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Side Event
#1854
COP 10
2010-10-22

Assessment Process: Exploring Satoyama-Satoumi Renaissance

The side event will present the findings of the Japan Satoyama Satoumi Assessment (JSSA) which has recently completed. The JSSA applied the approach of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) to assess the condition and trends of the socio-ecological production landscapes in Japan and to sugges ...

Side Event
#382
SBSTTA 10
2005-02-09
Side Event
#2258
BS COP MOP 5
2010-10-12

Assessment of Socio-Economic Considerations and Biosafety Decision Making: Experiences, Issues, Gaps, and Limitations for Implementation in Developing Countries

Countries that opt to take into account socio-economic considerations in their biosafety assessments face a big challenge in determining the scope, timing and type of analysis to undertake, amongst other issues. To help guide the debate in developing countries, the proposed side event will desc ...

Notification
#726
2006-05-04
Action by
2006-09-01

Assessment of genetically modified trees for their potential environmental, cultural and socio-economic impacts on the conservation and sustainable use of forest biological diversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RK/MG/VA/54726 (2006-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA focal points

Collection of existing information on genetically modified trees, in order to allow the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), at its 13th meeting, to consider and assess the potential environmental, cultural, and socio-economic impacts of genetically modifie ...

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Recommendation
SBSTTA 4
#7013

Recommendation IV/3

Assessment of the status and trends and options for conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial biological diversity: dryland, Mediterranean, arid, semi-arid, grassland, and savannah ecosystems

News Headlines
#133602
2022-02-28

At UNEA, India will play vital role on issues of sustainable use, recycle economy: Bhupender Yadav

World leaders are setting their sights on controlling plastic pollution at the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), where India will play a vital role in pressing the issues of sustainable use and recycle economy, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday.

News Headlines
#121925
2019-08-16

At-Risk Indigenous Languages Spotlighted on New Google Earth Platform

The new initiative features recordings of native languages from around the globe

Meeting
#4025

Atlantic Adventure Ocean Wildlife Rides

1 - 16 August 2010, Cornwall, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

News Headlines
#121349
2019-06-18

Atlantic Ocean 'running out of breath'

A huge international research programme has been launched to assess the health of the Atlantic Ocean.

Press Release
#85907
2012-02-17

Atlantic seamount becomes the first case added to international repository of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas

Montreal, 17 February 2012 – The Josephine Seamount, located in the Horse-shoe Seamount Group of the Atlantic Ocean has been added to the prototype online repository that scientifically describes ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) (available at http://ebsa.cbd.int).

News Headlines
#132527
2022-01-14

Atmospheric river storm observations over Pacific Ocean to expand this winter

"Hurricane Hunter" aircraft are mobilizing for an expanded 13-week period that began Jan. 5 to glean critical data for improving forecasts of atmospheric river storms over the Pacific Ocean. Such storms provide up to half of the U.S. West Coast's annual precipitation and a majority of the flooding.

News Headlines
#124642
2020-03-11

Attenborough urges halt to deep sea mining plans

Sir David Attenborough has urged countries to halt plans to mine the deep sea following the publication of a new report from Fauna & Flora International (FFI) that warns the practice could cause significant loss of biodiversity, disruption of the ocean’s life-support systems and its carbon stora ...

News Headlines
#125985
2020-12-03

Auditors slam EU for 'marine protected areas' that fail to protect ocean

Europe’s marine protected areas (MPAs), set up to prevent biodiversity loss at sea, are failing to protect the oceans according to an excoriating report from auditors.

News Headlines
#125583
2020-11-06

Australia's biodiversity just got a lot richer': Two new mammals discovered

There are two more reasons to love Australia's fluffiest aeronautical marsupials after the discovery that there are actually three species of greater glider, not one as previously assumed.

Press Release
#96165
2013-10-31

Austria provides over 2 million dollars in support of the CBD LifeWeb Initiative

The Government of Austria has approved a funding package worth US$2.2 million through the LifeWeb Initiative to help implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in four countries.

News Headlines
#126556
2021-01-11

Azerbaijan marks International Day of Reserves and National Parks

Since 1997, January 11 is celebrated worldwide as International Day of Reserves and National Parks at the initiative of the Biodiversity Conservation Center and the World Wildlife Fund. Environmental protection problems are always at the center of attention of the Azerbaijani government. The cou ...

Side Event
#1662
WG ABS 8
2009-11-09

BALANCING BUILDING BLOCKS OF A FUNCTIONAL ABS SYSTEM: Key Legal issues affecting the Creation of the ABS Regime

This side event will present a legal analysis of the functional challenges that must be addressed by the Parties in creating and implementing the ABS regime. The analysis has been written by Tomme Young and Morten Walløe Tvedt as part of a research project on ABS that is currently carried out b ...

Meeting
#2026
Side Event
#941
COP 8
2006-03-21

BIODIVERSITY - THE MEGASCIENCE IN FOCUS

Biodiversity and Systematics Benefit Sharing and Bioethics Sustainability

Meeting
#4237

BIODIVERSITY AND KNOWLEDGE CHANCE 2010

10 March 2010, Florence, Italy

Side Event
#1100
WGRI 2
2007-07-09
Side Event
#3395
COP 12
2014-10-15

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

The environmental crisis due to climate change, ecosystem degradation, decrease in biodiversity, increase in population, and many interrelated factors have continued to deteriorate human health and exacerbate poverty and food insecurity in the ASEAN region. Hence, there is an urgent need to enha ...

Side Event
#2950
COP 11
2012-10-19

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN ASIA PACIFIC APFED SHOWCASE EXPERIENCE

The Convention on Biological Diversity, signed by 193 countries, explicitly recognizes that biodiversity is the foundation of economic productivity, prosperity, sustainable development, and ultimately, poverty eradication. It calls for ecosystem services to be incorporated into national account ...

Side Event
#1812
SBSTTA 14
2010-05-18

BIODIVERSITY DATA IN ACTION TOWARDS CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY - GBIF)

This side event will introduce participants to the importance of biodiversity informatics and the role of international cooperation in the establishment of a common framework and infrastructure for the sharing of biodiversity data to address transboundary issues such as protected areas, marine c ...

Side Event
#1737
COP 10
2010-10-21

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS IN AGRICULTURE

Research presentation; Research project on selection of functional biodiversity indicators and development of the assessment methods.

Side Event
#1787
COP 10
2010-10-19

BIODIVERSITY, HUMAN SECURITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

During this International Year of Biodiversity, UNDESA/UNCRD intends to address the nexus of Biodiversity and Human Security in the context of Regional Development. In many developing countries, people’s livelihood directly depend on natural resources generated from biodiversity and ecosystem ...

Side Event
#1561
COP 9
2008-05-19

BIODIVERSITY: SPECIES DIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE USE

This event will showcase the "Species 2000 Cataolgue of Life", an EU initiative to provide the baseline checklist for all known species in the world. The initative has extended to a golobal partnership with the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, and has connected with a range of mega-dive ...

Side Event
#3381
COP 12
2014-10-14

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA PACIFIC

The Asia Pacific Environment Forum is an international annual forum where 15 regional experts from 11 countries in Asia Pacific discuss national and regional environmental issues and seek for solutions. This year, regional experts will present their views on the status of biodiversity in Asia Pa ...

Side Event
#1376
COP 9
2008-05-28

BMBF Projects: The Other Perspective: Visions of African Stakeholders on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development

Stakeholders (land users and decision makers) from four African countries will present and discuss their experiences on joint research and implementation of sustainable use and conservation practices of biodiversity within the African-German BIOTA AFRICA Project. This research project focuses on ...

News Headlines
#128285
2021-04-27

BMO to Chair Global Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative

BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO) (NYSE: BMO) has been appointed Chair of the Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI). The CSBI is a partnership of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), the Eq ...

Side Event
#2209
COP 10
2010-10-28

BREAKING BOUNDARIES FOR BIODIVERSITY EXPANDING THE POLICY AGENDA TO HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS

Biodiversity loss occurs all over the world, particularly in the tropics. However, northern countries also are responsible for the loss of biodiversity in southern countries, as a consequence of trade. National efforts alone were not successful to slow down biodiversity loss, and thus we have to ...

Side Event
#3282
COP 12
2014-10-13

BUILDING LEGAL FRAMEWORKS TO IMPLEMENT THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL

Building Nagoya Protocol-compliant legal frameworks is a key step in national implementation. No one-size-fits-all solution exists, but valuable lessons can be learned from past country experiences with implementing and updating ABS legal frameworks. Experience has shown that legal frameworks wi ...

Side Event
#3460
SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE BIO-BRIDGE INITIATIVE

The SCBD and the chosen External Partner institution will present the structure and planned activities of the Bio-Bridge Initiative; validate a draft Action Plan, and the criteria for selection and an outline of possible pilot projects. Discussions will focus on the validation of the approach an ...

News Headlines
#126572
2021-01-12

Baby sharks emerge from egg cases earlier and weaker in oceans warmed by climate crisis

Baby sharks will emerge from their egg cases earlier and weaker as water temperatures rise, according to a new study that examined the impact of warming oceans on embryos.

News Headlines
#123466
2019-12-17

Bad land use blamed for biodiversity loss

Amon Andreas, who is responsible for issues of sustainable land management and biodiversity at the ministry, said unsustainable land use practices include forest clearing for agricultural purposes.

Side Event
#1345
COP 9
2008-05-20

Balancing Biodiversity: towards a global incentive instrument for biodiversity preservation

The commitment of the Convention to significantly reduce biodiversity loss by 2010 seems difficult to achieve. One solution might lay in the design of global instruments that draw in substantial larger commitment from the private sector. Private activities can have harmful or beneficial effects ...

News Headlines
#132676
2022-01-20

Bali beach releases endangered Indonesian turtles back to ocean

A batch of 40 turtle hatchlings waddled towards the sea in Indonesia on Thursday as part of a release on a beach on the country's most popular resort island of Bali. The turtles, of the olive ridley and hawksbill species, were rescued from Bali beaches and a local conservation group has been urg ...

News Headlines
#119427
2019-01-16

Banks pressed to evaluate risks linked to ‘natural capital’

While the assessment of financial risks caused by climate change – like floods and storms – is becoming more widespread in the financial community, the evaluation of broader environmental risks like deforestation or ocean pollution is still a major blank spot for bankers.

News Headlines
#122153
2019-09-10

Barbados, New Zealand link for ‘clean oceans’

Barbados has made two major foreign policy moves on clean oceans, joining with New Zealand in the fight against acidified oceans and climate change. Bridgetown’s request to join the New Zealand-led Ocean Acidification Working Group has been accepted, as Minister for Climate Change James Shaw wel ...

News Headlines
#125177
2020-04-17

Bats find road traffic noise 'iritating', causing activity to decrease by two-thirds

A new study has shown that road traffic noise causes bat activity to decrease by about two thirds and suggests that the negative effects could be felt considerable distances from the source.

News Headlines
#125115
2020-04-16

Beautiful, dangerous, damaged: photographers' top ocean shots

Octopus-hunting freedivers, mounds of shark fins, and a close encounter with a leopard seal are among the judges’ selections for Oceanographic Magazine’s ocean photography awards, open for entries until June 30

News Headlines
#130973
2021-10-20

Beauty Brands Building Biodiversity, Better Packaging Solutions

Aveda — a market leader in vegan, cruelty-free, plant-based, sustainable hair care — today announced a partnership with leading packaging provider, Xela Pack, to develop prestige beauty’s first-ever paper-based, locally recyclable sachet.

News Headlines
#130963
2021-10-19

Becoming Cousteau: An absorbing, compelling, surprising look at the real Zissou

He was the aquatic answer to both Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir David Attenborough. The French sea adventurer who brought the ocean into our living rooms. The man who invented the aqualung and helped developed underwater photography, so he could share with the world what he was seeing on his deep d ...

News Headlines
#124269
2020-02-20

Bee-savers seek 4,500 signatures for petition to create bee-friendly environment

Friends of the Earth (FoE) Malta has joined 90 organisations from across the EU who together have launched a European Citizens’ Initiative to collect at least one million signatures in a bid for bee-friendly agriculture and a healthy environment.

News Headlines
#129646
2021-07-23

Beetroot dye helps biologists 'track and trace' symbiotic fungi for sustainable farming

Almost all crop plants form associations with a particular type of fungi—called arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi—in the soil, which greatly expand their root surface area. This mutually beneficial interaction boosts the plant's ability to take up nutrients that are vital for growth.

Side Event
#1037
COP 8

Beginners Guide to the CBD

Beginners Guide to the CBD

Side Event
#3000
SBSTTA 17
2013-10-15

Behavioural Change and inclusive wealth: transition to Sustainability

The side event intends to present the key messages and recommendations from the CBD commissioned paper: Managing Biodiversity is about people and the Inclusive Wealth Report 2012. The main objective will be to highlight how the IWR can facilitate change in the way people perceive biodiversity an ...

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