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CBD SBSTTA Recommendations XIV/11: Biodiversity of Dry and Sub-humid Lands and XIV/5 Biodiversity and Climate Change

Reference: SBCD/STTM/JW/71918 (2010-119)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

The fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-14) held from 10to 21 May, 2010, requested the Executive Secretary to consult Parties in order to explore possibilities of developing a proposal on joint activities between the three Rio Conve ...

CBD SBSTTA Recommendations: XIV/11 on Biodiversity of Dry and Sub-humid Lands, XIV/5 on Biodiversity and Climate Change

Reference: SBCD/STTM/JW/71918 (2010-123)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In accordance with notification 2010-119 of 15 June, please be advised that the online survey on possible joint activities between the three Rio Conventions is now also available in French and Spanish.

CBD Secretariat Receives Ozone Protection Award

Montreal 21 September 2007 - The CBD Secretariat has received a Twentieth Anniversary Ozone Protection Award in the Partners Award category in recognition of its role as a member of the Green Customs Initiative (GCI) in the development and implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances th ...

CBD Secretariat Receives Ozone Protection Award.

<br>(View also the Communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-21-ozone-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-21-ozone-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>)

CBD Technical Series No.41: Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JAW/ac/69144 (2009-133)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

I am pleased to announce that the report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change has been published as CBD Technical Series No.41: Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation – Report of the Second Ad Hoc Tech ...

CBD and REDD: Whose rights, who's wronged?

Indigenous peoples and local communities are gaining increasing international recognition of their roles in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity under the CBD. At the same time, they struggle to retain similar rights under UNFCCC REDD. This side event brings together community re ...

CBD welcomes the appointment of Yvo de Boer as new Executive Secretary of UNFCCC.

CGE regional training workshop on Vulnerability and Adaptation for the LAC region

14 - 18 August 2006, Paraguay

CLIMATE CHANGE - IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY

PAPER PRESENTATION - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANS IN MEXICAN PROTECTED AREAS

Facing climate change threats to ecosystems and species is a major challenge for the conservation of Protected Areas. This side event aims to share Mexico’s experience in developing the Climate Change Strategy for Protected Areas as well as the project “Pilot Programs for Climate Change Adaptati ...

COMMENTARY: Is climate change changing the political climate?

Will the impassioned speech of Greta Thunberg at the United Nations affect Canadian voters? Will the walk-out of so many students move people to care about the environmental platforms of the various parties?

CONTRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES TO BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING-2 (FEAT. JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY).

Contribution of artificial satellites to biodiversity survey and climate change monitoring (the second part). Current plan on the topic is as followed: Lecture on highlighting the contribution of artificial satellites to climate change and water circulation monitoring and global, regional and Lo ...

COP 15 and COP/MOP 5: Conference of the Parties (COP), Fifteenth Session and Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), Fifth session and sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (COP/MOP)

7 - 18 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark

COP 16 & CMP 6 - 16th session of the Conference of the Parties of the Climate Change Convention and Sixth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC)

29 November - 10 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico

COP 18 / CMP 8 - 18th session of the Conference of the Parties of the Climate Change Convention and Eighth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC)

26 November - 7 December 2012, To be determined, Qatar

COP 21 / CMP 11 - Twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties of the Climate Change Convention and Eleventh Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC)

30 November - 11 December 2015, Paris, France

COP 6 and 14th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBI and SBSTA) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

18 - 27 July 2001, Bonn, Germany

COP 7 and 15th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBI and SBSTA) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

29 October - 9 November 2001, Marrakech, Morocco

COP 8 and Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBI and SBSTA) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

23 October - 1 November 2002, New Delhi, India

COP-26 Results: High Hopes for Low Temperatures

At the opening ceremony of COP-26, Chairman Alok Sharma stated that the decisions made in Glasgow should be more vigorous than those of Paris. In Scotland’s largest city, the parties to the UNFCCC, after several unsuccessful attempts made in previous years, were again trying to hammer out the ru ...

COP24 Overnight Briefing: Sports industry joins race against climate change

Sporting royalty, and indeed plain royalty, gathered at COP24 on Tuesday to present the UN's first Sports for Climate Action Framework. The framework seeks to galvanise action from sports clubs, athletes, and fans around the world to reduce emissions from the sports industry and spread the word ...

COP24: UN science panel chief calls for more action to curb warming

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chair Hoesung Lee told delegates at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice that the world needed to “do more and faster” to avoid dangerous climate change, reports the Associated Press. He said: “The report shows that not just action, but urgent act ...

COP25 begins in Madrid amid bleak assessments of climate change

Dozens of world leaders gathered at the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Spain Monday amid a sense of urgency sparked by a pair of alarming scientific reports issued last month.

COP25: UN Secretary-General concerned over 'utterly inadequate' efforts against climate change

Concerned about that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid a “surprise” visit to Madrid on Sunday, ahead of the official start of the 25th round of the UN-sponsored climate change talks.

COP25: UN climate change conference, 5 things you need to know

Climate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it is already having a significant impact on the world, and on people’s lives.

COP26 Cop-out?

Did the 26th UN Conference of the Parties on climate change in Glasgow produce any useful results, other than boosting airline and travel industry profits?

COP26 failed to address ocean acidification, but the law of the seas means states must protect the world's oceans

The COP26 summit may come to be regarded as a failure or an important milestone, but it certainly failed to address the "other" climate change problem: ocean acidification.

COP26's success rests partly on global climate fund promised in 2015 — and it's short billions

Climate scientist Saleem Huq says the world should prepare for a big letdown when the UN climate conference gets under way next month in Glasgow, Scotland.

COP26: Delaying key climate meeting preferable to 'messing it up'

A former UN climate chief says that delaying the critical Glasgow meeting this year would be preferable to risking a failed conference.There have been doubts over the wisdom of having thousands of delegates attending the event - known as COP26 - while concerns linger over Covid-19.

COP26: Does a climate summit need 25,000 people? And more questions

It's two weeks until the start of the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow - one of the biggest ever world meetings on how to tackle global warming. But what's it all about? BBC News environment correspondent Matt McGrath answers some of your questions.

COP26: Photographer to highlight climate change in exhibition

A photographer is hoping to raise awareness around climate change by displaying wildlife pictures at a summit of world leaders.Brian Matthews, from Hartlepool, travels the world photographing animals, from polar bears in Canada to orang-utans in Borneo.

COP26: The biggest climate change conference in the world and why it matters

The planet, you've likely heard, isn't doing so well. The latest report from the United Nations' chief climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, shows global temperatures are very likely to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in the next few decades. Human-gene ...

COP26: The truth behind the new climate change denial

As world leaders met at the COP26 summit to debate how to tackle climate change, misleading claims and falsehoods about the climate spiralled on social media.

COP26: UK 'nowhere near' meeting targets agreed at Glasgow climate summit

The UK is "nowhere near" meeting emissions targets enshrined at the Glasgow climate summit, official advisers have warned.

COP26: UK and India pledge to 'deepen work on climate change'

Virtual meeting between Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi sees UK and India agree joint roadmap to combat climate change by 2030

COP26: billions are being spent tackling climate change – where is it all going? Climate Fight podcast part 1

As hosts of COP26 – this year’s annual meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – the UK has asked attendees to step up efforts to mobilise public and private sources of financial aid.

COVID-19 has not Made People any Less Concerned About Climate Change

The study has discovered that for one year and two months—inclusive of the first three months of the COVID-19 lockdown—neither the worry regarding climate change nor the opinion about the severity of the issue reduced in the United Kingdom.

COVID-19 provides lessons on climate adaptation for cities

It is an extremely challenging time for cities. With the novel coronavirus COVID-19 infiltrating cities across the U.S., leaders and staff are working around the clock to develop and implement policies aimed at slowing the spread of the virus, adequately caring for those infected, providing a ba ...

COVID-19 response shows there's hope for fighting climate change, experts say

For many governments around the world, COVID-19 has forced the injection of tens of millions of dollars into their economies to maintain quality of life and prevent several industries from crashing.

California's rainfall is at historic lows. That spells trouble for wildfires and farms

Precipitation fills reservoirs, limits fire danger and feeds important crops. But the state has seen only 30% to 70% of what it would expect

California’s volunteer ‘Climate Action Corps’ helps fight climate change

The state recently launched the California Climate Action Corps. The program’s fellows work full-time on community climate projects in exchange for a monthly stipend and an education grant.

Call for Experts on Climate-Related Geo-Engineering as it Relates to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/ac/74873 (2011-085)
To: SBSTTA Focal Points, Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity, and Consortium of Universities

At the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Parties to the CBD adopted decision X/33 which includes a section on climate-related geo-engineering and its impacts on the achievement of the objectives of the CBD. This decision contains act ...

Call for comments on a proposal for terms of reference of a possible Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/lj/62957 (2008-035)
To:

At the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Parties noted, through decision VII/15 there are opportunities to implement climate change mitigation and adaptation activities in ways that are mutually beneficial and synergistic, and ...

Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries

Taxes on international transport could provide new flows of finance to developing countries to help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of climate breakdown, a group of climate finance experts have said.

Can Arctic Animals Keep Up With Climate Change? Scientists are Trying to Find Out

New studies suggest that rising temperatures may prove disastrous for species of birds, fish and other animals that are adapted to the cold of Arctic climes.

Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate Change?

SCITUATE, R. I. — Foresters began noticing the patches of dying pines and denuded oaks, and grew concerned. Warmer winters and drier summers had sent invasive insects and diseases marching northward, killing the trees.

Can Soil Microbes Slow Climate Change?

With global carbon emissions hitting an all-time high in 2018, the world is on a trajectory that climate experts believe will lead to catastrophic warming by 2100 or before. Some of those experts say that to combat the threat, it is now imperative for society to use carbon farming techniques tha ...

Can carbon markets supercharge nature-based solutions to climate change?

Market economics have done much to c ause the climate crisis. But can they help solve it? Carbon markets and sustainable finance taxonomy are two rapidly growing market mechanisms that promise a surge in climate finance and a simultaneous decline in greenhouse gas emissions.

Can climate change action lead to better inclusion?

From Beijing to London, Stockholm to Tokyo and Paris to Seoul, government and business leaders are responding to climate change by making momentous decisions that will transform their business strategies and practices. As leaders seek to address the issues of climate change, this is the time to ...

Can climate change cause conflicts?

Climate change is a global threat to security in the 21st century. The United Nations climate panel, the IPCC, gave the world just 12 years to make the drastic but necessary changes. Its report said emissions had to be cut by 45% before 2030 if warming was to be restricted to 1.5-degree Celsius.