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Biosafety Capacity Building linked to the Gateways Institutes

Biosafety Capacity Building linked to the Gateways Institutes

Biosafety Capacity Building: Holistic Framework Approach for Assessment and Regulation

Biosafety Clearing House Capacity Building Sustainability: the case of the BCH project

The main objective is to conceptualize "BCH2 Project towards Biosafety Capacity Building Sustainability" that is: 1) current BCH2 main pillars to success; 2) Innovative aspects of the project in order to foster biosafety capacity building sustainability e.g. global role of RA e-learning approach.

Biosafety Clearing-House: new online tools for statistical analysis and graphic representations of data

The Secretariat will present the latest improvements in the online use of the BCH with a special focus on (i) advanced searching, (ii) grouping and sorting (iii) graphical and geographical representation of data and (iv) LMO quick-links.

Biosafety Education and Training: Outcomes of the Second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations held 16 - 18 April 2007 in Kuala Lumpur

The side event will include a presentation of the conclusions and recommendations of the Second International Meeting of Academic Institutions and Organizations Involved in Biosafety Education and Training which was held 16-18 April 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This will be followed by a pane ...

Biosafety Regulations of Asia-Pacific Countries

In 2008, APAARI published a compilation of biosafety regulations of 39 Asia-Pacific countries (available at: www.apcoab.org). This publication is currently being revised and updated. In this event, it is proposed to discuss with BCH Nationa Focal Points of Asian and Pacific countries the organiz ...

Biosafety and Accountability

This event will focus on the issue of accountability in the context of biosafety. As new technologies are being rapidly deployed in food and farms, the law and policy regimes to regulate them are still not fully in place. Domestic biosafety regimes have to deal with actual and potential threats ...

Biosafety for Decision-Makers: Overview of a New Manual

<p>The Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, in conjunction with the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity, is in the process of preparing a manual on 'Biosafety for Decision-Makers'. The manual is intended to serve as a practical resource tool for decision-ma ...

Biosafety in Center of Biodiversity - a multi-country approach for Latin America

A presentation of a new approach - a strategic collaboration among five countries in Latin America - to develop country capacity to address environmental and feed/food safety and socio-economic impact assessment of transgenic crops. The proposal and structure of the project (until in the pre-a ...

Biotechnology Biodiversity Interface (BBI): Competitive Grants for Risk Assessment Research

The BBI program is a component of the Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS). PBS, financially supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), addresses this need as part of a broader effort to support science-based decision-making and policy development. The Biotechnology and B ...

Biotechnology and Biodiversity Interface (BBI), Competitive Grants for Environmental Risk Research

This event provides an overview of the BBI program, a USAID-funded competitive grants program supporting environmental risk research in developing countries.

Biotechnology and Biodiversity Interface: Integration of insect-resistant GM crops within integrated pest management programs

Products of biotechnology such as genetically modified insect-resistant crop varieties can be a tool to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable agriculture. This role for biotechnology as part of integrated pest management in crop production will be presented and discussed in this side eve ...

Biotechnology as a Toolbox to Study and Monitor Agricultural Genetic Resources

The event is a seminar aimed at increasing awareness about the potential role that biotechnologies can play in the characterization and conservation of agricultural genetic resources and about FAO's activities in this area. The seminar will include a presentation on the use of molecular markers ...

Biotechnology, Trade and Sustainable Development

Biotrade opportunities in developing countries

Sustainable and responsible trade of biodiversity derived products and services, is an economic incentive that is contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, as well as an equitable sharing of benefits. Furthermore, environmentally friendly market demand is driving pro ...

Biozulua and the Question of Ethics in Research Relationships with Indigenous Peoples

Analysis of the lessons learned from the Biozulua database of traditional knowledge in Amazonas, Venezuela for debates surrounding research ethics and Article 8(j) under the CBD.

Blue Carbon

Blue carbon refers to the carbon sequestered and stored in coastal vegetated ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass or tidal salt marshes. This carbon can build up over millenia, but is then be susceptible to oxidation and significant release into the atmosphere if habitats are degraded. Maintai ...

Blueprint for Saving Pacific Sea Turtles

<p><b>By Invitation Only</b></p><p>WorldFish and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) are hosting an event titled "Building integrated solutions for marine turtle conservation: A Blueprint for Saving Pacific Turtles" at lunchtime on Monday February 16th. The event will focus on integrated approaches ...

Book Launch -- Guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources

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 ...

Book Launch: Legal Aspects of Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

This event celebrates the publication of a new book which examines key legal aspects of implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety at national and international levels. The book provides a serious contribution to the current legal and political academic debates on biosafety by discussing k ...

Book Launch: The Future Control of Food: A Guide to International Negotiations and Rules on Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Food Security

This event will celebrate the launching of the book The Future Control of Food: A Guide to International Negotiations and Rules on Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Food Security produced by the Quaker International Affairs Programme (QIAP) and the International Development Research Centre ...

Book Presentation on Genetic Resources Governance in Africa

<br>This event is jointly organised by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the Southern Environmental & Agricultural Policy Research Institute (SEAPRI) to present a new book “African Perspectives on Genetic Resources: A Handbook on Laws, Policies and Institutions” edited by Kent Nnadozie, ...

Brazil: The Thin Line Between Commercial and Non-commercial Perspectives in Scientific Research involving Traditional Knowledge, and Benefit Sharing Practices associated

One of the most controversial issues in Brazil concerning access to traditional knowledge is how to implement more flexible mechanisms when access is made for scientific research, than when there is a commercial perspective. However, non-commercial researches often result in commercial outcomes ...

Brazilian Biodiversity and Business Action

By presenting some case studies on how Brazilian companies are responding to the CBD, the side event aims at disseminating good practices in Brazil regarding the relationship between business, society and biodiversity. We believe that the business sector needs to become a bigger part of the solu ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brazilian and UK: implementing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Brazilian´s and UK´s Government and Partners will present its experiences on the Aichi Targets implementation - Brazilian´s presentations: The process and results on Biodiversity Dialogues (civil society) Government Action Plan (in course) PainelBio - tool for monitoring; UK´s presentations: ...

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 ...

Brazilian-German Cooperation on biodiversity research in the Mata Atlântica region of Brasil.

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

Brazilian-German Cooperation on biodiversity research in the Mata Atlântica region of Brasil.

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

Breed Saviour Award -Attempt by LIFE Network : Participatory documentation of local livestock breeds, Recognition and capacity building of communities conserving breeds

Documentation of breeds, Profiles of livestock keepers,creation of database /register of individuals and communities conserving local livestock breeds ,best practices / value addition , Recognition through cash awards and future Institutionalisng the event .

Bridging biodiversity science and society: A youth contribution towards mainstreaming GBO4 findings

Jointly hosted by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and DIVERSITAS, this Side Event will discuss the gaps between science and policy makers and how youth can contribute to bridge the gap between Biodiversity science and society, communicating scientific findings to a more diverse range of co ...

Bridging biodiversity science and society: A youth contribution towards mainstreaming GBO4 findings

Jointly hosted by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and DIVERSITAS, this Side Event will discuss the gaps between science and policy makers and how youth can contribute to bridge the gap between Biodiversity science and society, communicating scientific findings to a more diverse range of co ...

Bridging the Gap between the Rio Conventions: Field Experience From West and Central Africa

The event will showcase the achievements of a regional network of environmental NGOs aiming at the synergy between CBD and UNCCD through field projects, information exchange, and knowledge transfer. Some of the highlighted projects include control of invasive plant species (water hyacinth in Riv ...

Briefing by the Expert Team on GEF-6 Needs Assessment

Presentation of the GEF-6 Financial Needs Assessment and the methodology used to generate the Target by Target results

Briefing on Regional Workshops on NBSAP Capacity Buidling

This side event is organized to brief participants about the preparations under way for the regional workshops on capacity building for national biodiversity strategies and action plans, as requested in decision VIII/8. The briefing will build on relevant documents prepared for the second meetin ...

Briefing on the UK/India High-level Panel

High-Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for the Implementation of CBD’s Strategic Plan

Bringing the Biodiversity Message across - innovative CEPA strategies and activities by German Development Coopertion and Partners (being held in CEPA FAIR room)

Since communication, education and public awareness are key to implement the biodiversity convention and to achieve the 2010 target, German Development Cooperation together with the Bavarian Forest National Park, the Bavarian Ministry of Forestry and the SCBD are presenting a wide range of commu ...

Bt Cotton web around Food, Farming and Livestock Systems - Continental Perspectives from Africa and Asia

Bt Cotton web around Food, Farming and Livestock Systems CONTINENTAL PERSPECTIVES FROM AFRICA AND ASIA

Building A Coalition For the Defence and Nurturance of Biodiversity

The way modern science and technology is usually backed by outside powers in Asia, Africa and Latin America has unfolded in a manner that it has created a negative environment for the nurturance and continuity of plants diversity. The undermining has been very severe and comprehensive, and most ...

Building Capacity for Biotechnology and Biosafety

Six years on from the adoption of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, numerous activities have been implemented by international, bilateral and private donors to build capacity to assist developing countries implement Protocol obligations. How effective have these activities been and what are t ...

Building Capacity through Knowledge for Sustainable Biosafety Implementation in West Africa: A Review of Upstream Analytical Work on Regulatory, Environmental and Economic Aspects

The event will provide a brief overview of the West Africa Regional Biosafety Project and focus primarily on the results of key analytical studies commissioned by the World Bank that were aimed to inform the countries on project design, approach and long-term biosafety/biotechnology policy in th ...

Building Partnerships to improve the management of Coastal and Marine ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean

Coastal and Marine ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean provide food and other goods and services of strategic importance to livelihoods and national economies. These ecosystems however are increasingly being degraded due to human induced threats such as over exploitation, habitat loss and cl ...

Building Synergies between the Revised Programme of Work on Article 8(j) and the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

This event will survey potential areas of synergy between the implementation of Article 8(j) and the Nagoya Protocol on ABS based on ongoing CISDL research on the governance of traditional knowledge and assuring the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.

Building TRUST - TRransparent User-friendly System of Transfer for tracking, monitoring and management of benefit sharing of microbial resources worldwide

The TRUST Project is developing world best practice procedures for managing exchange of microbiological resources in concordance of the legal developments and principles of the Nagoya Protocol (NP). TRUST is imbedded in the culture collection community, which strives to provide for reliable ra ...

Building a Conservation Vision for the Amazon Biome

To show the progress in the implementation of the program of work of protected area in the Amazon Biome, as a way to build complementarity with national systems, to better achieve fully representative conservation focusing particularly on the maintenance of ecosystem services for adaptation, in ...

Building capacity for biodiversity conservation monitoring and research in China's protected areas

The rate of increase in the number of protected areas (PAs) in China has been accelerating in in recent years. Despite the increasing number of PAs, the capacity of staff to effectively monitoring and assess biodiversity has failed to keep pace. The Wildlife Institute at Beijing Forestry Univers ...

Building capacity to implement the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

This side event will bring together GSPC focal points, members of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation and other plant conservation specialists, to share experiences in the implementation of the GSPC. The event will include a demonstration of the on-line GSPC toolkit and presentations a ...

Building on the Lisbon Conference on Business and Biodiversity

Regional Initiative on a business platform for 2010 business action.