
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#657COP 8
2006-03-27
Atlantic Rainforest – Current situation and tendencies of the most threatened biome of Brazil
Round table about 1) the Atlantic Rain Forest biome, its situation and tendencies; and 2) Access to biodiversity, benefit sharing and biopiracy in the Atlantic Rainforest biome Launching of the newest “Atlantic Rainforest NGO Network” book: Atlantic Rainforest: A network for the forest
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#733COP 8
2006-03-22
Australia's On-line ABS Application and Electronic Verification System
The demonstration will show how on-line applications are processed and how third parties can, at no cost, and at their convenience verify via the World Wide Web, that collected Genetic Resources come with prior informed consent and mutually agreed terms (PIC & MAT)
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#849COP 8
2006-03-28
Austrian Contribution to Countdown 2010
Joint presentation by the austrian minister for environment, IUCN, the austrian stateforest about concrete actions to reach the 2010 target
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#963COP 8
2006-03-20
Avian Influenza - Linking Animal Health with Biodiversity Conservation
Short Presentations and Panel Discussion. 1) What is Avian Influenza (speaker from Pan American Health Organization 2) Avian Influenza as a Threat to Biodiversity: Inter-sectoral collaboration and global networks. (W.B. Karesh, Co-Chair, IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group. 3) The I ...
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#941COP 8
2006-03-21
BIODIVERSITY - THE MEGASCIENCE IN FOCUS
Biodiversity and Systematics Benefit Sharing and Bioethics Sustainability
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#1037COP 8
Beginners Guide to the CBD
Beginners Guide to the CBD
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#608COP 8
2006-03-22
BioTrade: Incentives for Biodiversity Business
This workshop will present the contribution of the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative and its National BioTrade Programmes to implement the CBD through incentives for small and medium biodiversity business. It will present how the BioTrade Initiative and its partners use trade-related incentives measure ...
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#701COP 8
2006-03-21
Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Activities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
The side-event will consist of: an overview of USAID's support for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use activities in developing countries; several case studies; and a period for questions and comments to the presenters. A light lunch will be provided for participants.
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#751COP 8
2006-03-22
Biodiversity Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
This side event will present tools and guidances produced by the oil and gas industry for integration of biodiversity management in operations.
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#947COP 8
2006-03-29
Biodiversity and Human Health
Experts will discuss the links between biodiversity and human health, based on the work done for the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, and a current report on the links between health and the Rio Conventions
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#979COP 8
2006-03-23
Biodiversity in Sustainability Reporting
Biodiversity remains one of the most challenging areas for reporting as many companies still have a limited understanding of their relationship to and impact on biodiversity. Many companies have pointed to the need for general background material that helps companies to understand the link betwe ...
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#976COP 8
2006-03-28
Biodiversity: conservation, sustainable use and responsible business
Natura will invite representatives from communities, scientists, corporates and governments, from Brazil and other countries, to debate in its own space, alliances, partnerships and alternatives to reconcile conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity with responsible business, in accordanc ...
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#992COP 8
2006-03-29
Bioenergy: challenges for sustainability in the global South x environmental adequation to the global markets
Presentation of a position paper by the brazilian organizations about sustainability of bioenergy, followed by international discussion about how to how to move from "environmental adequation" vision to the debate on how the production and use of bioenergy could impulse sustainable development i ...
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#774COP 8
2006-03-20
Biological diversity and nutrition
Presentation of outcome of stakeholder consultation and discussion of options for a cross-cutting initiative.
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#791COP 8
2006-03-23
Biological diversity in dry and sub-humid lands for human well-being
Sustainable production is central to maintaining biodiversity in arid and semi arid areas. The Future Harvest Centres have undertaken major programmes to improve agricultural sustainability and benefit farmers and communities in these vulnerable ecosystems. The Side Event will describe this work ...
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#743COP 8
2006-03-24
Book Launch for: Transboundary Conservation: A New Vision for Protected Areas
This will be the official book release in Brazil of the new book, Transboundary Conservation, produced by CEMEX, Conservation International, Agrupacion Sierra Madre, IUCN, the WILD Foundation and the International League of Conservation Photographers. The book launch will include presentation b ...
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#674COP 8
2006-03-21
Brazilian Biodiversity: Programs of International Cooperation and Repatriation of Taxonomic Information.
This event resulted from a project carried out by the Brazilian Societies of Zoology (SBZ), Botany (SBB), and Microbiology (SBM) and the Reference Center on Environmental Information (CRIA) for the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) in collaboration with the Centre for Strategic Management ...
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#1019COP 8
2006-03-30
Brazilian Initiatives for the Achievement of the Millenium Goals Concerning the Conservation of Endangered Species (Launch of the National Action Plans for the Conservation of Albatrossess and Petrels and for the Brazilian Merganser)
Brazil is the most megadiverse country in the world, and one of the major concerning endemic species. Otherwise, like much of the other nations, it has many species included in Red Lists of animals and plants (~600 animals and xxx plants). Much effort has been made in the last few decades, eithe ...
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#698COP 8
2006-03-24
Brazilian-German Co-operation on biodiversity research in the Mata Atlântica region of Brazil. Application oriented research in Curitiba on soil biota.
Presentations and discussion of an integrated cooperative approach focussed on research for the protection of biodiversity of the Mata Atlântica region. (4-5 speakers from Brazil and Germany) plus discussion Speakers: 1.Representatives of the funding agencies/ministries of Brazil and Germany ...
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#826COP 8
2006-03-23
Building taxonomic capacity for the goals of the CBD – new contributions and resources from Europe.
New initiatives and projects in support of the GTI from several European institutions will be presented and discussed, with the focus on taxonomic capacity building globally and regionally.
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#918COP 8
2006-03-20
Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge
Introduction to, and outcomes of the Business and 2010 initiative, summary of business relevant findings of the MA
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#919COP 8
2006-03-31
Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge
Summary of outcomes of side events and way forward at the end of COP
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#916COP 8
2006-03-21
CEPA-Communication, Education and Public Awareness
The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication has a long record in promoting CEPA as an ‘incentive’ instrument for governments and civil society to build national support for the conservation of biological diversity. The side event will focus on national experiences in with CEPA and priorit ...
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#939COP 8
2006-03-30
CONOCIMIENTO TRADICIONAL “EVALUACIÓN DE ECOSISTEMAS INDIGENA DE BAJO CHIRRIPO”.___Millenium Ecosystem Assessment.
Vamos a presentar los resulatados de evaluacion de Ecosistemas Local Indigena de la cuenca Media y Baja del Chirripo, situado en Costa Rica. Esta evalaucion forma parte de las evaluaciones locales impulsadas por Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. LA evaluación fue realizada bajo conocimiento tra ...